Blue Shield of California Members Can Now Treat Heart Disease From Home, with Digital Expansion of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine
OAKLAND, Calif., Dec. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Blue Shield of California members now have virtual access to Ornish Lifestyle Medicine, an innovative intensive cardiac rehab program designed to help prevent, treat, and even reverse heart disease through lifestyle change.
- "At Blue Shield of California, we believe making lifestyle changes have the power to help people with chronic conditions," said Jennifer Christian-Herman, Blue Shield of California vice president of MindBody Medicine.
- Ornish Lifestyle Medicine is a 72-hour, 9-week heart disease reversal program through lifestyle intervention methods.
- Until now, Blue Shield of California members had access to the Ornish Lifestyle Medicine program in-person at Marin Health and UCLA Health.
- The results include:
"Backed by over 45 years of research, Ornish Lifestyle Medicine remains the only program scientifically proven to often reverse heart disease without drugs or surgery," said Dean Ornish, MD, founder of Ornish Lifestyle Medicine.