“Love and intimacy are at the roots of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes sadness and what brings happiness, what makes us suffer and what leads to healing...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine- not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery- that has a greater impact on our quality of life, incidence of illness and premature death from all causes.” WellsSufferingCausesHealingQualityGreaterSadnessExerciseDrugRootsSickStressImpactMedicineIllnessFactorsIntimacyDietsSmokingSurgeryQuality Of LifeGeneticsPrematureIncidencePremature Death Author:Dean Ornish
“I searched through rebellion, drugs, diet, mysticism, religion, intellectualism and much more, only to begin to find that truth is basically simple and feels good, clear and right.” FeelsTruthSimpleClearTruth IsDrugFeel GoodDietsMysticismRebellionIntellectualism Author:Chick Corea
“Young people need compassion and guidance, not obscure mysticism. Here are some guidelines for young people: Remember that you are always your own person. Do not surrender your mind, heart, or body to any person. Never compromise your dignity for any reason. Maintain your health with sound diet, hygiene, exercise, and clean living. Don’t engage in drugs or drinking. Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.” PeopleNeedsMindHeartPersonsImportantReasonBodyRememberYoungSoundCompassionSupportDependsExerciseDrugDignityCleanDrinkingYour BodySurrenderCompromiseGuidanceDietsMysticismObscureMind And BodyLivelihoodHygieneGuidelinesNever CompromiseMind HeartClean Living Author:Ming-Dao Deng
“Insects leave (Madagascar periwinkle) Catharanthus roseus out of their diets. So, for that matter, do deer. The reason is that the plants are loaded with alkaloids so potent that they are the source of vincristine and vinblastine. These are drugs important in routines of chemotherapy for treating Hodgkin's disease and certain forms of leukemia.” ImportantMatterReasonFormCertainSourceDrugDiseasePlantDietsInsectsLoadedDeerChemotherapyLeukemiaMadagascarPeriwinkle Author:Allen Lacy
“Caviar used to be my drug of choice, but since my husband is on a no-salt diet, I've kind of given it up. I still have dreams of sitting down and gorging, though. I love it with a good vodka; I don't like it with champagne.” KindStillsDreamUsedChoicesGivenDrugHusbandSittingDown AndUsed To BeDietsMy HusbandSaltChampagneSitting DownVodkaCaviar Author:Iris Apfel
“I try to get seven to eight hours of sleep. Wash my hands a lot, take a few supplements, like omega-3 and vitamin D. When I feel a cold coming on, I pop some zinc. I do my best to eat a low-sodium, high-fiber diet. I drink mostly water or coconut water. I don't smoke, no drugs, and drink red wine occasionally.” FeelsTryingHandsWaterHoursSleepColdDrinkDrugLowsRedWineSevenPopsEightSmokeDietsVitaminsSupplementsFiberCoconutsRed WineSodiumVitamin DZinc Author:Andrea Navedo
“Trying to film a movie on a diet is hard enough, I can't imagine how it would be on drugs.” TryingI CanHardEnoughWould BeFilmImagineDrugDiets Author:Amber Heard
“I am not naturally that thin, so I had to go through everything from using drugs to diet pills to laxatives to fasting. Those were my main ways of controlling my weight.” WayDrugWeightDietsPillsFastingAmerican Diet Author:Carre Otis
“I have argued for years that we do not have a health care system in America. We have a disease-management system - one that depends on ruinously expensive drugs and surgeries that treat health conditions after they manifest rather than giving our citizens simple diet, lifestyle and therapeutic tools to keep them healthy.” GivingYearsCareAmericaSimpleConditionsHealthDependsCitizensHealthyDrugDiseaseToolsTreatsManagementLifestyleHealth CareTherapyDietsUsaExpensiveTreatmentManifestHealthcareHealthy LivingPhysiciansSurgeryHealthy LifestyleTherapeuticHealth Care SystemAlternative MedicineManagement Systems Author:Andrew Weil