Ornish Health

Hi All

I recently received this e-mail from Lisa, I thought I would post it here. I have no personal connection with Dr. Ornish but I do believe he talks a lot of good sense

The ornish program is mostly excellent and it makes a great deal of sense ... a drastic diet/lifestyle change is the only thing that can actually reverse a disease process like atherosclerosis ... few people have the confidence in their own bodies to actually make those lifestyle changes (it's often blamed on a lack of willpower, but i think it's usually more of a lack of confidence) ... the only thing ornish promotes that i feel may be questionable is fish oil (flax oil ... or even better, ground flax seeds, are equally effective without the toxins and so on) ... it's his vegetarian based diet that reverses heart disease ... i'm also an ethical vegan and really do believe that we humans, who are naturally frugivorous herbivores, will never be truly healthy and happy when we commodify and use and cause suffering to other sentient beings ... but that's just my personal philosophy ... (a great, free book on the philosophy of veganism can be downloaded in pdf format at www. worldpeacediet. org )the main reason i wrote is to say congrats and wish you the best in your journey to wellness ... there are a LOT of unproven ideas out there, and many seem contrary to common sense ... but there are things like the ornish program, joel furhman's eat to live program, the raw vegan lifestyle, etc ... that seem to address health in a way that makes sense from a physiological standpoint ... good luck ... i look forward to your updates ... you can "double blog" by posting your blogs here at myspace, too ... blessings
health

Lisa