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"The Road to Wellville" Quotes

A satirical novel set in a 1907 health spa, "The Road to Wellville" follows a group of eccentric characters as they pursue physical and spiritual wellness under the bizarre regimens of Dr. John Harvey Kellogg.

Quotes

Health is a state of mind. You must first believe you are well before you can become well.

T.C. Boyle

healthbeliefmindset

The body is a temple, but only if you treat it like one.

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healthself-carediscipline

There are no shortcuts to wellville, only the long, winding road of discipline and self-denial.

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disciplineperseverancehealth

Hunger is the best seasoning. If you’re truly hungry, even a crust of bread tastes like a feast.

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foodappetitegratitude

Every man is the architect of his own health.

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self-determinationhealthresponsibility

Indulgence is the enemy of progress.

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self-controlprogresstemptation

An enema a day keeps the doctor away.

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healthroutinehumor

We must banish all toxins from the body, for they are the root of all disease.

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healthdetoxificationprevention

The mind and the body are inseparable; what you feed one, you feed the other.

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mind-bodynutritionholism

To be well is a privilege, not a right.

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healthprivilegewellness