Disease Quote by Randolph M. Nesse

“Just as we possess a potent physical immune system that protects us from threats to our physical well-being, so do we possess a potent…

— Timothy D. Wilson

“Here's how it works. Your immune system protects you from all kinds of nasty bugs and helps repair tissue that has been damaged by…

— Jed Diamond

“Being HIV positive doesn’t necessarily mean that you are going to die before each and every person who is HIV negative.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana

“Chlamydia, today´s most common cause of venereal disease, does the equivalent of hiding in the police station. Schistosomes of the mansoni type go a…

— Randolph M. Nesse

“Emotional capacities are shaped by situations that occurred repeatedly in the course of evolution and that were important to fitness. Attacks by predators, threats…

— Randolph M. Nesse

“Paradoxically, it now is much easier to treat many mental disorders than it is to understand them.”

— Randolph M. Nesse

“Therapists have long known that many depressions go away only after a person finally gives up some long-sought goal and turns his or her…

— Randolph M. Nesse

“People are not controlled by some internal calculator that crudely motivates them to maximize their reproductive success. Instead, people form deep, lifelong emotional attachments…

— Randolph M. Nesse

“The current danger for most of us is not the deprivation suffered bu our ancestors but an excess of nutrition.”

— Randolph M. Nesse

“A great friend can act like a trash can with a hole in the bottom. To listen to someone else's personal garbage with the…

— Doug Rose

The first year I was sober was probably the worst year of my life. My immune system was screwed. I completely isolated myself. I…

— Corey Taylor

It is astounding how much the immune system is strengthened by reducing daily mental stress levels with either visualization or meditation. The other great…

— Bernie Siegel