Dr. Dean Ornish’s TED Talk

Ever seen a TED talk? They’re pretty rad. They pull together people from all across the spectrum to talk about technology, entertainment and design. T.E.D., get it? So the TED folks just posted a 17 minute talk given by Dr. Dean Ornish entitled, “Healing and Other Natural Wonders.”

Dr. Ornish emphasizes the need to promote lifestyle changes to address health problems. He covers how good eating habits can prevent serious health problems like heart disease. And guess which diet he advocates most? A vegetarian diet. Although he briefly suggests that fish oil might be a good way to get omega-3’s, he still pushes hard for eating “lower on the food chain”. He is right that everyone needs omega-3s. It’s important for brain function. But vegetarians can always get omega-3s from various nuts and flax seeds. Worried about your omega-3’s? Bake something and throw some ground flax in the batter. Or make some banana-walnut pancakes.

Here, see it for yourself: