“Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in c...” — Dean Ornish Quote

Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.

You can meditate on almost anything: a prayer, song, image or word. Close your eyes; sit in a comfortable position. Take a breath, and say the word out loud, emphasizing the humming sound at the end. When you come to the end of the breath, take another one and say the word again. And so on.

The choices you make each day in your diet and lifestyle have a direct influence on how your genetic predisposition is expressed - for better and for worse. You're only as old as your genes, but how your genes are expressed may be modified by exercise, diet and lifestyle choices much more than had previously been believed - and more quickly.

I've found that if I tell somebody 'Eat this and don't do that,' it's not only not helpful, it's counterproductive because even more than being healthy, we want to feel free and in control, and as soon as somebody tells us to do something, there's a tendency to do just the opposite.

This clutching hold of the E.U. is a sign of a lack of national self-confidence - which is not healthy.

There isn't just one way to get healthy and sober and to stop using.

Sometimes you can be with someone that you love, but you know it's not healthy for you. You stay with them because you can't stand the thought of them being with someone else. It kills you.

Our children are our future, and we should do everything within our power to protect them and show them how to live a healthy life.

As a swimmer I know how important it is to be fit, healthy and eat well.