Dean Ornish Bio, Wiki, Age, Height, Wife, Kids, Diet, Recipes, Books, Quotes and Net Worth

Dean Ornish Biography

Dean Ornish is an American physician and researcher who was born and brought up in Dallas, Texas, U.S. He is the president as well as the founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California as well as a Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.

The author of Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease, Eat More, Weigh Less as well as The Spectrum, he is a well-known advocate for using diet and lifestyle changes to treat as well as prevent heart disease.

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10 Quick Facts About Dean Ornish

1. Name: Dean Ornish
2. Age: 69 years
3. Birthday: 16th July
4. Zodiac Sign: Cancer
5. Height: Under review
6. Nationality: American
7. Occupation: Physician and researcher
8. Marital Status: Married
9. Salary: Under review
10. Net worth: $10 million

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Dean Ornish Age

 Ornish is 69 years old as of 2022, he was born on 16 July 1953 in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. He celebrates his birthday on July 16 every year and his birth sign is Cancer.

Dean Ornish Height

Ornish stands at an average height and has moderate weight. He appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. However, details regarding his actual height and other body measurements are currently not publicly available. We are keeping tabs and will update this information once it is out.

Dean Ornish Education

Ornish is a graduate of Dallas’s Hillcrest High School. He holds a Bachelor of Arts summa cum laude in Humanities from the University of Texas at Austin, where he gave the baccalaureate address.

He earned his MD from the Baylor College of Medicine, completed a medical internship and residency at Massachusetts General Hospital “from 1981–to 1984”, and was a Clinical Fellow in Medicine at Harvard Medical School.

Dean Ornish Family, Parents, and Siblings

Ornish was born and raised by his parents a dentist, Edwin Paul Ornish(father), and a historian, Natalie Moskowitz Ornish(mother) in Dallas, Texas, the U.S. It is not known if he has any siblings. Nevertheless, this section will be updated as soon as it is available. He belongs to American nationality and white ethnicity.

Dean Ornish Wife

Ornish is married to Anne Ornish. Ornish was first married to Shirley E. Brown who was a nutritional expert and co-director of Ornish’s research. The couple divorced in the year 1994.

Dean Ornish Wife Anne Ornish

Anne Ornish is vice president of program development at the Preventive Medicine Research Institute. She is the creator of the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine digital platform, including Ornish.com. Anne has over 25 years of advanced training in yoga as well as meditation.

Dean Ornish Wife Age, Anne Ornish Age

Anne Ornish’s age, date of birth, and birthday are publicly not available. We will update this section once this information is available.

Dean Ornish Children

Dean and his wife are proud parents of two children Jasmine and Lucas. Nothing much is known about their personal lives this is because they prefer to lead a private life away from the public media.

Dean Ornish Salary

Details about his salary are not yet disclosed. However, information about how much he makes will be updated as soon as it is available.

Dean Ornish Net Worth

Ornish has an estimated net worth of $950,000 thousand dollars as of 2021. This includes his Assets, Money, and Income. His primary source of income is his career as a physician and researcher. Through his various sources of income, Ornish has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle.

Dean Ornish Measurements and Facts

Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Dean

Dean Ornish Wiki

• Full Names: Dean Ornish
• Popular As: Dean
• Gender: Male
• Occupation / Profession: Physician and researcher
• Nationality: American
• Race / Ethnicity: To be Updated
• Religion: To be Updated
• Sexual Orientation: Straight

Dean Ornish Birthday

• Age / How Old?: 69 years
• Zodiac Sign: Cancer
• Date of Birth: 16 July 1953
• Place of Birth: Dallas, Texas, the U.S.
• Birthday: 16th July

JoaDean Ornish Body Measurements

• Body Measurements: To be Updated
• Height / How Tall?: Average
• Weight: Moderate
• Eye Color: Blue
• Hair Color: Brown
• Shoe Size: To be Updated

Dean Ornish Family and Relationships

• Father (Dad): Edwin Paul Ornish
• Mother: Natalie Moskowitz Ornish
• Siblings (Brothers and Sisters): Not known
• Marital Status: Married
• Wife/Spouse: Married to Anne Ornish
• Children: Two

Dean Ornish Net Worth and Salary

• Net Worth: $10 million
• Salary: Under Review
• Source of Income:

Dean Ornish House and Cars

• Place of living: Not known
• Cars: To be updated

Dr. Dean Ornish Program For Reversing Heart Disease

From the 1970s through the year 1990s, Ornish and others researched the impact of diet and stress levels on people with heart disease. The research, published in peer-reviewed journals, became the basis of his “Program for Reversing Heart Disease.”

It combined diet, meditation, exercise, and support groups, and in the year 1993 became the first non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical therapy for heart disease to qualify for insurance reimbursement.

Dean Ornish Diet

Ornish is known for his lifestyle-driven approach to the control of coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as other chronic diseases. He promotes lifestyle changes including a quasi-whole food, plant-based diet, smoking cessation, moderate exercise, stress management techniques including yoga and meditation as well as psychosocial support.

Ornish does not follow a strict vegetarian diet and recommends fish oil supplements; the program additionally allows for the occasional consumption of other animal products. From the year 1970s through the 1990s, Ornish as well as others researched the impact of diet and stress levels on people with heart disease.

