08 October 2008

A heavy education for New York City commuters

Many of us don't know how to eat. (And it's making us fat, sick and disconnected.) This poster and three more like it are turning up in New York subways, confronting us with the vagueness that goes into our food choices. If you really knew that a fast-food burrito meal was 1170 calories -- more than half the calories you should eat all day -- would you still think it was healthy? The campaign, led by NYC's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, hopes to make a dent in the preventable health problems and early deaths caused by obesity each year. Dr. Dean Ornish would be proud. -- Sierra Feldner-Shaw

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24 June 2008

Your genes are not your fate: Dean Ornish on TED.com

Back online: Dr. Dean Ornish shares new research that shows how adopting healthy lifestyle habits can affect a person at a genetic level. For instance, he says, when you live healthier, eat better, exercise, and love more, your brain cells actually increase. And new findings show that a healthier lifestyle can turn off disease-provoking genes and turn on the good ones. (Recorded March 2008 in Monterey, California. Duration: 3:35.)

Watch Dean Ornish's 2008 talk on TED.com, where you can download it, rate it, comment on it and find other talks and performances, including Dr. Ornish's earlier talk on America's killer diet.

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21 April 2007

Dr. Dean Ornish on TED.com

Stop wringing your hands over AIDS, cancer and the avian flu. Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it’s mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits will save lives.

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