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Is Dean Ornish for you?

If you can answer yes to just one of the following questions, then the Dr. Dean Ornish Program for Reversing Heart Disease may be for you.

  • Are you thinking about bypass surgery or angioplasty, but want an option that may reduce the need for those procedures?
  • Have you already experienced one or more heart procedures and want to minimize the chances of another one?
  • Have you been diagnosed with CAD?
  • Do you have risk factors including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or a strong family history of heart disease?