Moderation

"In societies where excesses are the norm, we need to apply wise judgment and moderation. Moderation means restraint within reasonable limits and refraining from excess. We can exercise moderation when deciding how much and how often we need to eat and by resisting media messages that encourage unwise eating habits that can bring unwanted health risks.

"Another way to show moderation is to avoid trying to fill emotional emptiness with food... A better approach is to fill our emotional hunger through service to others.

"Moderation doesn't mean never enjoying dessert; nor does it mean we must eliminate even occasional treats. It simply means we should use good judgment."

-Beverly Hyatt Neville
Dietitian and Health Educator
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Who We Are and Who We Want to Become

"If we see healthy eating and exercise as something only our doctor expects of us, we will likely fail. If we see these choices as who we are and who we want to become, we have a greater chance of staying the course and succeeding." ( link)

-Dieter F. Uchtdorf

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Your Body

Dinnertime and Balance

"The consideration of family mealtime is important because it is such a great measuring stick to help us determine whether or not we are maintaining balance in our homes.  If parents are spending too much time at work, there is no family meal. If children are overscheduled and parents are spending too much time traveling between other commitments, there is no family meal. If we are too sedentary and watch too much television, or spend too much time on the computer, there is no family meal. In short, when our lives get out of balance, the family meal is usually the first thing to go."

-Lynnae W. Allred
in Piggyback Rides and Slippery Slides: How to Have Fun Raising First-Rate Children

Too Busy?

A man too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his tools.

-Spanish Proverb

True Wealth

“The greatest wealth is Health.”

-Unknown

Prevention vs. Intervention

“Mainstream medicine would be way different if it focused on prevention even half as much as it focused on intervention…”  

-Anonymous

Medicine or Poison

"The food you eat can either be the safest and most powerful medicine or the slowest form of poison."

-Ann Wigmore

Time

"If you don't take time for your health today, you will have to make time for illness tomorrow."

Joseph Piscatella

The Doctor of the Future

I found this visionary quote the other day and wanted to share it:

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet, and in the cause and prevention of disease."

-Thomas A. Edison