Product Details

• Actors: Dean Ornish
• Directors: P J Global
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 10
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Ent. Software
• DVD Release Date: May 11, 2004
• Run Time: 74 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0001XASN0
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #80,126 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

About the Actor

Dr Dean Ornish, MD, is the founder, president, and director of the non-profit Preventive Medicine Research Institute in Sausalito, California, where he holds the Bucksbaum Chair. He is Clinical Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Ornish received his medical training from the Baylor College of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts General Hospital. He received a BA in Humanities summa cum laude from the University of Texas in Austin, where he gave the baccalaureate address. For the past 25 years, Dr. Ornish has directed clinical research demonstrating, for the first time, that comprehensive lifestyle changes may begin to reverse even severe coronary heart disease, without drugs or surgery. He is the author of five best-selling books, including New York Times' bestsellers Dr. Dean Ornish's Eat More, Weigh Less.

The research that he and his colleagues conducted has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, The Lancet, Circulation, The New England Journal of Medicine, the American Journal of Cardiology, and elsewhere. A one-hour documentary of his work was broadcast on "NOVA," the PBS science series, and was featured on Bill Moyers' PBS series, "Healing & The Mind." Their work has been featured in virtually all major media, including cover stories in Newsweek, Time, and U.S. News & World Report. Dr. Ornish is a member of the board of directors of the U.S. United Nations High Commission on Refugees, the Quincy Jones Listen Up Foundation, and the Wheelchair Foundation. He was appointed to The White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine Policy and elected to the California Academy of Medicine. He has received several awards, including the 1994 Outstanding Young Alumnus Award from the University of Texas at Austin, the Jan J. Kellerman Memorial Award for distinguished contribution in the field of cardiovascular disease prevention from the International Academy of Cardiology, the Golden Plate Award from the American Academy of Achievement, a Presidential Citation from the American Psychological Association, the Beckmann Medal from the German Society for Prevention and Rehabilitation of Cardiovascular Diseases, and a U.S. Army Surgeon General Medal. Dr. Ornish has been a physician consultant to The White House and to several bipartisan members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. He is listed in Who's Who in Healthcare and Medicine, Who's Who in America, and Who's Who in the World.

Product Description

Eat More Weigh Less Program

An interactive guide to the New York Times best selling book.

Lose weight safely while eating abundantly

Joy of living, not fear of dying,

Full Spectrum of delicious food choices

28 years of published research

Safe simple and easy

Naturally health promoting

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At last, a diet that works., May 29, 2010

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A. Trent (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dean Ornish, M.D.: Eat More, Weigh Less (DVD)

I'm only sorry I was over 60 when I was told about this book and way of eating. A friend who had lost over 35 pounds recommended it to me. Before I read the book I felt the method was way too restrictive and dismissed it. Then I ordered the book and read exactly what the eating plan entailed. I felt it was very doable and that everything Dean Ornish was suggesting were foods that I enjoyed and actually loved. I have lost over 30 pounds, going from 172 to 140. Yes it took me 2 years but I never had a problem sticking to it. I have totally changed the way I eat and what I eat when I go out. One caveat, however, is that it is difficult to eat this way if you eat out a lot. There is very little dairy or oil in this diet--and you won't mind if you read the last part of the book with suggestions on how to cook without oil--but almost every restaurant loads up vegetarian type dishes with cheese or cream or both. I have a few favorite restaurants here in Chicago where I can choose easily from their regular menu but just ask them to leave off the sauce.
If you enjoy simple, clean, fresh food that is simply prepared and if you enjoy chili beans, lentils, chick peas brown rice, ww pasta and all the dishes you can make with them, then you should try this diet. It's not a diet to me but a new way of eating. My son is also eating this way and he is much happier eating this way and says he will never go back to meat and potatoes. Thank you Dean Ornish for changing my life! I have never felt this good and I am 68.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not What I expected!!, August 23, 2010

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darliz - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Dean Ornish, M.D.: Eat More, Weigh Less (DVD)

This DVD was not at all what I expected or wanted. I liked the video and the information and recipes were all good. However, I had a hardcopy of the book by the same title and was hoping to gain an electronic copy of that book. I like to be able to search electronically for specific information or recipes. This DVD has a few new recipes but they were very hard to get back to if one did not copy them by hand when they were first viewed. It was nice hearing Dr. Ornish discuss his program but I already knew all that information from his previous books. I am still looking for electronic versions of all his approved recipes or new research he has done on diet improvements. For someone who has not read his works this is an excellent introduction.