Quotes About Wellness

In truth, so far modern medicine hasn't extended our natural life span by a single year. Its great achievement has been to save us from premature death, and allow us to enjoy the full measure of our years.

For the first time in history, more people die today from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals combined. In the early twenty-first century, the average human is far more likely to die from bingeing at McDonald's than from drought, Ebola or an al-Qaeda attack.

For the first time in history, infectious diseases kill fewer people than old age, famine kills fewer people than obesity, and violence kills fewer people than accidents.

In the early twenty-first century, the average human is far more likely to die from bingeing at McDonald's than from drought, Ebola or an al-Qaeda attack.

Obesity is a double victory for consumerism. Instead of eating little, which will lead to economic contraction, people eat too much and then buy diet products – contributing to economic growth twice over.

In 2014 more than 2.1 billion people were overweight, compared to 850 million who suffered from malnutrition. Half of humankind is expected to be overweight by 2030.4 In 2010 famine and malnutrition combined killed about 1 million people, whereas obesity killed 3 million.5

Obesity is a double victory for consumerism. Instead of eating little, which will lead to economic contraction, people eat too much and then buy diet products –

a human being needs just 1,500–2,500 calories per day in order to survive. Anything more is a luxury.

Your boss wants you to constantly check your emails rather than smell flowers or dream about fairies.

Sugar is now more dangerous than gunpowder.

find yourself suffering from some "medical condition

É deixar de procurar no outro o que ele nunca será capaz de lhe dar, e desenvolver esses sentimentos em você, manifestando-os em tudo que fizer, como cuidar da sua saúde, da sua beleza física, alimentar seu espírito aumentando seu conhecimento de assuntos que lhe causam prazer. Tudo isso causa grande bem-estar. Cultivar a beleza em tudo que fizer, faz muita diferença.

Claro que você precisa cuidar da saúde, manter uma alimentação saudável, exercitar-se regularmente, procurar um médico quando precisar.

Some patients I see are actually draining into their bodies the diseased thoughts of their minds.

You're as white as a nun's buttock. Are you all right?

Comfort is a double-edged sword. A little will increase health and happiness; too much -- and it will destroy both.

The goal of life is living in agreement with nature.

Heal the soul first; then healing of the heart, mind, and body will follow.

I have the power to heal myself. You have the power to heal yourself. Together we have the power to heal the world.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing – that's why we recommend it daily.

People often say motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing—that's why we recommend it daily.

People often say that motivation doesn't last. Well, neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily.

We have to break this cycle, back up, regroup, and bring some sanity to our lives so we'll have the perspective, energy, and compassion for the people we see each day, and especially those who live under the same roof with us. Then we can love them like we love ourselves.

Las palabras alivian y los silencios sanan.