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Pain

8 Strategies to Elevate Your Everyday

Nutritional Keys to Boost Your Immune System

Love and Support

The Key to Successful New Year’s Resolutions

3 Reasons Why Dancing Will Improve Your Heart Health

Stress Management

Yoga Offers These Four Keys to Your Happiness

Love and Support

7 Scientifically-Proven Tips to Decrease Holiday Anxiety

Chocolate Pudding

Healthy Ingredient Swaps to Make Your Holidays More Nourishing

Stress Management

Gift Yourself this 3-Minute Self-Care Practice

Thanksgiving walk

The Best Way to Recover From A Big Holiday Meal

Love and Support

Why Spending Time with Friends Will Lower Your Stress

yoga

A Tool to Relieve Stress and Improve Your Health

Love and Support

Remember to Receive As Much Thanks As You Give

Your Foolproof Plan for Holiday Health

Love and Support

Why Choosing Optimism Helps You Bounce Back

Stress Management

The Power of a Pause to Improve Your Work and Life

Love and Support

How to Spread Positive Emotions

Stress Management

3 Stress Management Practices for Uncertain Times

How Mindful Eating Makes Us Healthier & More Fulfilled

4 Attitude Adjustments to Start Enjoying Exercise

Movement

The Exercise Plan to Extend Your Life

Chocolate Pudding

Why Cocoa Is Good for Your Heart

Empathy

Love and Support

Why Empathy is Declining and How to Inspire More

Hillary Clinton's Stress Management

Stress Management

How Alternate Nostril Breathing Helped Hillary Clinton

Pain

How to Exercise Away Your Pain

Fuel Up Like a High-Performing Vegan Athlete

Emotional Intelligence

Love and Support

Seven Tips for Improving Your Emotional Intelligence

Stress Management

A Meditation to Find Compassion and Love

Testosterone

Resistance Training May Boost Your Testosterone

Grill It: BBQ That Brings Out the Flavor!

Love and Support

Understanding Emotional Contagion to Improve Your Life

Stress Management

Stress Management Tools to Take Back to School

Push Yourself During An Interval Workout – And Save Time!

How To Stock Your Personal “Food Pharmacy”

Love and Support

Is Your Happiness (or Sadness) Contagious?

Stress Management

Can Yoga Heal Your Injuries? (Especially Low Back Pain)

Why Swimming Can Make Your Arteries More Flexible

Protein

Where’s The Protein? How Vegans Get Enough

Stress Management

7 Stress Management Tips for the Road

Love and Support

9 Steps You Can Take to Ward Off Dementia

“Do. Or Do Not. There is No Try.”

Stress Management

Why Yoga and Meditation Can Change Your Genes

The Carbs that are Good for Your Gut

Slump

Love and Support

How to Break Free from a Slump

New Research on the Relationship Between Bone Fat and Obesity

Edamole

The Risks and Benefits of Soy: Separating Fact from Fallacy

Love and Support

The Real Keys to a Happy Retirement

yoga for heat

Stress Management

Yoga to Stay Cool and Balanced in the Summer Heat

Obesity

Are Those Extra Pounds Okay If You Work Out?

Stress Management

Facing a Busy Summer? How to Take a Vacation that Helps You Relax and Restore

How To Respond to Early Symptoms of Heart Disease. Rule #1: Don’t Ignore Them.

Avocado

Animal Protein? Avocados? Coconut Oil? Sorting Food Facts from Fiction

Depression

Love and Support

The New Connection Between Depression and Chronic Inflammation

Stress Management

Why Sharing Makes Us Healthier

goat yoga?

Stress Management

Goat Yoga? With So Many Choices, How Do You Find the Right Kind of Yoga?

Love and Support

Five Ways to Enhance Social Connection

Whole grains

Whole Grains: Supervillain or Superfood?

Three Days and Three Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Type 2 Diabetes with a Plant-Based Diet

Love and Support

Don’t Wait for a ‘Wake-up Call”!

