I grew up on antibiotics. Every ailment - sore throats, earaches, flus - warranted a trip to the doctor and in most cases some kind of prescription.

You have to find a balance with food in your life - you can't take out food. It can be absolutely terrifying.

When you become a parent, it's not all about you anymore.

I'm proud that today, at 43 years old, I've come to value the aging process and focus on inner rather than outer beauty.

Being born and raised as a Californian, I somewhat ignorantly had taken for granted the diversity and liberal mindset that shaped my childhood and adult life.

Eating disorders, body dysmorphia and a general dissatisfaction with one's life and body seems to ail too many young people.

My parents were both from the East and had moved to San Francisco only so my father could go to law school there.