Quotes About Lifestyle

In fact, according to one recent study, poor diet and physical inactivity may soon overtake tobacco as the leading cause of death in America.21

Nah, I don't watch TV either, apart from a few sports programmes. I just don't have the time.

Far from being misanthropic loners with anger issues, most of these pirates had lives that were intimately intertwined with the communities from which they came, and to which they one day hoped to return to enjoy their spoils. They viewed piracy as a job, not a lifestyle.

Theology must lead to the practical aspects of how to live as a Christian.

On any given day in the United States about one-quarter of the adult population visits a fast food restaurant.

In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music—combined.

I thought to spend my declining years writing poetry and teaching - but that won't pay the Bergdorf's bill. I think I'll move to somewhere life is cheaper.

It is much easier and cheaper to follow a vegan diet than it is to perform due diligence on a diet that includes meat, milk, or eggs.

It was what Raymond Chandler would have called "a nice neighborhood to have bad habits in.

I like exercise. I like a healthy body.

The remarkable photographs by Craig Varjabedian are not only beautiful but also extremely valuable documents of architecture, culture, and lifestyle . . .

No one is doomed by genes to eat badly. Pickiness is governed more by environment than biology.

When we say we lack time to cook -- or even time to eat -- we are not making a simple statement of fact. We are talking about cultural values and the way that our society dictates that our days should be carved up.

It is possible to educate children in the pleasures of food; and that doing so will set the children up for a lifetime of healthy eating. Feeding is learning.

We create our own pattern of eating, as distinctive as a signature.

Once the pattern of not being hungry in the morning is set, it modifies the way you eat for life.

The way we eat is not a question of worthiness but of routine and preference, built over a lifespan.

Our difficulty is not just that we haven't learned to cook and grow food, however important that is; it's that we haven't learned to eat in ways that support health and happiness

In contrast to all the other things we work on in life that are far less likely to increase our wellbeing - including dieting - it is astonishing how little effort we put into changing our eating preferences for the better.

Changing the way you eat is hard, but it can be done. Look at Japan.

Avoid 'distracting' meals such as TV dinners and computer lunches. replace the biscuit jar with a fruit bowl. Repackage food into smaller containers. Order half-size portions in restaurants. Replace short wide glasses with tall narrow ones. And get smaller plates.

Learning how to eat better - which is quite different from going on a diet - is within anyone's grasp.

The Japanese must be doing something right in the way they eat, given that they live longer on average than people form any other nation.

If you can improve the eating, the rest of life gets a little better too.