Cycling

The Most Heart-Healthy Commute

The Powerful Effect of Exercise on Women with Heart Failure

Love and Support

Reach Out and Touch Someone: It’s Good For You

Stress Management

Yoga to Change Your Habits

Five Reasons to Sweeten Your Health with Stevia

Stress Management

Spring Cleaning for Change and Growth

Five Foods That Protect Your Telomeres and Extend Your Life

restful sleep

Love and Support

How to Get Your Most Restful Night of Sleep

How to Get a Leg Up on Peripheral Artery Disease

Stress Management

Finding Calm By Turning Upside Down

Golf

Four Reasons Why Playing Golf Can Extend Your Life

Microbiome and TMAO

The Link Between TMAO, Your Gut Health and Heart Disease

Love and Support

How to Take “Full Custody” of Your Life and Health

Stress Management

The Tools to Participate in Your Own Well Care

Love and Support

Why Friendship Grounds, Protects and Heals Us

Exercise Can Extend Your Life

How Your Body Responds to Just One High-Fat Meal

Choose Joy, Be Realistic and 7 Other Tips to Get Motivated for Exercise

Stress Management

How to Change Your Reactions To Find More Peace

Love and Support

Finding Peace By Releasing Regrets

Women and Heart Disease

Women and Heart Disease: Three Days Can Change Your Life!

Love and Support

How Empathy Shifts Complaining to Collaborating

Walk Faster, Live Longer

Stress Management

Rejuvenate, Refresh and Regain Awareness Through Silence

The Latest News on Healthful Fats (Omega-3) to Improve Your Heart Health

Group Yoga

Stress Management

Yoga to Inspire Love and Community

Learn What Quarterback Tom Brady’s Fitness Approach and Ornish Lifestyle Medicine Share

Love and Support

The Neuroscience of “We”: How Enhancing Our Connections Can Heal Us

The Importance of Sunshine For Your Heart

Stress Management

Feeling Sluggish? Yoga to Improve Your Digestion and Energy

Exercise to Help You Stay Sharp, Calm and Disciplined

Love and Support

Why Smiling Is a Superpower

fresh fruits and vegetables

Why the Vibrant Colors of Fruits and Vegetables Protect Your Brain and Heart

Stress Management

Setting Your Healthiest Course for the New Year

comparing

Love and Support

How to Quit Comparing Yourself to Others

4 Ways to Get Results with Your New Fitness Tracker

Three Reasons To Stop Yo-Yo Dieting

Stress Management

A Yoga Practice to Inspire Both Giving and Receiving

Attention Women: Six Reasons Why Weight Training Supports Your Health

New Year 2017

Love and Support

Enriching Practices for Promoting Your Well-Being in the New Year

Spice Up Your Health for the Holidays

Stress Management

5 Ways to Stick to Your Yoga Practice During the Holidays

Winter Fitness Alternative for Walkers and Runners

Love and Support

7 Ways to Genuinely Enjoy the Holidays

4 Health Gifts You’ll Receive From Festive Pomegranates

Gratitude

Stress Management

The Key to Finding Gratitude Within

Love and Support

Coping with the Holidays After the Death of a Loved One

Smoky Black Bean Tacos

What are Pulses? Learn Why They’re Good for Your Heart

Stress Management

Why There’s Always A Yoga Program Just Right For You

The 5 Benefits of a Fitness Community

Elevate Your Gratitude with Harvest Produce

Hope

Love and Support

Finding, Forging and Holding on to Hope

Mix It Up! Why Exercise Variety Is Good for Your Body and Mind

Persimmon Beet Salad

Craving Fatty Foods? Your Genes are Not Your Fate

Nap

Love and Support

Give it A Rest: Tips for Health Promoting Naps

Stress Management

Yoga For Rebuilding Trust in Your Body

How to Bounce Back From an Exercise Slump

Beets

Don’t Skip A Beet

Civility

Love and Support

Why Civility Makes Us Healthier

Air Pollution: Do the Benefits of Exercise Outweigh the Risks of Exercising Outdoors?

Empathy

Stress Management

3 Stress Management Practices that Increase Our Empathy

3 Ways to Squelch the Flames of Heart Disease

Love and Support

Vital Steps for Healing Burnout

Is High Intensity Interval Exercise Safe for Heart Patients?

