Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases

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. Ornishs Program has recently been shown to often improve cognition and function in patients with earlystage Alzheimers disease. Dr. Ornishs 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 reverseundo!the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases.Medicare and many insurance companies now cover Dr. Ornishs 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 reportedbased on over forty years of research published in the leading peerreviewed 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, plantbased 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 healingWith seventy recipes, easytofollow meal plans, tips for stocking your kitchen and eating out, recommended exercises, stressreduction advice, and inspiring patient stories of lifetransforming benefitsfor example, several people improved so much after only nine weeks they were able to avoid a heart transplantUndo It! empowers readers with new hope and new choices.