Kris Carr Quotes

I was asleep at the wheel before cancer shook me awake.

Are the people in your life inspiring you or tiring you?

If I had my dream, we'd all be eating more plants and less garbage.

The fact is, we need help, and we need each other.

We always have the potential to rise. Rise out of our slump. Rise out of our negative thoughts. Rise out of our comfort zone. Rise out of our complaints. GET UP AND RISE. Rising is a choice that's one powerful thought away.

Above all, cancer is a spiritual practice that teaches me about faith and resilience.

Folks are like plants; we all lean towards the light.

If it is made in a lab then it takes a lab to digest.

If I let a blue mood run rampant, before I know it I'm obsessing about the color of the satin lining in my coffin - will it match my dress? That's when I feel like Alice in Cancerland falling down the rabbit hole and just have to stop.

I am safe and secure. I exhale any anxiety and inhale calm. As my world expands so do my heart and mind. I am willing to stay open and accept all the miracles and abundance the universe has to offer me.

Cancer is very chaotic.

Make space in your life, space for health and happiness

How can you begin to uncover whether gluten sensitivity is causing some of your health issues? Symptoms occur shortly after eating gluten and improve or disappear within hours or days after gluten is withdrawn. Symptoms return again if gluten is reintroduced.

You are amazing. A true light warrior and this world certainly needs you.

Yes, I have cancer and it might not go away, but I can still have a future because life goes on.

Direct your mind where you want it to travel instead of always going for the ride.

Eventually cancer becomes just another annoying thing that you deal with, you know, like cellulite.

No matter how you feel, you made progress today.

While I may never be in remission from cancer, I am currently in remission from an unhealthy relationship to food.

The goal isn't to be restrictive or tight about what passes through the altar (your mouth) and into the temple (your body). It's to create sustainable and consistent energy for every deserving cell in your body. That, my friends, is true love.

Change is a pesky notion. For many folks, the biggest challenge in changing their eating habits isn't money, time, or education; it's reframing their connection between food and love.

Whether you're reaching for one of your favorite cookbooks or just winging it, do your best to keep a well-stocked arsenal of healthy ingredients at your disposal. At the very least, you'll always be ready to whip up a green juice or smoothie.

What if your purpose is to take impeccable care of yourself so that you have the energy and joy to serve others?

Adversity is a call to action, and your freedom lies in taking the first step. Don't worry about the entire staircase, just take one step, and then tomorrow take another.

I'm a leftover junkie.

I cherish my work and all of my readers.

Learn how to cope, sweet friend. There will always be dark days ahead.

The only time you can change someone is when they are in diapers.

Dinner is where the magic happens in the kitchen.

Every time I see a cardinal, I know my grandmother is with me. This regal, red bird was Grandma's favorite.

Sleep is the best time to repair, but it's hard to get a good night's rest when we don't dial the inner chatter down.

It's all mental management. Whether you can do something or not is in your head.

When we truly embrace acceptance, that's when our body exhales and can begin healing.

We consume far too many animal products, processed and refined foods, saturated fats, and empty calories. Industries that profit from both our ignorance and our misfortune spoon-feed us confusion and deception.

Gut health is the key to overall health.

Processed foods cause inflammation, a source of most chronic illnesses as well as stress.

My mom always said I liked to stir the pot with a glittering spoon.

I am so frickin' cool and delicious and pretty and witty and sharp! I love every inch of me! Who wouldn't?

For nearly a decade now, I've been teaching others how to thrive by filling their bodies with energizing vitamins, nutrients, minerals, antioxidants, and phytonutrients. Not a day goes by when someone doesn't write me to say, "Thanks, I feel better now, too." Those letters from my readers are my digital cardinals.

There's a great metaphor that one of my doctors uses: If a fish is swimming in a dirty tank and it gets sick, do you take it to the vet and amputate the fin? No, you clean the water. So, I cleaned up my system. By eating organic raw greens, nuts and healthy fats, I am flooding my body with enzymes, vitamins and oxygen.

Trust is a core currency of any relationship. Sometimes our need to control and micromanage everything erodes our confidence in ourselves and others. The truth: People are much more capable than we think. A hearty dose of trust is often what's needed to unlock the magic. Go ahead, have faith.

Stress is not...a badge of courage

Life is just to sweet to be bitter.

My refrigerator is powerful. In fact, it has a direct link to my overall well-being.

When we accept ourselves exactly as we are, in exactly this moment, we shift from living for tomorrow to appreciating today.

When you're the conscious captain in your kitchen, you'll feel better mentally and physically.

I was not going to kick back and wait for the unknown. I was going to dive in and become a full-time healing junkie.

Your self-worth has nothing to do with your craft or calling, and everything to do with how you treat yourself.