If Mom is healthy, then her child is more likely to thrive, more likely to have a better quality of life and, ultimately, better able to provide for his or herself. – Christy Turlington
Health is your greatest wealth, so experiencing a marathon and seeing what you’re capable of is really special. – Christy Turlington
Getting older is baggage for so many people but I don’t spend time on things I can’t control. Wrinkles don’t scare me; they’re a part of life, and I will and do embrace them, but I look at surgery, and that scares me. – Christy Turlington
In some countries, as many as 91 percent of women have no one at their side to assist them during labor and delivery. – Christy Turlington
If you do one thing a day, make it a headstand. It’s the king of all postures and has so many benefits. It helps me sleep better and focus. – Christy Turlington
I haven’t left modeling completely; I just took a step out, and I now have the rare luxury of picking and choosing how to spend my days. – Christy Turlington
More than half of pregnant women in the U.S. are obese, which leads to complications like hypertension, gestational diabetes and high blood pressure. – Christy Turlington
I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don’t know to quit smoking. – Christy Turlington
It turns out that cholera is new to Haiti. It was inadvertently introduced by a group of U.N. peacekeepers stationed in central Haiti who had come from South Asia where it is endemic. – Christy Turlington
Those of us focused on issues related to social justice and equality are grateful for the significant steps President Obama has made to advance women’s equality and status all over the world. – Christy Turlington
Every year, more than 1 million children are left motherless and vulnerable because of maternal deaths, and children who have lost their mothers are up to 10 times more likely to die prematurely than those who have not. – Christy Turlington
Yoga has helped me to see death as more of a gift than a loss, and that has been my experience so far. – Christy Turlington
I’ve always loved those portraits that Alfred Stieglitz did of Georgia O’Keeffe over several years, which really convey the idea that there’s not one image that can capture a woman, because we’re changing all the time. – Christy Turlington
I was never directly pressured by peers, but by surrounding myself with others who were experimenting with smoking provided a certain false comfort. – Christy Turlington
Yoga has been the best tool for managing stress and life’s challenges. Everything from my studies to my father’s death was eased by my practice of it. – Christy Turlington
Most of us harbour a significant amount of subconscious fear about death, and act out of this fear in our daily lives. – Christy Turlington
Nicotine is both a stimulant and a depressant, so that can make one feel quite imbalanced. – Christy Turlington
When I was 18, and my looks were what I was – and all that I was – it did feel very limiting. – Christy Turlington
I always recognized that modeling would allow me to see and do a lot, so I looked for opportunities to learn and grow. – Christy Turlington
As long as I was breathing with the contractions and not pushing against them, I felt better. That idea is fundamental-to feel pain and not to resist; to go towards it. It is an incredibly spiritual practice. – Christy Turlington
