Quotes About Health

It is not birth, marriage, or death, but gastrulation which is truly the most important time in your life

Looking at this immensely swollen face in front of him the doctor gently consoled the patient, "Comrade, don't worry and you will recover." As a matter of fact, he was thinking quite the opposite, "You will die. I can be of no more help."

She had not realised that grief was so physical. Before Zach died, she thought grief happened in your head. She didn't know that your whole body ached with it, that it screwed up your digestive system, your menstrual cycle, your sleep patterns, your skin. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.

They were only on the very outer edge of old age, they were not yet dealing with dementia or confusion, just bad knees and indigestion, some insomnia, apparently.

Even a really bad ordinary argument, where feelings were hurt, would be so much better than this permanent sense of dread. She could feel it everywhere: in her stomach, her chest, even her mouth had a horrible taste to it. What was it doing to her health?

She had not realized that grief was so physical. Before Zach died, she thought grief happened in your head. She didn't know that your whole body ached with it, that it screwed up your digestive system, your menstrual cycle, your sleep patterns, your skin. You wouldn't wish it on your worst enemy.

Detoxing is a myth, darling, it's been debunked! Your liver does it for you. Or maybe it's your kidneys. It's all taken care of somehow.

when she was in the bath (not too hot—so many rules).

avail. I choose my mood, she told herself as she stood in the kitchen, tossing back evening primrose capsules like Valium.

You will eat slowly and mindfully and only what your body needs.

dodgy knee of mine.

God, I'm hungry. Have you tried the 5:2 diet? This is my fast day. I am dying of starvation.

Oh, that did me good! Laughter is wonderful for the digestion.

I had bad endometriosis when I was younger, and a doctor told me I'd have a lot of trouble getting pregnant.

Idiopathic Craniofacial Erythema', or 'severe facial blushing'.

Every time she managed to get him to eat something healthy she found herself deeply satisfied, her mouth virtually chewing along with his, as if some innate, biological need was being met.

Her mother's theory about germs was that one had to ingest and touch as many as possible in order to build up a healthy immunity.

The fear of death which is imprinted in men is at the same time a great expedient Heaven employs to hinder them from many misdeeds: many things are left undone for fear of imperiling one's life or health.

Money spread like germs, get sick na.

I try not to sleep. It disturbs the circles I'm growing under my eyes.

We are a people who do not want to keep much of the past in our heads. It is considered unhealthy in America to remember mistakes, neurotic to think about them, psychotic to dwell on them.

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.

So many of us resist the truth that self-care is not self-indulgence, but it is a fact that you cannot pour from an empty cup. Or a shattered one.

No, I like to wear as least amount of makeup as I can during my everyday life because I'm just all about keeping my skin healthy and hydrated and I love to laugh and have a great time and smile - that's when I feel the most pretty so I just want to make sure that I stay happy.