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"People need to eat real food, nutritious food. We need to eat less junk food, less processed food, less sugar, less sugar substitutes, less chemicals." The biggest thing for me is that for years I didn't take care of my body. I was fat and stressed out, doing a tough job. You have to balance stress with meditation and allow your immune system to do its job. Living a stress-free life takes work. You have to think about what you do to cause problems in your body and what you can do to create better health, and then make the right choices. H&W: What about diet? Karl: I didn't eat as well as I should have. People need to eat real food, nutritious food. We need to eat less junk food, less processed food, less sugar, less sugar substitutes, less chemicals. We need to drink lots of water and no soda. Pay attention to what foods make you feel good and what foods or drinks make you feel bad. Eat more of the good things and less of the bad and you will feel better. "Furious George" seemed to be less furious even before cancer, but has cancer changed your approach to life and basketball? H&W: I was possessed to be good, to be the best coach possible, and my lifestyle was out of balance. As I've gotten older and smarter, I've learned about the importance of balance. Now I make that a priority. I try to spend at least 30 to 40 minutes a day slowing down, whether that is meditation, exercise, a walk or a bike ride. I take time for me. Make sure you have time for yourself. Stay balanced. I spend time with people who laugh and make me laugh. Karl: 90 H&W: What are your thoughts on being fired by the Nuggets? Karl: I was disappointed and sad for many days. Some days, I am still sad. But my time coaching Denver was eight and a half really good years, really fun years. Last year's team was the most fun I ever had as a coach. My career here ended on an upswing. I could spend time scrutinizing the Nuggets' decision to fire me, but it doesn't make sense to me, and more time spent thinking about it won't make it make any more sense, so why think about it? A team owner has the right to make that decision. I don't agree with it, but the positives from my eight and a half years outweigh the negatives. I will live in Denver for the rest of my life, so why let this one thing make me bitter? So many of our problems as individuals and as a society have to do with judgements, judgements we make about others. Instead, we need to look at others with loving compassion and be mindful ourselves of being good and loving people. Don't worry about other people or the behavior of other people. We worry too much about others. We only need to be mindful of our own thoughts and behaviors, to practice mindfulness and peacefulness. H&W: What's next for George Karl? Karl: I'm relaxing. I don't have any schedule these days. I'll be on ESPN for the beginning of the season. I'm trying to be ready if something comes up in coaching because that's what I really want to do.