Quotes About Health

This was a kid who scheduled extra time in his day for sneezes when he had a cold.

And cleanliness is next to deadliness

El cuerpo necesita muchas comidas diferentes para mantenerse sano. Y la mente necesita muchas ideas distintas para mantenerse aguda.

the lack of color in these places is what keeps people sick so long.

I'm not crazy, I'm compratmentalized.

A cup of blueberries a day may keep cognitive decline away.

Your rate of neurogenesis is key to feeling good or bad, vibrant and rejuvenated or stagnant and depressed.

Brain health is key to health in every area—physical, emotional, mental, spiritual.

diet high in healthy fats that is anti-inflammatory, low-glycemic, high fiber, and antioxidant rich promotes

We are the most in-debt, obese, addicted and medicated adult cohort in U.S. history.

Research shows that playing cards once a week or meeting friends every Wednesday night at Starbucks adds as many years to our lives as taking beta blockers or quitting a pack-a-day smoking habit.

I can always tell about the health of a culture of an organization by how much gossiping is happening

There is overwhelming evidence that gratitude is good for us physically, emotionally, and mentally. There's research that shows that gratitude is correlated with better sleep, increased creativity, decreased entitlement, decreased hostility and aggression, increased decision-making skills, decreased blood pressure—the list goes on.

shame is the voice of perfectionism. Whether we're talking about appearance, work, motherhood, health or family, it's not the quest for perfection that is so painful; it's failing to meet the unattainable expectations that lead to the painful wash of shame.

And when it comes to addiction, employers with successful employee assistance programs report improvements in morale and productivity and decreases in absenteeism, accidents, downtime, turnover, and theft. Employers with long-standing programs also report better health status among employees and family members.

Midlife and midcareer are when we often start to see the effects of having stockpiled emotion for too long. The body is holding down the emotional fort, and as a result, we can experience many symptoms including anxiety, depression, burnout, insomnia, and physical pain.

I've never been in a good place without working out and paying attention to my spiritual life. When

Oh, my God. I feel different. I feel joyful and real. I'm still afraid, but I also feel really brave. Something has changed—I can feel it in my bones." I was healthier, more joyful, and more grateful than I had ever felt. I felt calmer and grounded, and significantly less anxious. I had rekindled my creative life, reconnected with my family and friends in a new way, and most

Social interaction makes us live longer, healthier lives. By a lot. Pinker writes, "In fact, neglecting to keep in close contact with people who are important to you is at least as dangerous to your health as a pack-a-day cigarette habit, hypertension, or obesity.

What's important to note about Pennebaker's research is the fact that he advocates limited writing, or short spurts. He's found that writing about emotional upheavals for just fifteen to twenty minutes a day on four consecutive days can decrease anxiety, rumination, and depressive symptoms and boost our immune systems.

more people die from prescription drug overdoses than from heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine drug use combined.

the vowel check: AEIOUY. A = Have I been Abstinent today? (However you define that—I find it a little more challenging when it comes to things like food, work, and the computer.) E = Have I Exercised today? I = What have I done for myself today? O = What have I done for Others today? U = Am I holding on to Unexpressed emotions today? Y = Yeah! What is something good that's happened today?

Living with air pollution increases your odds of dying early by 5 percent. Living with obesity, 20 percent. Excessive drinking, 30 percent. And living with loneliness? It increases our odds of dying early by 45 percent

When she says "life or death," she's not kidding. It turns out that everything she's learned complements what we read about loneliness: Social interaction makes us live longer, healthier lives. By a lot. Pinker writes, "In fact, neglecting to keep in close contact with people who are important to you is at least as dangerous to your health as a pack-a-day cigarette habit, hypertension, or obesity." The good news is that this contact