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This is the #1 diet for your heart

Ornish Lifestyle Medicine is a science-backed way to reverse heart disease—while making it easy for you to eat healthy.

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Your diet may be more powerful than you thought. In fact, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, an eating plan designed by Dean Ornish, MD, a professor of medicine and founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute, can reverse heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer and other conditions. The program limits fat and encourages a diet filled with all-natural, plant-Show More

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Skip These Foods

Ornish Lifestyle Medicine does not focus on weight loss, so calories are unrestricted. Instead, the goal is to boost your heart health and overall well-being. To keep energy levels steady and stave off hunger, eating small frequent meals may help eliminate overeating. But the size andShow More

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What To Eat

With the exception of a few animal-based foods, such as egg whites and nonfat milk, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine relies heavily on a plant-based diet. Why? This eating plan focuses on good carbohydrates, heart-healthy fats, plenty of fiber and plant protein—all of which are abundant inShow More

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Extra Flavor

Even though Ornish Lifestyle Medicine is plant-based and healthy, there’s always wiggle room for your favorite indulgences like caffeine, alcohol and a dash (or two) of salt.

Moderate salt is encouraged, unless your healthcare provider advises that you should be on a low-sodium diet. The use ofShow More

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