Disease-Proof Your Child Quotes

“Health is normal. The human body is a self-repairing, self-defending, self-healing marvel. Disease is relatively difficult to induce, considering the body's powerful immune system. However, this complicated and delicate machinery can be damaged if fed the wrong fuel during the formative years. ... Healthy living with nutritional excellence throughout life can slow the decline of aging. It can prevent the years and years of suffering in ill health that is so common today as people get older and become dependent on medical treatments, drugs, and surgery. Nutritional excellence is the only real fountain of youth.”
― Joel Fuhrman, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right

“Junk food isn't cheap; we pay a steep price for it years after consuming it.”
― Joel Fuhrman, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right

“One study showed that about 75 percent of parents gave up after five tries, while the research showed it took eight to fifteen times for children to accept a new food as familiar.”
― Joel Fuhrman, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right

“Incredible as it seems, high-calorie, trans-fat-filled french fries are the most common vegetable eaten by young children today.”
― Joel Fuhrman, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right

“Superior”
― Joel Fuhrman, Disease-Proof Your Child: Feeding Kids Right