Dean Ornish Shows How to Reverse Prostate Cancer with Nutrigenomics

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Dean Ornish Shows How to Reverse Prostate Cancer with Nutrigenomics

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You can reverse prostate cancer and many of the diseases

associated with aging by changing your diet. Sounds

unbelievable, but it's true. It's a finding reported by Dr.

Dean Ornish in his new book The Spectrum.

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Dean Ornish Shows How to Reverse Prostate Cancer with Nutrigenomics

Copyright © 2008 Mark Hyman, M.D.

UltraMetabolism

http://www.ultrawellness.com

You can reverse prostate cancer and many of the diseases

associated with aging by changing your diet.

Sounds unbelievable, but it's true.

It's a finding reported by Dr. Dean Ornish in his new book The

Spectrum.

I've already told you how Dr. Ornish showed 30 years ago that

it's possible to reverse heart disease by eating a plant-based

diet, exercising, meditating, yoga, and being part of a

supportive group.

In The Spectrum, he goes even further.

He shows that these same principles of healthy living can also

reverse cancer and other diseases of aging.

And he explains exactly why this is possible.

His findings are nothing short of groundbreaking. And with the

current dismal state of our healthcare system, they're more

urgently needed than ever before.

This country pays $100 billion a year for invasive bypass

surgeries that aren't very effective and don't even extend

life. We spend $15 billion a year for Lipitor, which comes with

plenty of unpleasant side effects.

But now Dr. Ornish has shown that his program of lifestyle

changes is more effective and a lot cheaper than drugs and

surgery. And the side effects -- like weight loss and extra

energy -- are positive ones.

Astounding Results

Patients everywhere -- including my own -- have been seeing real

results from Dr. Ornish's program.

One of my patients is a 65-year-old man who had both heart

disease (which was being " treated " with drugs and angioplasties)

and prostate cancer.

But we got him working to improve his nutrition and exercise.

After 5 years, tests showed that the blocked arteries in his

heart were dramatically better. And his prostate cancer was gone,

too.

He even called me on his birthday that year to say that he felt

healthier at age 70 than he had at 60. He was off all medications

and feeling great.

This is what's possible when you change your lifestyle.

Because, as Dr. Ornish explains in The Spectrum, when you change

your lifestyle -- the foods you eat, the activity you get, the

way you manage stress and relationships -- you also change your

genes.

Compelling Research

Dr. Ornish's program really works -- and he's done the research

to prove it.

For example, he studied 93 men with prostate cancer who were

practicing " watchful waiting " (waiting to see if their cancer

worsened before getting conventional treatment).

Half the group kept their usual lifestyle. The other half

followed the lifestyle program described in The Spectrum.

The results were stunning. Dr. Ornish found that prostate cancer

growth was reduced by 70 percent in the group that followed his

program.

Four years later, only six of the lifestyle program patients

needed conventional treatment -- compared to 21 control

patients.

Those results are impressive, but even more intriguing is the

evidence that Dr. Ornish's approach can actually affect your

genes.

As I've explained before, changing your lifestyle can switch

different genes on and off. Using food to do is called

nutrigenomics.

In The Spectrum, Dr. Ornish talks about research on telemores --

the little repair systems on the end of your chromosomes that

protect your DNA. The shorter the telomeres, the shorter your

life.

The research he describes found that mothers who felt the most

stressed actually had the shortest telomeres -- equal to about an

extra decade of aging!

So Dr. Ornish applied his comprehensive lifestyle changes and

found that the telomerase (the enzyme that keeps telomeres

healthy) was higher.

The result? Reversal of the aging effects of chronic stress!

Let me repeat: You can reverse the effects of stress on your

genes -- and on the aging process – just by changing your

lifestyle.

As Dr. Ornish describes in The Spectrum, this means eating a

plant-based diet of whole foods, getting regular exercise, and

managing stress.

I could continue to tell you how instrumental Dr. Ornish's work

has been, or how it has arrived at the time when we need it

most.

I could tell you that he has been a fearless advocate for good

health and that he's overcome countless obstacles to change

medicine, healthcare policy, and the insurance industry.

On a personal level, I could tell you that I've rarely met a

more courageous person with a more generous heart.

But don't take it from me. Take a look at his work.

It's all there, in his new book, The Spectrum.

Again, I urge you to read this powerful account of Dr. Ornish's

research. While you're at it, share a copy with your doctor,

your loved ones, and even your congressperson.

Remember, you can change your genes -- and your life – simply by

changing the way you live.

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Mark Hyman, MD is a pioneer in functional medicine, practicing

physician and best-selling author. A sneak preview of his book

" The UltraSimple Diet " is available. See The UltraWellness Blog

for more on Nutrigenomics: http://www.ultrawellness.com/blog/