Bruce Broussard Quotes

A person's health isn't generally a reflection of genes, but how their environment is influencing them. Genes are the direct cause of less than 1pc of diseases: 99pc is how we respond to the world.

I'm perfectly healthy.

My grandfather lived to be late 90s on one side and on the other side, 70s or something. And my father died young, at 63. But he didn't take very good care of himself.

Give up smoking. Don't get so fat. So much illness is self-induced - which I can't stand. And I'm not a good nursemaid. Don't call me if you're ill.

No matter how old you are, no matter how much you weigh, you can still control the health of your body.

We know a great deal more about the causes of physical disease than we do about the causes of physical health.

True health care reform cannot happen in Washington. It has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, in our communities. All health care is personal.

I continue to be a strong believer in the life-saving importance of early detection, and I encourage everyone to be proactive about their preventive screenings.

We don't have enough data about how lifestyle decisions impact our health.

We have been trained not to think about our health care until there's a problem.

Among identical twins who have the exact same genes, one may die early of a heart attack and the other may live a long, healthy life - depending on their lifestyle and what they eat.

Concepts such as 'risk factor modification' and 'prevention' are often considered boring and they may not initiate or sustain the levels of motivation needed to make and maintain comprehensive lifestyle changes.

The biological mechanisms that control our health and well-being are much more dynamic - for better and for worse - than most people realize.

There's a big difference between apps that help you manage your medical information and draw clues from your own bodies, and those that seek to actively doctor you.

I take care of my health. I nurture it.

I have realised that to ensure my family stays healthy, it is important I stay fit and healthy myself.

We're taught to solely blame our luck-of-the-draw genes for our health issues, rather than our daily habits, dietary choices, and interplay with the environment that surrounds us.

I desired to know why one person was ailing and his associate, eating at the same table, working in the same shop, at the same bench was not. Why? What difference was there in these two persons that caused one to have various diseases, while his partner escaped?

Health is a function of three things. 1. Luck 2. Genetics and 3. Choices in your lifestyle.

The most important thing that everybody can do, aside from building and keeping your network strong, is make good choices about your health.

Imagine an America where the health care system is dramatically improved simply because people need to go to the doctor less. Preventive health care, aka taking care of your own body, is a sensible way to go!

Keep yourself healthy. If you got your health, you can do anything. You don't need no money, you don't need nothing.

If you're not drinking enough water, or you're not eating enough vegetables, or you're not working out enough, or you're not getting your toxins out, I feel like it always reflects.

I'm not planning on being a health role model.

Fashions come and go, but good health is a treasure to keep.