Most weight loss diets center around portion control, which is just trying to eat smaller amounts of the same addictive foods. This approach inevitably fails. – Joel Fuhrman
The goal of my diet-style is eating for optimal health and longevity. What greater benefit could there be than living healthfully and actively into old age with no dependence on medications and almost no risk of heart disease, diabetes or dementia? – Joel Fuhrman
Blueberries, strawberries and blackberries are true super foods. Naturally sweet and juicy, berries are low in sugar and high in nutrients – they are among the best foods you can eat. – Joel Fuhrman
We have these weapons of mass destruction on every street corner, and they’re called donuts, cheeseburgers, French fries, potato chips, junk food. Our kids are living on a junk food diet. – Joel Fuhrman
If you eat the standard Western diet that most people eat in the modern world, it’s quite likely you will develop heart disease. – Joel Fuhrman
The modern diet is grossly deficient in hundreds of important plant-derived immunity-building compounds which makes us highly vulnerable to viruses, infections and disease. – Joel Fuhrman
I have appeared on ‘The Dr. Oz show’ and recognize that Dr. Oz does not hold the exact same viewpoints about all controversies in human nutrition that I do, but he has a huge base of knowledge and is open-minded and willing to re-consider a position based on emerging evidence on multiple scientific and health issues. – Joel Fuhrman
Eating a high-nutrient diet actually makes you more satisfied with less food, and actually gives the ability to enjoy food more without overeating. – Joel Fuhrman
Although measuring omega-3 levels in the blood seems like it would be an objective and accurate indicator of fish oil intake compared to using the subjects’ reported dietary intake, this test does not accurately reflect long-term dietary intake. – Joel Fuhrman
Cancer is caused by what you do for many, many years, not what you do for a few weeks or months. – Joel Fuhrman
When you eat healthfully, your body gravitates relatively rapidly toward a better weight. – Joel Fuhrman
You cannot escape from the biological law of cause and effect – food choices are the most significant cause of disease and premature death. – Joel Fuhrman
Doctors’ positions and recommendations about drugs, procedures, surgical interventions, health and nutrition are not always based on strong scientific evidence. – Joel Fuhrman
The human body is a miraculous self-healing machine, but those self-repair systems require a nutrient-dense diet. – Joel Fuhrman
We must always remember that all medical interventions have risk, and very little can be asserted with 100 percent certainty. – Joel Fuhrman
Don’t forget: cruciferous vegetables must be chopped, crushed, or chewed well for maximum benefit! – Joel Fuhrman
Preferring healthful foods is a skill, and skills take practice and perseverance to develop. – Joel Fuhrman
One can be a vegan and eating a health-promoting, high-nutrient diet, but one can also eat a small amount of animal products while following a Nutritarian diet and still live a long, healthy life. – Joel Fuhrman
I have serious concerns about the potential risks of taking lots of fish oil capsules. So much fish oil can have paradoxical effects, reducing immune function in later life. – Joel Fuhrman
We need radical dietary improvement, and the earlier in life that change is made, the better. Just following a vegan diet or eating a few more vegetables is not enough. – Joel Fuhrman