Many smart folks seem to think that if you just get your metaphors and messages right, you'll win. That if you start describing what you favor as a 'moral value' - 'affordable health care is a moral value' etc., - then you'll appeal to red-state voters. Eric Liu on health
There are all kinds of things you can do to marry literacy with health. C. Everett Koop on health
I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health and be pretty miserable at 40 or 50. If you're in good health, you can enjoy things into your 80s. Bob Barker on health
I'd like to see the health care professionals making decisions, not some bureaucrat in Indianapolis working for an insurance company. Charles Schumer on health
Voters did say 'repeal health care,' they did say 'reduce the size of government.' But not a single one of them from the tea party or anywhere said 'give tax breaks to the wealthiest.' Charles Schumer on health
I became a vegetarian out of compassion for animals and to live as healthy as possible. I realized soon after that I was truly concerned with nonviolent consumption and my own health, a vegan diet was the best decision. Davey Havok on health
I'm by no means condemning prescription medicine for mental health. I've seen it save a lot of people's lives. Zach Braff on health
We are all born with a unique genetic blueprint, which lays out the basic characteristics of our personality as well as our physical health and appearance... And yet, we all know that life experiences do change us. Joan D. Vinge on health
Women are half the population and they know how to take care of themselves, if they are only given access to health care. Cynthia Nixon on health
The idea of making access to safe abortions harder and more expensive and more difficult, having to travel across state lines - that puts women's health and lives in jeopardy, which is something I think no one wants. Cynthia Nixon on health
Women's health needs to be front and center - it often isn't, but it needs to be. Cynthia Nixon on health
The more easily digestible and refined the carbohydrates, the greater the effect on our health, weight and well-being. Andrew Weil on health
Most American diets, even bad ones, provide more than enough calcium for bone health, especially for men. Andrew Weil on health
I fully support a national health care program for the U.S. Andrew Weil on health
One of the most obvious ways dogs can improve our physical and mental health is via daily walks. Andrew Weil on health
The bottom line is that the human body is complex and subtle, and oversimplifying - as common sense sometimes impels us to do - can be hazardous to your health. Andrew Weil on health
Human beings have survived for millennia because most of us make good decisions about our health most of the time. Andrew Weil on health
If we can make the correct diagnosis, the healing can begin. If we can't, both our personal health and our economy are doomed. Andrew Weil on health
The World Health Organization has recognized acupuncture as effective in treating mild to moderate depression. Andrew Weil on health
I have argued for years that we do not have a health care system in America. We have a disease-management system - one that depends on ruinously expensive drugs and surgeries that treat health conditions after they manifest rather than giving our citizens simple diet, lifestyle and therapeutic tools to keep them healthy. Andrew Weil on health