“Here's the number one reason Americans are heavy: The brain, very smartly, wants nutrition. But the average American is not eating nutrients; he or she is eating empty calories. So you finish that 2,000 calories and your brain says, Keep going until you get nutrients.” WantReasonNumbersBrainEatingEmptyAverageHeavyKeep GoingNutritionCaloriesVery SmartNutrients Author:Mehmet Oz
“We need a wholesale reevaluation of what health feels like. Most Americans don't even know what that is anymore. I want to tell people, "Listen, there are places where you can focus on your health, and it can actually be simple."” PeopleKnowsWantNeedsFeelsSimpleFocusWholesale Author:Mehmet Oz
“There are really two things that drive New Year's resolution success. Number one is telling somebody about your goal. Chances are, they'll either join you in pursuing it or at least support you. Number two is to be concrete and specific. You don't want a goal like "becoming a better person," because there's no objective way to judge that. It's got to be something like "I'm going to call my mother once a week." Or "I'm going to cut my body mass index to 25." It can't be fudgeable.” WayWantYearsPersonsTwoBodyMotherGoalChanceNumbersSupportCuttingWeekJudgingBecomingMassObjectivesTwo ThingsResolutionConcreteNew YearChances AreBetter PersonSupport YouNew Year's ResolutionsBecoming A Better Person Author:Mehmet Oz
“A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.” WantYearsBelieveBehindsFolksBest Year Author:Mehmet Oz
“If you want to be healthy and live to one hundred, do qigong.” IfsWantHealthyHundredQigong Author:Mehmet Oz
“I get up in the morning and do a seven-minute yoga workout. I know the most likely time I'm going to do something is when I first get up, and I make it short because, like you, I don't really want to do that first thing in the morning.” KnowsWantFirstsMorningMinutesLike YouYogaSevenGet UpWorkout Author:Mehmet Oz