Stress Management

Managing Stress in the Transition to Fall

Alzheimer's Disease

What’s Good for Your Heart is Good for Your Brain

Power struggle

Love and Support

Strategies to Heal Power Struggles and Improve Your Health

The Foundation of a Successful Exercise Program

Simone Biles

Stress Management

The Tools We Need for Life’s Challenges

Epigenetics and health

Epigenetics: Why Your Lifestyle Choices May Leave Your Family a Legacy of Health

Love and Support

Healing Your Perfectionism

Salt

Hypertension: Salt Still Matters

Gym

Finding the Right Fitness Center After Heart Disease

Yoga mat

Stress Management

Four Practices To Sustain Your Yoga Off the Mat

Body language

Love and Support

How Body Language Can Connect Us

Stress Management

Imagining Ourselves to Health

Knees

What To Do About Those Noisy Knees

Love and Support

The Benefits of Living in the Present Moment

Edamole

Omega-3s: The Latest Science on Essential Fats for Health and Longevity

The Most Important Part of Your Fitness Program

Compassion

Stress Management

In Challenging Times, Practice More Compassion

Playtime

Love and Support

Why More Playtime Will Improve Your Life

Beat the Heat: Tips for Safe and Comfortable Summer Exercise

Making Heart-Healthy Eating Easy On the Road

Love and Support

Four Ways to Respond to Fear and Enhance Your Health

Stress Management

Compassion Begins With You

Coconut Oil: Why You Should Question the Hype

Exercise Your Way To A Healthier Low Back

Love and Support

Soothing Shelters from Life Stressors

How to Optimize Your Triglycerides Levels

Stress Management

When You Hit the Wall, Start Small

Decrease the Symptoms of Sleep Apnea

Love and Support

To Increase Well-Being, Train Your Brain

Farmers Markets: Community and Fresh Food Benefits

Choosing the Right Home Exercise Equipment

Stress Management

Yoga to Lower Blood Pressure and Restore Balance

love letter

Love and Support

Open Your Heart with A Love Letter

Chair yoga

Stress Management

Chair Yoga: Maintaining Your Comfort Zone

Food for a Happy Gut and Healthy Heart

Exercise to Extend Your Life

Laughter

Love and Support

Laugh Often and Unleash the Benefits

fermented food

Kefir, Kombucha and Sauerkraut: Fermented Foods for Your Heart Health

The Best Exercise For Peripheral Artery Disease

Inner Peace

Stress Management

The Four Keys to Unlocking Peace of Mind

Caring

Love and Support

Why Caregivers Must Take Extra Good Care of Themselves

Stress Management

What Yoga Teaches Us About How We Eat

Gut Health

Supporting a Healthy Gut: The Benefits and Drawbacks of FODMAPs

exercise intensity

Low Tech Ways to Monitor Your Exercise Intensity

Giving

Love and Support

Improve Your Health By Sparking Joy and Delight in Others

Stress Management

Cultivating Gratitude and Humility with Sun Salutations

treadmill run

Does Exercise Help Patients with Advanced Heart Failure?

Why is Fish Not Included in Ornish Lifestyle Medicine?

Love and Support

How to Say “No” With Confidence and Compassion

meditation and exercise

The Powerful Benefit of Combining Exercise and Meditation for Depression

Improving Chronic Kidney Disease with a Plant-Based Lifestyle

breaktime

Stress Management

Why Meditation Makes You More Productive

Strength training

Does Exercise Influence Your Metabolism?

Sugar cubes

Understanding Sugar: Added vs.Natural

Yoga

Stress Management

Practicing Yoga to Enjoy A Perfect You

Love and Support

The Social Value of Small Talk

Women and heart disease

Women, Heart Disease, and the Benefits of Exercise

Nuts and Seeds

New Scientifically Validated Guidelines: Nuts and Seeds

Exercise Your Way To Stronger Bones

Can I Drink Coffee on the Ornish Program?

Stress Management

Strategies to Have More Energy In the Winter

Love and Support

The Power of “I’m Sorry”

portions

Food Portions: How Much Can I Eat?

