- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Die
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- Nov 07, 2020
We all know we're going to die one day, but who wants to think about it? What's sustainable is joy, pleasure and freedom.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Because the biological mechanisms that affect our health and well-being are so dynamic, when people change their diet and lifestyle, they usually feel so much better, so quickly; it reframes the reason for changing from fear of dying to joy of living. Also, the support that patients give each other is a powerful motivator.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
People who are lonely and depressed are three to 10 times more likely to get sick and die prematurely than those who have a strong sense of love and community. I don't know any other single factor that affects our health - for better and for worse - to such a strong degree.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better, and quickly.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
Joy of living is sustainable; fear of dying is not.
- Counterproductive
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control.
- Free
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether you're six or sixty, if you go on a diet and lifestyle program and feel constrained, you're likely to go off it sooner or later. Offering a spectrum of choices is much more effective; then, you feel free and empowered.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
If I eat mindlessly while watching television, reading, or talking with someone else, I can go through an entire meal without tasting the food, without even noticing that I've been eating. The plate is empty but I didn't enjoy the food - I had all of the calories and little of the pleasure.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in Texas, eating meat five times a day, and I liked meat. But I began being a vegetarian when I was 19 because I found that I felt better.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The reason I spend so much of my time doing science is that the whole point of science is to help people resolve conflicting claims by saying: 'Show me the data.'
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never give up hope.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020