Marilu Henner quotes:

Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.

Foods high in bad fats, sugar and chemicals are directly linked to many negative emotions, whereas whole, natural foods rich in nutrients - foods such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes - contribute to greater energy and positive emotions.

It is now common knowledge that the average American gains 7 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

The biggest reason most people fail is that they try to fix too much at once - join a gym, get out of debt, floss after meals and have thinner thighs in 30 days.

Healthful whole foods improve our brain function as well.

I took anatomy classes. I went to medical libraries and talked to doctors and nutritionists. I did the whole thing before using myself as a human guinea pig.

Stress is an important dragon to slay - or at least tame - in your life.

We tend to connect bad food and bad habits with romance and sex.

I like getting up early. I get up around five.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

I'm a girl who loves to share information, especially empowering, life-changing, information.

I totally changed my life, changed my lifestyle.

However, don't let perfectionism become an excuse for never getting started.

Feeling a little blue in January is normal.

Babies act out when they're hungry, cold, tired. They do this for survival.

After 19 years of experimenting, a thousand mistakes, over 400 books, at least 200 bad diets... and a partridge in a pear tree, I have found what I believe are the best answers this planet has to offer about living a healthy, happy, and balanced life.

Most of us start out with a positive attitude and a plan to do our best.

Often when a person can't get past stress, she will turn to overeating, drinking or smoking, which can become a greater problem than the stress itself.

Lack of time is a real health killer.

Like it or not, the world evolves, priorities change and so do you.

I always say centered food equals centered behavior.

We're always bombarded with images from magazines of what looks cool and sexy.

I eat all of the time... at least five little meals a day.

It's important to determine which surroundings work best for you, and then build that environment to suit your needs.

When a child is bruised physically or emotionally, parents often reward him with a treat.

If I'm right in the middle of a deadline, I'm up really early.

It took me about eight years to put together the program that I have been living for twenty years.

Its better to pace yourself throughout a big day like Thanksgiving by having something healthful for breakfast and something light for lunch.

Success in life is defined by how well you deal with plan B.

Everyone thrives most in his or her own unique environment.

Resolutions are popular because everyone feels they could use a little improvement.

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

I play the unsinkable Molly Brown, which is where she got her name from, because she survived.

You know, one of the biggest thrills I have is when famous people recognize me from Taxi.

You just have to stoke that furnace throughout the day.

I definitely enjoy being in front of people which gives me that exciting immediate rush.

An umeboshi plum is a little Japensese salt plum. The best thing for motion sickness is to take one of these plums . . . and tape it to your belly button. I'm not kidding you. This really, really works.

Because I work with so many people on the east coast, I get some work done before I get the kids up.

I love the producer, Joel Rice. We worked together years ago putting a project together.

I love the way men smell. I love the way they taste, their texture, the way they're built.

Whatever you put in your mouth, make sure it's high quality.

Wherever my career takes me, I know I'll love getting there, because ever since I was 2 1/2 years old, I knew that this was all I ever wanted to do.

You know, one of the biggest thrills that I have is when famous people recognize me from "Taxi." When I was working with George C. Scott on "The Titanic," he knew every episode. He would quote lines from it. . .