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" Reimbursement is a major determinant of how medicine is practiced. When reimbursement changes, so do medical practice and medical education. "

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" A little dark chocolate in small amounts often helps lift me out of those blue moments. When I walk into my favorite store on Union Street in San Francisco that sells high-quality chocolates from around the world, I feel like, well, a kid in a candy store. "

" In business, when you can meet an unmet need that is this primal, even meeting it in a superficial way can create a multi-billion-dollar business - e.g., the chat rooms in AOL when it first came out, or the lounges in Starbucks, or the billion people who are on Facebook - even though these are hardly the most intimate of life experiences. "

" No one has a monopoly on truth, and science continues to advance. Yesterday's heresies may be tomorrow's conventional wisdom. "

" 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. "

" The diets and lifestyles in many other countries are much healthier than in the United States. "

" A little humility goes a long way. "

" Curious patients are more receptive to new ideas, and those who engage their health practitioners in a dialogue are much more likely to adhere to these recommendations. "

" Too much power in any institution tends to stifle innovation. "

" Your genes are not your fate... if you change your lifestyle, you change your genes. "

" How you eat is as important as what you eat. If I eat mindlessly while watching television, I get all of the calories and none of the pleasure. Instead, if I eat mindfully, paying attention and savoring what I'm eating, smaller portions of food can be exquisitely satisfying. "

" Just like navigating in the open sea, triangulating the information you collect from media with your doctor's advice and some common sense will help map a sound path to safety. "

" For much of my career, I've studied health and how it's intrinsically tied to lifestyle. "

" Meaningful health reform needs to provide incentives for physicians and other health professionals to teach their patients healthy ways of living rather than reimbursing primarily drugs and surgical interventions. "

" Multinational food companies can play a large role in helping to prevent chronic diseases around the world by offering healthier choices in the United States and abroad. "

" When we forgive someone, it doesn't excuse their actions; it frees us from our own chronic stress and suffering, so it's in our own self-interest. "

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

" The choices you make each day in your diet and lifestyle have a direct influence on how your genetic predisposition is expressed - for better and for worse. You're only as old as your genes, but how your genes are expressed may be modified by exercise, diet and lifestyle choices much more than had previously been believed - and more quickly. "

" Even more than feeling healthy, most people want to feel free and in control. "

" If you're at high risk or are trying to reverse heart disease or prevent the recurrence of cancer, you probably need to make bigger changes in diet and lifestyle than someone who just wants to lose a few pounds and is otherwise healthy. If you just want to lower your cholesterol, weight or blood pressure, begin by making moderate changes. "

" Smaller portions of good foods are more satisfying than larger portions of junk foods, especially if you pay attention to what you're eating. "

" If you go on a diet and feel constrained, you are more likely to drop it. But if you see your food choices each day as part of a spectrum, then you are more likely to feel free and empowered. "

" No one has all the answers, so whatever a woman who has the BRCA mutation chooses to do requires courage and an element of faith. And a lot of love and support. "

" Parents and kids know they should pass up the fries for an apple and exchange the video game for a game of tag - but knowing and doing are certainly different things. "

" All divisions are man-made. "

" There's no point in giving up something you enjoy unless you get something back that's even better, and quickly. "

" When we realize that something as primal as the food that we choose to eat each day makes such an important difference in addressing both global warming and personal health, it empowers us and imbues these choices with meaning. If it's meaningful, then it's sustainable - and a meaningful life is a longer life. "

" When most people think about my work, they think about diet. To me, diet has always been the least interesting part of it. "

" As a veteran of the diet wars, I think it's time to call a truce. Rather than hear experts argue, most people want practical information they can use. "

" Eating a stick of butter will raise HDL in those who are able to do so, but that does not mean that butter is good for your heart. It isn't. "

" In general, losing weight is a good thing for those who are overweight, but it's important to lose weight in a way that enhances your health rather than one that may compromise it. "