Joshua Rosenthal

The more I observed human behavior, the more convinced I became that the key to health is understanding each person’s individual needs, rather than following a set of predetermined rules. I saw plenty of evidence that having happy relationships, a fulfilling career, an exercise routine and a spiritual practice are even more important to health than a daily diet.

Health is a vehicle, not a destination.

People are gaining weight today because they eat too much chemicalized, artificial junk food and consume too much caffeine, sugar, nicotine and alcohol. It’s not the carbohydrates.

Nutrition is a funny science. It’s the only field where people can scientifically prove opposing theories and still be right.

I have been working in the field of nutrition for more than 25 years and what I’ve learned is that there is probably no one right way of eating.

The food we take into our mouth goes into our stomach, where it gets digested and eventually assimilates into the bloodstream. Our blood is what creates our cells, our tissues, our organs, our skin, our hair, our brains and even our thoughts and feelings. We are, at our most basic level, walking food.

If you are not getting the primary food you need, eating all the food in the world won’t satisfy your hunger.

You can eat all the broccoli and brown rice in the world, but if you feel isolated and lonely, you are not going to be living life at full capacity.

We don’t realize the extent to which our lives would improve if we were doing work we loved.

Finding work you love is essential to living a healthy, balanced life.

I am a great believer in encouraging people to slow down... Courage is also required to stand up and say, “Okay, everyone. You can pass me on the fast track to success. I’ve tasted it, understood it, and I am no longer interested in keeping up because I know now that the price is too high. I want to stay true to myself, and I want to enjoy myself. These are my priorities.

Getting off this treadmill requires a willingness to stand on our own and disregard others’ opinions.

The more we bring our individual lives into alignment with the whole of existence, the more we feel nourished and at peace.

My father has a bumper sticker on the back of his car that says, ‘This is your life, not a dress rehearsal.’ Now is the time to take action toward accomplishing whatever dreams, ideas or aspirations may be lingering in the back of your mind.