Get Rapid Results With This Quick Workout

Stress Management

Finding Balance at Your Edges

growth

Love and Support

The Three Powerful Traits that Lead Us to Growth

Stress Management

Why Choices in the Moment Strengthen Our Resolve

Fitness resolution

Laying the Groundwork for Fitness Success

Stress Management

Boost Your New Year’s Resolutions with Yoga

New Year

Getting Started With a Sustainable Plant-Based Lifestyle

Love and Support

Sharing Your Stories Improves Your Health

Stress Management

Practices to Brighten the Winter Solstice

How Two Minutes of Walking Per Hour Can Save Your Life

How to Enjoy Your Greens

Love and Support

The Challenges and Joys of Saying Yes to Change

Taking Your Fitness Program to a New Level

Stress Management

Find Your True Self Through Silence

Love and Support

Why You’ll Be Happy if You Choose to be Happy

Jump Start Your Fitness Routine Without Breaking the Bank

Stress Management

Holding Space for Both Gratitude and Difficulties

Love and Support

A Toolkit for Navigating Holiday Emotions

The Secret Behind What Happens to Fat When You Exercise

Stress Management

A Proven Prescription for Stress

Love and Support

How to Nourish Your Whole Self

Mushroom Gravy recipe

Healthy Tips for Thickening Sauces, Gravies, Dressings, and Desserts

Stress Management

What Meditation Technique is Right For Me?

8 Steps to a Strong Fitness Comeback

emotional energy

Love and Support

The Importance of Emotional Energy

Fitness

Solutions for Maintaining Fitness Success

Stress Management

Finding a Heart Happy Yoga Class

Hitting the Wall

Love and Support

Overcoming Backslides, Disappointments, and Self-Blame

Do Statins Affect Your Exercise Performance?

Make the Switch: Why Brown, Red and Black Rice are Better for Your Health

overcoming barriers

Stress Management

Excuses! Excuses! Overcoming Barriers to Stress Management

Love and Support

Can Pet Affection Improve Heart Health?

Stocking Your Heart-Healthy Fridge and Freezer

Stress Management

Shape Your Thoughts to Shape the Life You Want

Staying Fit and Feeling Good on the Road

Love and Support

Let the Tears Flow: Science Says it’s Good for You

Stocking a Heart-Healthy Kitchen: Pantry Basics

Stress Management

Finding Joy in Discipline

Dive into the Benefits of Swimming

Intimacy

Love and Support

The 3 Building Blocks of Emotional Intimacy

Love and Support

How to See the Beauty in Taking Care of Your Health

Truth

Stress Management

The Connection Between Honesty and Good Health

Exercise Your Way To Higher HDL (the Good One!) Cholesterol

The Solutions to Common Training Mistakes

Stress Management

Tips for A Good Night’s Sleep

Anger

Love and Support

Dispel Hostility, Improve Your Health

Your Strategy to Prevent and Treat Heart Failure

Moderation and Balance

Stress Management

Finding Moderation Through Mindfulness

Sodium

Sodium and Potassium: A Delicate Heart-Healthy Balance

Positive thinking

Love and Support

Why Positive Thinking is Good For Your Heart

Your Gut and Heart Health Connection

8 Secrets to Staying Fit at Home

Stress Management

Less Clutter, Less Stress

Love and Support

Achieving a Healthier Work-Life Balance

Stress Management

5 Yoga Tips for Heart Health

Food journal

The Proven Benefits of Keeping a Food Journal

exercise for arthritis pain

Tips on Exercising Your Way Through Arthritis Pain

Stress management for kindness

Stress Management

Managing Your Stress Leads to Health and Kindness

Nature

Love and Support

Nature: Fuel for Your Health

Blue Oatmeal for a Bright Day

Start Your Day Healthy: The Benefits of Breakfast

Morning exercise

Take Caution with Morning Exercise

Stress Management

Relaxing Your Way Towards Healing

Mistakes

Love and Support

Turning Mistakes into Motivation

The Keys to Healthy Digestion

Heart disease and sexual activity

Have Heart Disease? Feel Confident Resuming Sexual Activity!

Stress Management

How Cobra Pose Teaches Us About Awareness, Humility and Love?

Love and Support

Responding to Stress with Attention, Care and Connection

How a Proper Warm-Up Before Exercising is Beneficial

Stress Management

Laugh Yourself Healthy

Love and Support

The Science Behind Why Hope Heals Us

Spinach and Mushroom Lasagna

How to Make a Flavorful and Familiar Heart-Healthy Lasagna

How Can a Personal Trainer Boost Your Workouts?

