A Quick Monday Thought
Posted on February 16, 2009
“Thomas Jefferson, more than 200 years ago, stated: ‘The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human body in diet and in the causes and prevention of disease.’ No pill, vaccine, or injection can completely offset the diseases brought on by an unhealthy lifestyle.”1
Just something to think about.
- Philip E. Allsen, Joyce M. Harrison and Barbara Vance, Fitness for Life: An Individualized Approach, 6th ed (Boston: WCB/McGraw Hill, 1997) 8. [↩]
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A quick Monday thought on chronic disease prevention: http://tinyurl.com/bju3wd
So, so true! Thanks Blake!
A wise man
A statement as true today as it was 200 years ago.
He was a wise man for sure. I love that quote and wish more people would take care of themselves for prevention instead of relying on meds.
He really said that? he’s an amazing man!
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This is the principle behind Traditional Chinese Medicine. It was meant to prevent you from getting sick by keeping your chi flowing…not to treat you once your immune system is already compromised!
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Jefferson also said, that the less moral a society is the more rules and laws they will have! One out of two is pretty good
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