The old problems - love, money, security, status, health, etc. - are still here to plague us or please us. Shelley Berman healthlovemoney Change image and share on social
The main thing is that it's nice to see these young people - 9 to 14 years old - take the opportunity to get more involved in their health and fitness. We need more kids to be more active. Rafer Johnson activefitnesshealth Change image and share on social
The torch relay is an excellent embodiment of all that the Olympic Games have come to symbolise - a celebration of the human spirit. Personally to me, it represents striving to be the best in whatever we do, never giving up despite the odds, and a commitment to health and fitness. Lakshmi Mittal celebrationcommitmentembodiment share on social
I don't have many Russian friends. My childhood friends are dead - either from bad health, or they died in perestroika. Leon Max badchildhooddead Change image and share on social
The conservative statement is that telomere length is a biomarker, but it's probably not passive. There are some very intimate relationships between things such as molecular markers for inflammation and telomere health. Elizabeth Blackburn biomarkerconservativehealth share on social
You see people who have been very heavy in their life who have taken that body, trimmed it down, firmed it up through discipline, exercise and being able to say no. Eating properly, that all comes into it. Mike Ditka bodydisciplineeat share on social
I walk into a health club locker room and feel an immediate impulse toward scrutiny, the kneejerk measuring of self against other: 'That one has great thighs, this one's gained weight, who's thin, who's fat, how do I compare?' Caroline Knapp clubcomparefat share on social
A health system that lacks commodities for managing high-mortality infectious diseases and the main killers of mothers and young children will not have an adequate impact. By the same token, even the best-stocked delivery system will have an inadequate impact if it fails to reach the poor. Margaret Chan adequatechildcommodity share on social
When I left my parents' home when I was 19, I went to the University of Florida, and within 24 hours was in the mental health department. And within 20 minutes, I was being told by the director there that they didn't have what I needed there. Darrell Hammond departmentdirectorflorida share on social
For years, many public health campaigns that aimed at changing habits have been failures. Charles Duhigg aimcampaignchange Change image and share on social