Health Decision Quotes

I actually don't drink.

I think people in Montreal smoke a lot, and I used to smoke when I was 17-18, and just picked it up when I was playing juniors. But I think I stopped when I was 22, which was a big decision in my life.

I haven't always been gluten-free.

I quit eating red meat a long time ago. I'm a vegetarian, but not by a moral issue or any kind of stand. I still eat dairy. And I quit eating sugar about the same time I quit eating red meat, but I eat fruit.

The vast majority of the world knows there's no reason to circumcise. Someone should tell the doctors.

I was diagnosed with an early, early stage of prostate cancer. I was almost a vegetarian then. I was heading that direction. What pushed me over the edge, was the doctor who did the diagnosis. He said in a discussion about prostate cancer that he had never seen a vegetarian with prostate cancer. And this is not a holistic doctor, this is a regular, mainstream doctor. And I was just blown away.

I don't even take aspirin.

I wasn't one-hundred percent sure that Jenny Craig was going to be the right program for me, but I wanted to do something. So I sat down with the CEO of Jenny Craig, Patti Larchet.

I personally never get vaccinated for the flu, because no.

I won't touch alcohol.

I never drink alcohol.

I just honestly want to do what's best for my health.

My latest blood test said my cholesterol was very high and my doctor recommended some medicine for it. I said "no" to his recommendation and he said "what are you going to do?" I said I ate my way into this and I'm going to eat my way out of it.

I prefer being a non-drinker.

I did try being a vegan.

Who will take medicine unless he knows he is in the grip of disease?

I decided to pick the diet that I thought would maximize my chances of long-term survival.

I've asked Jobs why he didn't get an operation then and he said, 'I didn't want my body to be opened. I didn't want to be violated in that way.'

The next major advance in the health of the American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself.

For me, it's just a decision I made at home with my wife that I'm not eating meat.

I don't eat red meat anymore.

For me it was just more important to get the cancer out. With the double mastectomy I now have less than one per cent chance of getting it back, otherwise it was 20, 30 or 40 per cent chance and for me it wasn't worth it.

Coming up with a simple statement like 'I choose health' is a good beginning.

Sometimes I don't even accept the simplest medical treatment, such as, for example, the anti-flu vaccine.

For many people with HIV, finding the right doctor is the most important decision they'll make.