A New Approach to the Epidemic of Diabetes, Dr. Neal Barnard, author of Food for Life:
- “The average American consumes 50 pounds more meat, 40 pounds more dairy, 30 pounds more sugar a year than they did a century ago.”
- “The uterus is the most optimistic organ in the human body. Every month it says, ‘yay! we’re gonna get pregnant!’
- “You can call cheese dairy crack if you’d like.”
The Next Information Revolution: Food at Information, Dr. Mark Hyman, author of UltraMetabolism:
- “Change your body. Change your brain.”
- “Diseases are not the right framework. Diseases are just names for a collection of symptoms. We name the problem, then we blame the name of the problem for the problem.”
Power of Plant-Based Nutrition, from moderator Kris Carr:
- “I didn’t know how to make energy depositis, I just made energy withdrawals.”
- “I wasn’t a smoker… I never bought my own pack. I was just a social smoker. And I was very, very social.”
- “I had teflon youth.”
- “Life is a terminal condition. We’re all gonna die.”
- “I believe the part reflects the whole and we are mirrors of our planet. I, like the Earth, have rivers, oceans, and terrain. When we destroy ourselves, we destroy our planet.”
Nutrition for Women, Mariel Hemingway:
- “We should look at ourselves as individuals. Food is extremely personal and extremely important. It is important to find a pathway that suits you as an individual.”
- “Nutrition is more than just about food.”
Context: The Urban Zen Foundation’s Well-Being Form 2009
More to come!
