Quotes About Health

Everybody likes to indulge in a bit of ice-cream and junk food. If you want to be a top player you've got to be sensible in terms of what you eat.

I use the word nursing for want of a better.

Well, every time I get ready to do a job I want to lose weight.

The Lady takes most mortals unto her bosom by maladies of the colon." "Death by constipation?

To be alone is to be ill, Warlord, not just spiritually, but physically as well.

War is not a natural state. It is an imposition, and a damned unhealthy one.

Brother, you look unwell.' Appearances deceive, Greyfrog. For example, you have never looked prettier.

whoever decided that competition is always and without exception a healthy attribute?

Apocalypse is rarely sudden; no, among these mortals, it creeps slow, yet inevitable, relentless in its thorough obliteration of life, of health, of beauty.

Beans SIDEKICKS: All beans are included in this SuperFood category, though we'll discuss the most popular and readily available beans such as pinto, navy, Great Northern, lima, garbanzo (chickpeas), lentils, green beans, sugar snap peas, and green peas TRY TO EAT: at least four ½-cup servings per week Beans contain: Low-fat protein Fiber B vitamins Iron Folate Potassium Magnesium Phytonutrients

Blueberries SIDEKICKS: Purple grapes, cranberries, boysenberries, raspberries, strawberries, currants, blackberries, cherries, and all other varieties of fresh, frozen, or dried berries TRY TO EAT: 1 to 2 cups daily

Sprouts = Super Broccoli Researchers estimate that broccoli sprouts provide ten to one hundred times the power of mature broccoli to neutralize carcinogens. A sprinkling of broccoli sprouts in your salad or on your sandwich can do more than even a couple of spears of broccoli. This is especially good news for those few people—particularly children—who refuse to eat broccoli. Check www. broccosprouts.com to learn more about this nutrition-packed veggie and where you can buy it.

Oats SUPER SIDEKICKS: wheat germ and ground flaxseed SIDEKICKS: brown rice, barley, wheat, buckwheat, rye, millet, bulgur wheat, amaranth, quinoa, triticale, kamut, yellow corn, wild rice, spelt, couscous TRY TO EAT: 5 to 7 servings a day

Tomatoes SIDEKICKS: red watermelon, pink grapefruit, Japanese persimmons, red-fleshed papaya, strawberry guava TRY TO EAT: one serving of processed tomatoes or sidekicks per day and multiple servings per week of fresh tomatoes

Oranges SIDEKICKS: lemons, white and pink grapefruit, kumquats, tangerines, limes TRY TO EAT: 1 serving daily

Pumpkin SIDEKICKS: carrots, butternut squash, sweet potatoes, orange bell peppers TRY TO EAT: ½ cup most days

Yogurt YOGURT SIDEKICKS: kefir TRY TO EAT: 2 cups daily

When subjects go to sleep later in their body temperature cycles, they actually sleep less, even though they have been awake longer.

I am extremely proud of my service with the government and my efforts to help safeguard public health and protect our country against the scourge of offensive biological warfare.

I always thought having a ring doctor at a boxing match was like having a preacher in a whore house. If a fighter is worried about his health, he's obviously chosen the wrong profession.

How silly people were to eat. They thought they needed food for energy, but they didn't. Energy came from will, from self-control.

Kessa ran her fingers over her stomach. Flat. But was it flat enough? Not quite. She still had some way to go. Just to be safe, she told herself. Still, it was nice the way her pelvic bones rose like sharp hills on either side of her stomach. I love bones. Bones are beautiful.

Well, Kessa, I am glad to see that you're taking your body seriously. I shudder when I see the girls leaving class and heading for the nearest hamburger, coke, and French fry station.The thought of them pouring all those dead calories into themselves makes me want to cry. You'd think after a rigorous dance class they'd have more respect for their bodies.

Increased revenues, meaning higher taxes, will be a central element of any successful long-term budget plan, and President Obama is right to insist that the wealthy - the slice of America that has come through the recession in by far the best financial health - should provide those funds.