The research, published in peer-reviewed journals, became the basis of his “Program for Reversing Heart Disease.” It combined diet, meditation, exercise as well as support groups, and in 1993 became the first non-surgical, non-pharmaceutical therapy for heart disease to qualify for insurance reimbursement.

With the exception of chiropractic care, it was the first alternative medical technique, not taught in traditional medical-school curricula, to gain approval by a major insurance carrier.

Dean Ornish Diet

The Ornish Diet is a plan developed by Dr. Dean Ornish, a physician, researcher as well as the founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California. The plan is essentially a low-fat, lacto-ovo-vegetarian diet that focuses on plant-based ingredients like fruits, veggies, whole grains, and legumes.

Dean Ornish Vegan

Ornish does not follow a strict vegetarian diet and recommends fish oil supplements; the program additionally allows for the occasional consumption of other animal products. From the 1970s through the 1990s, Ornish as well as others researched the impact of diet and stress levels on people with heart disease.

Dean Ornish Diet Revearse Heart Disease

The Ornish diet causes weight loss because it lowers fat and calorie intake as well as eliminates cholesterol intake. As a result, this puts less pressure on the heart. In addition to reversing heart disease, the Ornish diet can reverse diabetes, high cholesterol as well as high blood pressure.

Dean Ornish Recipes

Below are menus of typical meals both between 1,800 and 1900 calories. The first on food from Ornish’s three healthiest food groups (out of five).

The second is on his plan to reverse heart disease. The recipes for these meals can be found on the Ornish website.

Breakfast

2 egg-white vegetable scramble
1/3 cup each blueberry, strawberries, and raspberries
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1 slice of whole-grain bread

Lunch

1 1/4 cup roasted tomato soup
2 1/2 cups Asian noodle salad topped with 5 grilled shrimp
1 slice whole-wheat peach griddlecake

Snack

2/3 ounces dark chocolate
3 apricots
10 raw almonds
1/2 cup plain nonfat yogurt

Dinner

3-ounces wild salmon
1 1/4 cup butter lettuce/pear salad with honey-infused vinaigrette
1 1/2 cup sweet corn, black bean, and tomato salad
5/8 cup peach bread pudding
A glass of wine or sparkling water

Spectrum reversing-heart-disease plan

Breakfast

1 3/4 egg-white zucchini frittata
1/3 cup each blueberry, strawberries, and blackberries
1/2 cup nonfat milk
1 slice of whole-grain bread
1 cup tea or decaf coffee

Lunch

1 7/8 cup mango-beet salad
One & 7/8 cup vegetarian chili
1 slice cornbread

Snack

5/8 cup green pea guacamole
6 whole-wheat pita bread wedges
1/2 cup red grapes

Dinner

1 7/8 cup fennel and arugula salad with fig vinaigrette
2 cups whole-wheat penne pasta with roasted vegetables
2 1/3 cup fruit-and-yogurt trifle
A glass of wine or sparkling water

Dean Ornish Books

• Undo It! How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases Anne Ornish, 2019
• Dr. Dean Ornish’s program for reversing heart disease Dean Ornish, 1990
• Everyday Cooking with Dr. Dean Ornish Dean Ornish, 1996

• The Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health
• Dean Ornish, 2007
• Eat More, Weigh Less Dean Ornish, 1993

• Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy Dean Ornish, 1998
• Stress Diet and Your Heart Dean Ornish, 1983
• The Spectrum Dean Ornish Healing Power of Love & Intimacy Dean Ornish, 1998

• Simple Choices, Powerful Changes Dean Ornish, 1998
• The food revolution John Robbins, 2001
• Meditation For Dummies Stephan Bodian, 1999

• The 22-Day Revolution: The Plant-Based Program That Will Transform Your Body, Reset Your Habits, and
• Change Your Life Marco Borges, 2015
• WORKBOOK For Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases by Dean Ornish M.D. and Anne Ornish 2019

• Boost of Energy: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009
• Eating with Ecstasy: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009
• Relax Deeply and Restoratively: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009

• Reveal Personal Insight: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009
• Greet a Great Day: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009
• Let It All Go: A Guided Meditation from THE SPECTRUM Anne Ornish, 2009

Dean Ornish Quotes

Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease Quotes

• Well, if you wake up intending to murder someone at two o’clock, you hardly think what you’re going to feed the corpse for dinner.
• Someone once asked Swami Satchidananda, a spiritual teacher, “What are you, a Hindu?” “No,” he replied, “I’m an Undo.
• I already had; before I realized that, I used to give my power away.
• So the best combination for reversing heart disease is to exercise, stop smoking, eat a vegetarian diet, and practice stress management techniques—in other words, to follow the program.
• The importance of insulin is becoming more well recognized. Unfortunately, some people are writing books that fail to distinguish between simple and complex carbohydrates. They recommend that people minimize the intake of carbohydrates and increase the intake of protein, even high-fat, high-cholesterol animal proteins, which is most unwise.
• Yet almost all of these techniques ultimately derive from yoga. It’s a testimony to the power of these techniques that entire careers have been built around different aspects of yoga, sometimes even renamed after the person who rediscovered that practice.

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