“When we mistake what we can know for all there is to know, a healthy appreciation of one's ignorance in the face of a mystery like soil fertility gives way to the hubris that we can treat nature as a machine. Once that leap has been made, one input follows another, so that when the synthetic nitrogen fed to plants makes them more attractive to insects and vulnerable to disease, as we have discovered, the farmer turns to chemical pesticides to fix his broken machine.” KnowsWayGivingHas BeensMadeFacesTurnsMistakeMysteryLandIgnoranceBrokenHealthyDiseaseMachinesTreatsPlantAppreciationVulnerableAttractiveSoilFedsLeapChemicalsFarmersInsectsInputHubrisFertilitySyntheticPesticidesNitrogen Author:Michael Pollan
“A 'treat' is different from a 'reward', which must be justified or earned. A treat is a small pleasure or indulgence that we give to ourselves just because we want it. Treats give us greater vitality, which boosts self-control, which helps us maintain our healthy habits.” WantGivingDifferentSelfHelpingPleasureGreaterHabitHealthyTreatsRewardsSelf ControlJustifiedVitalityIndulgenceBoostHealthy HabitsSmall Pleasures Author:Gretchen Rubin
“The defining problem of contemporary television is trust: Can you believe what you see on television, does television treat people fairly, is it healthy for society?” PeopleBelieveDoeProblemTelevisionHealthyTreatsContemporaryDefining Author:Jeremy Paxman
“Theres a stigma on the word therapy. People relate it to big problems. Thats something we have to change. Going to therapy can be very healthy. It can change the way you see things and treat others.” PeopleWayProblemBigsHealthyTreatsRelateTherapyStigmaBig Problems Author:Juan Pablo Galavis
“We all know that election reform takes time. That's because those who have benefited from the system are the ones who fight hardest to preserve it. So if we're going to succeed, we need an independent coalition of citizens who believe in reform, who believe that our election laws should treat every voter equally, who believe that low levels of competition and participation are not healthy for democracy. The Independence Party is helping to build that coalition and I am happy to join you in doing so.” IfsKnowsNeedsShouldBelieveHelpingLawFightingLevelsPartyDemocracyCitizensHealthySucceedLowsTreatsIndependentElectionIndependenceCompetitionHardestReformPreservesVotersTake TimeParticipationCoalitionsLow Level Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Make sure you eat healthy food. You can have the occasional treat, but you also need to balance your diet with foods such as meat and vegetables. It will prevent you from getting colds and enable you to train and to do whatever you want in every day life.” WantNeedsBalanceHealthyTreatsTrainMeatDietsVegetablesOccasionalDay LifeDo Whatever You WantHealthy Food Author:Jenny Meadows
“We keep a lot of humor and laughter in the home. A lot of times these days, people let the stress of life take the joy from the home. When you can laugh and you can have joy, that's very healthy. Victoria is easy going. She's very spontaneous and fun. I can hear her laughter all through the house. It sets the tone for the house. I like someone who can laugh. The second thing is respect. We just do our best. We don't always agree with each other but we make the decision that we want to treat each other with respect.” PeopleWantI CanHomeJoyHouseFunEasyDecisionLaughingHealthyLaughterTreatsStressAgreeThese DaysToneSpontaneousVictoriaHumor And LaughterHumor LaughterEasy Going Author:Joel Osteen
“I've always tried to be pretty healthy, eating well and exercising regularly. I definitely give myself treats.” GivingWellsExerciseHealthyEatingTreatsHealthy EatingEating Well Author:Christina Applegate
“When we generally make healthy choices about food (or wise choices about life), we tend to move in the right direction, living as we believe God wants us to live. If we make an intentional exception for a special treat or for a diversion, that might not be a big deal. But if we step off the best path, we're tempted to detour into more unwise choices. In that case, your decision does matter.” IfsWantBelieveDoeMatterBigsMightMovingChoicesDecisionDealsStepsCasesPathWiseSpecialHealthyTreatsExceptionBelieve In GodTemptedWant UBig DealRight DirectionDiversionUnwiseDetoursWise ChoicesHealthy Choices Author:Craig Groeschel
“I still indulge in a glass of wine or chocolate - treats are mandatory. Without deviating from the day-to-day healthy diet once in a while, it wouldn't be sustainable for me, and that's what I wanted: an approach to eating to last my entire life.” InspirationalStillsMotivationalWantedLastsHealthHealthyApproachEatingTreatsWineGlassesDietsChocolateDay To DayIndulgeIndulge InWine GlassHealthy Diet Author:Alanis Morissette
“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
“I don't appreciate people who celebrate their dog's birthdays with "dog parties," and then invite their friends who don't even have dogs. I understand why people like dogs, and I think they definitely bring more to the table than cats or those godforsaken ferrets, but I don't think it's healthy for people to treat their dogs like they are real people.” PeopleThinkingRealHumorFunnyPartyDogHealthyAppreciateCatTreatsTablesCelebrateInvitesFerretsAppreciate People Book:Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Source: Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
“What the meat industry figured out is that you don't need healthy animals to make a profit. Sick animals are more profitable... Factory farms calculate how close to death they can keep animals without killing them. That's the business model. How quickly they can be made to grow, how tightly they can be packed, how much or how little can they eat, how sick they can get without dying...We live in a world in which it's conventional to treat an animal like a block of wood.” WorldNeedsLittlesMadeGrowsAnimalDyingIndustryHealthyModelsTreatsSickKillingProfitWoodsBlockMeatFarmsFactoriesConventionalProfitableBusiness ModelsMeat IndustryClose To Death Author:Jonathan Safran Foer
“The key to making healthy decisions is to respect your future self. Honor him or her. Treat him or her like you would treat a friend or a loved one.” SelfDecisionLike YouKeysHonorHealthyTreatsLoved OnesYour FutureFuture Self Book:Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection Source: Drop Dead Healthy: One Man's Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection
“There can be no real growth without healthy populations. No sustainable development without tackling disease and malnutrition. No international security without assisting crisis-ridden countries. And no hope for the spread of freedom, democracy and human dignity unless we treat health as a basic human right.” HumansRealCountryGrowthDemocracySecurityHealthDevelopmentHealthyDiseaseDignityTreatsCrisisInternationalPopulationSpreadSustainabilityNational SecurityNo HopeHuman DignitySustainable DevelopmentMalnutritionTacklingAssisting Author:Gro Harlem Brundtland
“Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always.” SometimesComfortHealthyTreatsMedicineCuresComfortingWords Of ComfortComfort And Hope Author:Hippocrates