I am not a Fan, but in this Case Dr. Oz and I Agree

I am not a fan of Dr. Oz’s for many reasons, but he wrote a great article that appeared on Huffington Post, promoting the radical idea that you can cure yourself of chronic disease and food is a part of it. I have excerpted a pertinent part below, and you can read the whole thing here: Real Health Care Reform: What’s Next?

“In a recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, CDC researchers found that individuals who adhered to four healthy lifestyle habits had a 78 percent lower risk for chronic disease, including diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and cancer. The four factors were never having smoked, having a body mass index (BMI) less than 30, exercising for at least 3.5 hours per week, and eating healthfully.

“The Lifestyle Heart Trial published in the Lancet showed that people with severe coronary heart disease were able to stop or reverse it without drugs or surgery by simply making intensive lifestyle changes.

“A trial published in the Journal of Urology by my colleague Dean Ornish showed that lifestyle changes can slow, stop, or even reverse the progression of early-stage prostate cancer.

“You get the point. Or do you? This isn't theory. These aren't utopian pipe dreams. This isn't idealism. This is evidence-based peer reviewed science that even the most methodical and empirically minded individual can understand.

“Said differently, the science suggests that the reason lifestyle change programs work so well is because the combined interventions affect gene expression, turning on genes that prevent disease and turning off genes that promote heart disease, prostate cancer, breast cancer, and other illnesses.

“When you look at the big picture, improving the health of all Americans cannot be achieved by addressing the health care system in isolation from the rest of society. We have to change our entire culture. That's not as daunting as it sounds. It's simply a matter of how we look at things. The steps themselves are simple, but they require a social choreography and a new outlook. On a positive note, in all my years in medicine, I have never felt we were at such a critical mass as we are now for these ideas to take root and grow. Regardless of the outcome of the health care reform debate, the national discussion has created a turning point for the way we see and prioritize health.

“We have to make the promotion of health part of what we do in our homes and in our places of work. This could range from reducing the amount of toxic chemicals we use for cleaning -- to planning nutritional meals for our families -- to demanding smoke-free work environments -- to making time in our schedules for exercise -- to adopting corporate wellness programs that reward healthy behaviors.

“Being health conscious involves monitoring what food we grow and how we manufacture it, which includes anything from supporting local farmers -- to buying organic foods -- to regulating how our food is genetically altered -- to asking major food processing companies to remove trans fats and reduce sugar content in their products.”

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