tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post2984209157939936632..comments2024-03-28T06:33:02.061-04:00Comments on Encyclopedia of American Loons: #309: Dean Ornish (?)G.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-48790433484933353312014-04-21T11:59:32.637-04:002014-04-21T11:59:32.637-04:00Well, Ornish has definitely thrown his lot in with...Well, Ornish has definitely thrown his lot in with the dark side. <a href="http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2014/01/16/quoth-dean-ornish-and-nccam-your-randomized-clinical-trials-cant-study-my-cam/" rel="nofollow">Here</a> he complains that, since randomized clinical trials don't tend to support his favorite woo, that randomized clinical trials must be an improper way of studying his woo.G.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08875360501107597863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-414946164942126209.post-36997803180403425662012-03-19T08:37:55.193-04:002012-03-19T08:37:55.193-04:00Aren't good health and good looks intrinsicall...Aren't good health and good looks intrinsically related? Why does Dr. Ornish look so unfit having, as he does, a weak appearance and turkey gobbly neckline? Shouldn't he be well balanced and strong rather than spindly and flabby looking, that is, if he is healthy?<br /><br />Catherine Shanahan's book 'Deep Nutrition Why Your Genes Need Traditional Food' features a photo of old Dr. Ornish opposite an African tribal native (Himba I think), of the same age of 62 years that Dr. Ornish is. The comparison is so very stark! I believe that when healthy a person looks healthy. Dr. Ornish looks much less than gloriously healthy. I've been eating butter and olive oil for years, completely avoiding vegetable oils, because older family members (all surviving into their nineties) advised me thus. Now in my fifties, my cholesterol is perfect and my hdl/ldl ratio is the same as my beautiful, tall and skinny 21 yr. old son's (we are both 2.8.)<br /><br />Agriculture is relatively recent. Humans have infinitely more history as hunter gatherers. That about sums my position up. Who is paying Ornish to stand by such 70's food policies as he does?Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389750922893831650noreply@blogger.com