U.S. News & World Report recently ranked 39 diets based on input from a panel of health experts and declared The Ornish Diet #1 in healthy heart diets and #9 for best diet overall! The Ornish Diet was created in 1977 by Dr. Dean Ornish who noted: “Swami Satchidananda’s teachings form the basis of the Lifestyle Medicine program I developed.” The goal of the Ornish Diet is to help people “feel better, live longer, lose weight and gain health.” But it’s not just a diet: It also emphasizes Yoga, meditation, stress management and the importance of healthy relationships. Read an interview from our archive in which Dr. Ornish discusses his latest groundbreaking research.
What Surgery Looked Like in Ancient India: The Scientific Legacy of the Sushruta Samhita
Surgery is usually seen as a modern science. We associate it with machines, sterile gloves and complex equipment. But long before today’s hospitals existed, people were already cutting, stitching and treating serious injuries in organised ways. In ancient India,...