Stress Management

Breathe Your Way into Balance

Breathing for Better Exercise

Thai Yellow Curry with Vegetables and Tofu

Flavorful Ways to Cook with Protein-Rich Soy

Yoga

Stress Management

Doing Yoga from the Inside Out

Love and Support

Remember that Letting Go Takes Time

Why Plank Pose Beats Sit-Ups For a Strong Core

Heart-Healthy Dining Out and Socializing

Stress Management

Free Your Neck and Shoulders With Yoga

Love and Support

The Science Behind Why Naming Our Feelings Makes Us Happier

The Top Four Reasons to Strength Train as You Age

Stress Management

Using Imagery with the Intention to Heal

Heart-Smart Eating Resources for Life

Getting the Motivation!

Stress Management

Maintaining a Fulfilling Stress Management Practice

Love and Support

The Power of Perseverance

Maintaining a Successful and Rewarding Exercise Routine

Wild Rice and Quinoa Waldorf Salad

4 Fabulous Salad Makeover Tips

Stress Management

Tree Pose: Grounding and Balancing Us for Spring

Love and Support

Increasing Our Compassion Towards Mental Health

How to Prevent and Treat Overtraining

A Week of Heart-Healthy Meals For Under $6 a Day

Stress Management

Before You Eat, Slow Down and Take A Moment

Love and Support

Strengthening Ourselves Through Self-Acceptance

The Benefits of Sharing Workouts With Friends

Top 10 Ways to Eat Healthier Under $6 a Day

Stress Management

Using Meditation to Make Better Choices

Martial Arts: More Than Exercise

Transform Your Salad Dressing

Stress Management

Why Stress Management Has Been Proven to Undo Heart Disease

Love and Support

Healing Cannot Be Measured in Minutes, Hours or Days

Exercise Results in 4 Simple Steps

5 Tips for Healthy Weight Loss

Stress Management

Renewing Relationships With Compassion

Love and Support

The Power of Sharing Kind Words

The Combined Health Benefits of Fitness

Omega-3: Not All Fats Are Created Equal

Stress Management

Quieting the Mind With Open Eyes

Love and Support

Feel the Benefits of the Gift That Keeps on Giving!

How Much Protein Do You Need For Successful Strength Training?

Thai Yellow Curry with Vegetables and Tofu

Plant-Based Eating: Getting the Right Nutrition

Winter Fitness: It’s Not About the Cold; It’s About the Clothes

Green Tea: Good For Your Heart and Brain

Stress Management

You Don’t Have to Touch Your Toes to Do Yoga

Love and Support

The Strengths of Our “Chosen Family”

The 3 Most Common Fitness Myths

What is the Role of Supplements in a Healthy Diet?

Stress Management

What is the Purpose of Yoga in the Ornish Program?

Love and Support

Vital Tools to Increase Intimacy During Conflict

Is Vibration Training Right For You?

5 Simple Steps to a Healthier Heart

Love and Support

Remember Your Heart Health and Happiness Are Intertwined

The More We Move, the More We Improve

Spice It Up: It’s Good For You!

Stress Management

How to Change Your Mood With A Breath

Love and Support

Looking Up From Your Phone Promotes Health and Intimacy

Tips For Getting Off the Exercise Rollercoaster

4 Approaches to Delicious and Healthy “Fast Food”

Stress Management

Setting the Stage for Meditation

Love and Support

Supportive Relationships are as Critical to Our Health as Good Nutrition

Finding Your Way Back to Exercise After Heart Disease

A Quick Guide to Heart-Healthy Snacking

Stress Management

Yoga To Open Your Heart

Love and Support

Science Shows that Kindness Heals

Edamole

Enjoy Soy: Plant Protein Complete with All 9 Essential Amino Acids

Stress Management

Tips For Reinvigorating Your Yoga Practice After the Holidays

Love and Support

In the New Year, You Can “Undo” Your Heart Disease With Ornish!

