Quotes About Health

If a physician of high standing, and one's own husband, assures friends and relatives that there is really nothing the matter with one but temporary nervous depression—a slight hysterical tendency—what is one to do? . . . So I take phosphates or phosphites—whichever it is, and tonics, and journeys, and air, and exercise, and am absolutely forbidden to "work" until I am well again. Personally, I disagree with their ideas . . .

John is a physician, and perhaps--(I would not say it to a living soul, of course, but this is dead paper and a great relief to my mind)--perhaps that is one reason I do not get well faster

Às vezes eu acho que se ao menos eu estivesse bem o suficiente para escrever um pouco, aliviaria a pressão das ideias e eu poderia descansar. - O papel de parede amarelo

You see he does not believe I am sick!

I think sometimes that if only I were well enough to write a little it would relieve the press of ideas and rest me. But I find that I get pretty tired when I try.

But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing. John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows that there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him.

In a sick society, women who have difficulty fitting in are not ill but demonstrating a healthy and positive response.

I am glad my case is not serious! But these nervous troubles are dreadfully depressing. John does not know how much I really suffer. He knows there is no reason to suffer, and that satisfies him.

I'm sure I never used to be so sensitive. I think it is due to this nervous condition.

Mammograms are really sort of a gift. You can either catch something early or count your lucky stars because nothing was discovered. Either way, you're ahead of the game.

We are designed to run and we increase our chance of daily happiness when we do so." Jeff Galloway, running coach

As for food, half of my friends have dug their graves with their teeth.

What mom cares about most is that I'm happy, healthy and enjoying my life.

People need to understand that when they're deciding between breastmilk and formula, they're not deciding between Coke and Pepsi.... They're choosing between a live, pure substance and a dead substance made with the cheapest oils available.

I'm a good person. I eat pretty well. I work out. I go to bookstores. I save people. For a living. I have better things to do than get hauled in for a medical checkup every week. Have I complained the last few months? Constantly. Was I a good patient? No. What can I say? When your primary care provider is a shadowy government agency, you have to be your own medical advocate.

You find that you have lot of time on your hands when you suddenly are not drinking because you are pregnant.

There's no such thing as too much garlic.

When you treat a disease, first treat the mind.

Fitness - if it came in a bottle, everybody would have a great body.

I've been screaming at the top of my lungs at my family, 'Work out! Work out! Old age is coming!'

The health benefits, both mental and physical, of humor are well documented. A good laugh can diffuse tension, relieve stress, and release endorphins into your system, which act as a natural mood elevator. In Norman Cousin's book, Anatomy of an Illness, Cousin's describes the regimen he followed to overcome a serious debilitating disease he was suffering from. It included large doses of laughter and humor. Published in 1976, his book has been widely accepted by the medical community.

You always feel better after you sing. It's like exercise, or eating your vegetables, or mediation. But with glitter and the occasional high note.

Typically, raw food takes about 13 hours to go from ingestion to elimination. Cooked and processed foods that are high in fats and animal proteins can take up to 72 hours.

Bodies store toxins in fat cells and must expend precious energy and resources to detoxify and eliminate these harmful substances. Toxins are stored in fat tissue, sometimes for years, until the fat is burned;