“For years I was an undiagnosed anorexic, suffering from a little-known variant of the disease, where, freakishly, the appetite turns in on itself and demands more and more food, forcing the sufferer to gain several stones in weight and wear men's V-necked pullovers. My condition has stabilised now, but I can never stray too far from cocoa-based products and I keep a small cracknel-type candy in my brassiere at all times. Fortunately, I wear a 'D' cup so there is plenty of room for sweetmeats.” MenYearsLittlesI CanSufferingTurnsRoomsKnownConditionsProductsTypeDemandDiseaseGainsStonesWeightAll TimeCupsPlentyAppetiteCandySufferersAnorexicsCocoa Author:Victoria Wood
“Timidity is a disease of the mind, obstinate and fatal; for a man once persuaded that any impediment is insuperable has given it, with respect to himself, that strength and weight which it had not before.” MenMindGivenFearDiseaseWeightImpedimentsTimidityObstinate Book:The Rambler Source: The Rambler
“O Hope, sweet flatterer! thy, delusive touch Sheds on afflicted minds the balm of comfort, Relieves the load of poverty, sustains The captive, bending with the weight of bonds, And smooths the pillow of disease and pain.” MindPainHopePovertySweetComfortDiseaseWeightLoadShedSmoothPillowCaptivesBendingFlatterer Author:Richard Glover
“I'm not classically pretty; I've always been too heavy; I've had thyroid disease and it's very hard for me to lose weight - but I've always had men pursue me. I've always had that 'it' thing. God knows why. Maybe it's pheromones, I don't know.” KnowsMenHardLosesDiseaseWeightHeavyPursueGod KnowsLose WeightThyroidPheromones Author:Erica Jong
“When I heard that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined - when I heard that, I knew. The other thing that's very important is that heart disease...is preventable. There are some specific lifestyle changes that women can make: losing weight, not smoking, exercising, eating healthy foods. Knowing the risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, [being] overweight. And if you have heart disease in your family, you should see your doctor. Because this disease is preventable.” IfsShouldHeartImportantKnowingRiskHeardBloodExerciseHealthyDiseaseEatingLosingDoctorsWeightPressureCancerLifestyleFactorsOur FamilySmokingDiabetesOverweightHeart DiseaseHealthy FoodBlood PressureCholesterolEating HealthyLifestyle ChangeHigh Blood PressureEating Healthy FoodHigh Cholesterol Author:Laura Bush
“High protein diets make you sick in the long and short term. Expect kidney disease, heart disease and more strokes and cancer. Plus the weight loss is temporary because you can't stay sick for long. Look at the creators of these diets - many are fat themselves.” LooksHeartLongTermLossDiseaseSickWeightCancerCreatorFatsDietsPlusTemporaryStrokesWeight LossShort TermProteinKidneysHeart DiseaseKidney Disease Author:John A. McDougall
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.” WayWantFunnyFoodInspirational LifeHealthDrinkHealthyDiseaseEatingWeightWittyWellnessNutritionHealthy LivingWeight LossDietingHealth And WellnessPhysical ExerciseHealthy DietNatural HealthIll HealthInspirational HealthHealth And NutritionHealth NutritionLiving HealthyFunny DietGlobal HealthHealth WealthHealth Is WealthHealthy NutritionMotivational HealthHealthy Family Book:Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist Source: Mark Twain on Common Sense: Timeless Advice and Words of Wisdom from America's Most-Revered Humorist
“The diseased, anyway, are more interesting than the healthy. The words of the diseased, even those who can manage only a murmur, carry more weight than those of the healthy. Then, too, all healthy people will in the future know disease. That sense of time, ah, the diseased man’s sense of time, what treasure hidden in a desert cave. Then, too the diseased truly bite, whereas the healthy pretend to bite but really only snap at the air. Then, too, then, too, then, too.” PeopleKnowsMenInterestingAirHealthyDiseaseWeightTreasureManageDesertBitesCavesSnapsDiseased Author:Roberto Bolano