Quote

We are spending most of our time in American health care fixing the mistakes that either we in the profession are causing or our patients are, without recognizing it, causing to themselves.

Mehmet Oz

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Mehmet Oz
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 11
Academic
Author
Medical Writer
Physician
Presenter
Surgeon
Television Producer
Writer
Cleveland
Ohio
Dr. Oz
Doctor Oz
Mehmet Cengiz Öz
Mehmet Oz
Health
Fixing
Mistake
Causing
Either
Patients
American
Recognizing
Care
Profession
Without
Patient
Time
Spending
Mistakes

More quotes by Mehmet Oz

Image
People change based on what they feel, not what they know. Which means that understanding all that advice doesn't matter if there's no deep, profound, visceral awareness of why it's important.
Mehmet Oz
Image
You need to be proactive, carve out time in your schedule, and take responsibility for being the healthiest person you can be - no one else is going to do it for you.
Mehmet Oz
Image
If you can laugh your way through life, you can have a good time as you're going through the sometimes troubling time that we have in our lives.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Energy Medicine is the last great frontier in medicine.
Mehmet Oz
Image
I've always felt that, when I looked at my tombstone, it shouldn't say, 'Mehmet Oz banged out 10,000 open-heart operations.' I've probably done 5,000. Am I any better at it than 10,000? He shook his head. It's just a different number on the tombstone.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Unfortunately, several companies are attempting to deceive consumers through the unauthorized use of my image or my name, and my attorneys are pursuing those making these false claims.
Mehmet Oz
Image
We need a wholesale reevaluation of what health feels like. Most Americans don't even know what that is anymore. I want to tell people, Listen, there are places where you can focus on your health, and it can actually be simple.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Medicine is a jealous mistress. It demands all your time.
Mehmet Oz
Image
You don't have a family doctor anymore like you did when you were a kid, who treated you throughout your life.
Mehmet Oz
Image
A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.
Mehmet Oz
Image
We don't need sugar to live, and we don't need it as a society.
Mehmet Oz
Image
If you change your lifestyle, remember it's not a wind sprint, but it's a marathon you're embarked on, and you'll be able to stay there.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Whatever you choose, do it fully-with passion and childlike enthusiasm.
Mehmet Oz
Image
It takes around 30 minutes for your body to realize you're full, so if you're hungry when you sit down to eat, and you eat as quickly as most Americans do, you're just going to keep throwing down food before that feeling kicks in.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Not enough families eat together. We eat in front of the TV while we're absorbed in a program.
Mehmet Oz
Image
We don't walk. We overeat because we've made it easy to overeat. We have fast-food joints on every corner. By the way, the 'we' is all of us. It's not the government. It's all of us doing this together.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Our ancestors had to eat whenever food was around. And we're actually still hardwired the same way. The big difference is we don't have to hunt for our food. For us, hunting comes down to sliding the milk carton out of the way.
Mehmet Oz
Image
It's a big issue for me - feeling like I should be helping every person who asks for something or who has a problem.
Mehmet Oz
Image
It's difficult to love someone you don't respect, which is hard to remember when you're having an argument.
Mehmet Oz
Image
Food - I love nuts. I eat them all the time, they're easy to carry around, and I am never hungry all day long.
Mehmet Oz