Quotes About Wellness

Sweating profusely, the thirsty dentist took a large swig of mouthwash,

exercise during adolescence reduces depression, anxiety, and other emotional distress.

An hour of basketball feels like 15 minutes. An hour on a treadmill feels like a weekend in traffic school.

One of the most important distinctions found within these pages is the fact that all foods are not created equal. Some foods are deficient in minerals and key nutrients, while other foods are packed with a powerhouse of valuable nutrients that can change your life, your health, and your body in a truly incredible way.

Unbalanced and low levels of hormones have been associated with numerous chronic problems and age-related conditions. Along with many other actions, hormones are chemical messengers; they signal the cells to become younger or older, to slow or increase multiplication, to be immunologically responsive or lazy.

Even if we eat the best diet ever (and I highly recommend that we do), we still may not achieve the longevity that is possible.

BLUEBERRY DAZZLER Makes 1 serving 1 scoop vegetarian protein powder* ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk (almond, hazelnut, coconut, hemp, etc.) ½ cup frozen blueberries ½ tablespoon almond butter Water to blend (optional) • Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.

BLUEBERRY DAZZLER Makes 1 serving 1 scoop vegetarian protein powder* ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk (almond, hazelnut, coconut, hemp, etc.) ½ cup frozen blueberries ½ tablespoon almond butter Water to blend (optional) • Combine ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. > 232 calories; 6 g fat; 3 g fiber; 28 g protein * Note: All nutritional stats calculated using Vega Sport Performance Protein (Vanilla).

THE PEANUT BUTTER CUP Makes 1 serving 1 scoop vegetarian protein powder ½ frozen banana ½ tablespoon peanut butter 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder ½ cup unsweetened nondairy milk (almond, hazelnut, coconut, hemp, etc.) Water to blend (optional)

Put your food dollars toward nutrients, not calories.

PEACHY KEEN Makes 1 serving 1 cup water ½ cup quick-cooking oats 1 tablespoon flaked almonds ½ cup peaches or nectarines, sliced Dash cinnamon (optional) • Bring the water to a boil. Stir in the oats and cook until soft, about 3 minutes. When the oats are finished, top with almonds and fruit slices. > 220 calories, 7 g fat, 6 g fiber, 8 g protein

make sure your foods have less sugar than fiber.

It's all fun and games until you have a bad sports bra that causes your boobs to chafe.

Immerse your mind in positive energy and at least 70 percent of the matter in your body comes into sync with that elevated state.

Meditation—all by itself—may offer more to the health of a modern American than all the pharmaceutical remedies put together."36

When our stress levels drop, biological resources are freed up for cell repair, immunity, and other beneficial functions.

As soon as you wake up in the morning, place your hand over your heart and feel love.

She bathed daily, a practice that fills the body with electrons, countering the free radicals that are a major source of oxidative stress and cell degeneration.

By choosing these practices, we use our minds deliberately in order to induce transcendent states. Such states become not an inadvertent happy accident, but a lifestyle upgrade that we have deliberately installed.

Life is not about creating perfection it's about finding Balance.

I'd hate to be a teetotaler. Imagine getting up in the morning and knowing that's as good as you're going to feel all day.

Poor health is not caused by something you don't have; it's caused by disturbing something that you already have. Healthy is not something that you need to get, it's something you have already if you don't disturb it.

In short, anything that promotes a sense of isolation leads to chronic stress and, often, to illnesses like heart disease. Conversely, anything that leads to real intimacy and feelings of connection can be healing in the real sense of the word: to bring together, to make whole.

The Reversal Diet is a very low-fat vegetarian diet, with no animal products except egg whites and nonfat dairy.