Some Simple Ideas For Starting an Exercise Routine

The Key to Successful and Sustainable New Year’s Resolutions

Love and Support

Savoring Connection in the Darkest Days of the Year

Reap the Rewards of Exercise Intensity

The (Last-Minute) Ornish Healthy Kitchen Gift Guide

Stress Management

Emerge Refreshed and Rejuvenated From the Winter Solstice

Love and Support

Tools to Lead Us Out of Loneliness and Back to Love

The Extensive Role Your Fitness Plays In Managing Type 2 Diabetes

Healthy Holiday Baking: The Scoop on Flours

Stress Management

The Benefits of a Mindfulness During Exercise

Love and Support

Tips For Enjoying the Holidays; Not Merely Surviving Them

Strong Shoulders for A Strong Heart

Rasberry cookies

Not All Sweeteners Are Created Equal

Stress Management

The Secret to Surrendering to the Moment

Love and Support

Progress, Not Perfection

Experience the Benefits of Mixing Yoga and Fitness

Vegetable Rainbow with Herbs de Provence

Phytochemicals: A Rainbow of Health-Promoting Super Heroes

Stress Management

The Signs That You’re Experiencing Inner Peace

Roll Your Way To Happier Muscles

Stress Management

5 Practices to Keep the Gratitude Flowing

Love and Support

Being Together, Yet Not Necessarily the Same

Fitness That Works for Pro Athletes Can Also Work For You

Stress Management

The Key to Rising up to Life’s Challenges

Love and Support

Stress Relief for Life’s ‘Little Annoyances’

Muscular Strength, Power, Size and Endurance

Stress Management

Connecting the Dots Between Your Breath & Mood

Love and Support

The Health Benefits of Listening

Muscle Soreness: How to Know If It’s Good, Too Severe or Just Right?

Need Milk? A Simple Guide to Plant-Based Milks

Stress Management

Finding Stability As the Seasons Change

Love and Support

True Intimacy Lives Behind Our Emotional Masks

Understand Your Workout Goals and Limits

3 Simple Steps to Get on the Path to Healthier Eating

Stress Management

Feeling Stress? Play with a Pet

Love and Support

How To Attend to Everyday Health, Before a Crisis Hits

Blue Oatmeal for a Bright Day

5 Superstar Foods for Your Heart Health

Stress Management

Crazy Busy? You Can Empower Yourself Within

Love and Support

Using Pain & Suffering As a Catalyst For Joy

Refocus & Attain Your Personal Fitness Finish Line

Stress Management

Can I Let Go of Wishing or Wanting Things To Be Different?

Love and Support

The Shock of Loss: Supporting Others and Ourselves

Suffering with Fibromyalgia? Move More and Hurt Less

Stress Management

Breathe and Imagine: Vital Techniques for Reducing Stress

5 Health-Inspiring Facts About Whole Grains: It’s Time to Make the Switch

Love and Support

Feeling Stuck? Break the Chain of Disappointment

Not an Early Bird? Morning Exercise Isn’t Always the Best

Stress Management

How to Re-Pattern Your Stress Response?

Love and Support

Need a Dose of Self-Kindness?

What Defines Exercise Success?

Vegetable Rainbow with Herbs de Provence

Cooking Without Oil, Without Sacrificing the Flavor

Stress Management

Creating the Space for Meditation

Love and Support

Defending Our Choices or Celebrating Them?

Stretch! But Not For Too Long

Lentils: Delicious Gems of Plant-Based Protein

Stress Management

Compassion: It Takes Training

Love and Support

Finding Something To Live For

Move and Improve: The Four Keys to Exercise Success

5 Essential Kitchen Tools

Stress Management

If Only I Could Just_________ , Then I Will Be Happy

Love and Support

Hugs Make You Healthier

The Reality of Pedometers

Keep the Doctor Away With 7 Servings of Produce

Stress Management

Imagery: One of the Most Powerful Healing Tools We Have

Stress Management

Near or Far: Love Weaves Us Together

The Science Behind Sweating

Stress Management

Yoga Twists: Listen as You Move

Love and Support

Making More Time in Your Life

Stress Management

Take a Walk in the Woods

Love and Support

Never “Diet” Again

Stress Management

What’s More Restorative Than Sleep?

How to Shop: Your Healthy Eating Toolbox

Stress Management

Yoga Postures: An Exploration, Not a Destination

Love and Support

I’m Glad There Isn’t an App For Love

Love and Support

Opening Your Mind to Promote Peace and Health