Empowering you
With over 45 years of research, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine remains the only lifestyle program scientifically proven in peer-reviewed randomized trials to prevent and often reverse the progression of heart disease.
82%
reversed coronary artery blockages
90%
reduction in reported angina by 9 weeks
400%
improvement in blood flow to the heart
How it works
Dr. Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease
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LIVE online classes from the comfort of your home!
Eat Well: Enjoy a plant-based way of eating with nourishing, delicious meals while discovering friendly ways to prepare them at home.
Move More: Only thirty minutes a day of moderate cardio activity and strength training is associated with more vitality while lessening anxiety and depression.
Stress Less: Feel empowered by learning a range of techniques to relax, release stress and react in healthier ways.
Love More: People with strong psychosocial support networks are more likely to have a higher quality of life over longer lifespans.
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Get set up for success
Get empowered with everything you’ll need to participate from the comfort of your home or wherever you may be, at no additional cost to you!
Tracking Sensors for your heart rate and blood pressure.
Get fit, relax and restore with your practice videos.
Feel support and guidance at every step
Share your transformative lifestyle journey with a small steady group with whom you can feel safe, connected and supported
Your doctor will be kept apprised of your progress, and will continue to supervise all therapeutic decisions regarding your care
You will be guided at every step with ongoing support by a consistent multi-disciplinary team of specialists.
LIVE and OnDemand Classes
A robust practice library
Get empowered to optimize your lifestyle, whenever and wherever its most convenient for you! From yoga and meditation practices, to cardio and strength training workouts, you’ll find your zone!
Batch Cooking
Eat Well
Batch Cooking
Eat Well
Strength Training
Move More
Strength Training
Move More
Gentle Stretching
Stress Less
Gentle Stretching
Stress Less
Resistance Training
Move More
Resistance Training
Move More
Cooking Demo: Lasagna
Eat Well
Cooking Demo: Lasagna
Eat Well
Testimonials
True stories. Inspiring results.
Meet our Alumni
Jennifer
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I've had tremendous results.
“I wouldn’t have been able to do it if it hadn’t been a virtual program from the comfort of my home. The first thing I noticed was that my blood pressure stabilized. For years I had a lot of pressure in my chest (angina), and yet ever since 3 or 4 weeks of starting the program, it has been completely alleviated; that was a huge thing!”
Robert
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Our quality of life is actually better than it was before.
I had a heart attack that dropped my cardiac functioning down to basically 11 to 15% of what it should have been, which resulted in intractable chest pain, angina, trouble breathing, inability to walk from room to room, or go upstairs without being carried. I was offered a heart transplant as the only way to stay alive. Instead, at the 11th hour, I entered the Ornish program, which worked beyond my wildest dreams. I'm now able to exercise moderately. I can work full-time. I can live at 6,000 feet and our quality of life is actually better than it was before.
Allen
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The results were beyond my wildest imagination.
“I’ve seen a reduction in my A1c, so I’m no longer diabetic. I’ve also seen a reduction in my blood pressure and asthma, and I eliminated my acid reflux and COPD. I even lost close to 30 pounds!”
Jim
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You get a whole new perspective on life once you’re given a second chance like I have.
"I’ve lost over 30 pounds; I feel great! I don’t have angina or the constant fear of having a cardiac event anymore. My whole life has changed for the better and I’m going to keep it that way."
Your journey to a healthier you begins today.
Dr Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease™ remains the only program scientifically proven in randomized controlled trials and published in leading peer-reviewed journals to often reverse the progression of coronary heart disease.
Did you know?
Ornish Lifestyle Medicine has better outcomes and completion rates online (>90%) than standard cardiac rehabilitation.
Evidence
Over 45 years of landmark research.
Preventive Medicine Research Institute
Dean Ornish, M.D., and his colleagues at the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in collaboration with Harvard Medical School, the University of California, San Francisco and other leading academic institutions, have conducted a series of research studies scientifically proven in peer-reviewed randomized trials to prevent and often even reverse the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases such as heart disease.
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Slow, stop & often reverse the progression of coronary heart disease
The Lancet Oncology
Slowing cellular aging by lengthening telomeres
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Improved cardiac blood flow (PET)
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
May improve cognition and function in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
The Journal of Urology
Slow, stop, & often reverse the progression of early prostate cancer
The American Journal of Cardiology
Lifestyle changes reduce inflammation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Changing lifestyle beneficially changes genes
American Journal of Health Promotion
Sustainable lifestyle changes are feasible in larger populations
Int’l Journal of Disease Reversal & Prevention
A new unifying theory of lifestyle medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Slow, stop & often reverse the progression of coronary heart disease
The Lancet Oncology
Slowing cellular aging by lengthening telomeres
The Journal of the American Medical Association
Improved cardiac blood flow (PET)
Alzheimer’s Research & Therapy
May improve cognition and function in early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
The Journal of Urology
Slow, stop, & often reverse the progression of early prostate cancer
The American Journal of Cardiology
Lifestyle changes reduce inflammation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Changing lifestyle beneficially changes genes
American Journal of Health Promotion
Sustainable lifestyle changes are feasible in larger populations
Int’l Journal of Disease Reversal & Prevention
A new unifying theory of lifestyle medicine
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Joy of living is sustainable. Fear of dying is not.
Dean Ornish
Founder and CEO of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
The Transformative Power of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
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