Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • By the pioneer of lifestyle medicine, a simple, scientifically program proven to often reverse the progression of the most common and costly chronic diseases.
Long rated “#1 for Heart Health” by U.S. News & World Report, Dr. Ornish’s Program has recently been shown to often improve cognition and function in patients with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Ornish’s program for reversing heart disease is now covered by Medicare when offered virtually at home.
“The Ornishes’ work is elegant and simple and deserving of a Nobel Prize since it can change the world!”—Richard Carmona, MD, MPH, 17th Surgeon General of the U.S.
Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse—undo!—the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases.
Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr. Ornish’s lifestyle medicine program for reversing chronic disease because it consistently achieves bigger changes in lifestyle, better clinical outcomes, larger cost savings, and greater adherence than have ever been reported—based on over forty years of research published in the leading peer-reviewed medical and scientific journals.
Now, in this landmark book, he and Anne Ornish present a simple yet powerful new unifying theory explaining why these same lifestyle changes can reverse so many different chronic diseases and how quickly these benefits occur. They describe what it is, why it works, and how you can do it:
• Eat well: a whole foods, plant-based diet naturally low in fat and sugar and high in flavor
• Move more: moderate exercise such as walking
• Stress less: including meditation and gentle yoga practices
• Love more: how love and intimacy transform loneliness into healing
With seventy recipes, easy-to-follow meal plans, tips for stocking your kitchen and eating out, recommended exercises, stress-reduction advice, and inspiring patient stories of life-transforming benefits—for example, several people improved so much after only nine weeks they were able to avoid a heart transplant—Undo It! empowers readers with new hope and new choices.
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Publication date : January 4, 2022
Edition : Reprint
Language : English
Print length : 528 pages
ISBN-10 : 0525480021
ISBN-13 : 978-0525480020
Item Weight : 1.25 pounds
Dimensions : 6.06 x 1.21 x 9.24 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Exercise Injuries & Rehabilitation #1 in Heart Disease (Books) #4 in Dementia
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13 reviews for Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases
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Cass M –
A great overall book for best health
I’ve been following the Whole Foods, Plant Based lifestyle doctors for a few months now. I ran across a podcast of Dr. and Mrs. Ornish recently and loved what I heard. This prompted me to buy the book. I have to say now that the WFPB lifestyle has been tremendous in reversing and healing issues I’ve had for years.The book is packed with great information on eating, moving, de-stressing, and loving. Plain and simple advice for living a healthy life. Lots of great recipes, too. There is a lot of scientific information and studies presented that really backs up this lifestyle.The only issue I have is that the book continuously promotes their program. This would be a bad thing, but there are no venues anywhere close to where I live (mid-north Tennessee). Insurance may cover their program, but I doubt my insurance will pay for me to travel somewhere distant to take it. With it promoting the benefits of the program, I feel I am missing out; that I’m only getting partial information since I can’t participate in the program. Especially with the group benefits. And, there wasn’t any contact information on their site for those of us wanting to ask questions about it; only for booking.While I love the book, I think I would prefer less promoting of the program and keep the book to what you can do from the book.
Miller –
Beneficial
Recommend very insightful. Definitely recommend.
Montana Jack –
There’s the Science and the Rest of the Book
Un-Do It! contains some amazing insights and revelations on diet and health that Dr. Ornish has been involved with, or, has been completed by peers that should be known by the world. This includes cardiovascular disease, cancers, metabolic syndrome, etc.That is the first 80 – 90 pages. Then, there’s the section on exercise — very little science in this portion of the book in comparison and key points such as the affects of resistance exercise on GH and how one should fast or train on an empty stomach could be brought out. IMHO, if you’re going to train then try to get the best out of your exercise just like your diet.Then, some things about meditation, stress, etc. Important, yes…science has proven stress and lack of sleep does raise cortisol levels and has a negative impact on our health. Good information, but I learned more about the science and biology of each of these during a podcast from Dr. Kim Williams, MD/Cardiologist, than the book which I felt Anne Ornish wrote. IMHO, let the people with the science background making the recommendations write this information.Finally, over 200 pages of food and beverage information — recipes, stocking your kitchen, etc. Each recipe takes at least two pages and wondering if they could have saved space and condensed things a bit and again focused on the science earlier in the book.The first part of the book, as noted, is excellent and I have parts highlighted and/or marked for reference. IMHO, this book or Dr. Joel Fuhrman’s contain some of the most cutting edge information on diet, health and longevity around. (And Fuhrman packs up to two recipes per page…)
University Doc –
Informative read! Highly recommend!
I follow the older Dean Ornish books and eating his original low-fat diet according to those books. This book is just a refresher with some updated information. Highly recommend it for the Ornish library.
Amazon Customer –
Speedy service and excellent book.
The book arrived within the estimated time given, and was exactly as described… in fact, even better than described.
One Happy Retiree –
Essentially a rehash of an earlier book but the recipes look interesting.
There is little that is truly new in this if you have read as early at work, but some of the recipes are interesting.
J. Cardinale –
Perfect!
The book arrived in excellent condition, like new. Just what I needed. Thanks.
Book Lover –
The best book I could’ve bought for what I need right now!
I’ve heard of this author but never read any of his books. When I heard about this book I knew I really needed it. I have several health issues, and so does my husband. I am 72 and he is 65. We started reading the book as soon as it came in the mail. It is very well written, easy to understand, and the facts are told gently but firmly, so that we have no doubt it will help us reverse our heart disease and Diabetes 2. I made lists of what type of foods to buy at the grocery based upon these suggestions, and we went shopping. It wasn’t difficult to find Dr. Ornish’s suggestions at Whole Foods, and we stocked up and are ready to get back to healthy again. I very much appreciated the scientific facts at the first part of the book, and I also appreciated when Dr. Ornish told his readers that they could skip that part if they wanted to. But I like to know why and how things work, so the scientific part was very helpful even though I didn’t understand all of it. But it convinced me that this book is the real deal and I’m happy to have begun the journey. I recommend this book to everyone!
Condocat –
This book is great for getting a more holistic view of healthy behaviours. A good read.
Fabiola –
Buen libro y con información muy interesante basada en estudios científicos
veronica –
BEST book of Dean Ornish
Rachana –
A gem for anyone looking for the overall health and well being… dr. Dean ornish and his wife and team worked so well in the lifestyle elements to achieve holistic health… great to read for anyone wishing to understand health with holistic view…
Sarah Glass AUTHOR “Love the Foods That Set You Free” –
Dr Ornish and his wife offer a way to eat and live that is much more likely (and scientifically proven to be so) than taking long term medications to suppress chorines illness. Change the way you eat and live and change your health, weight, vitality and region youthful energy and brainpower. No way back once you give it a try!!!