I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.

My dad, who is a heart surgeon, works with many adult patients who did not take good care of their bodies in their formative years. He is able to teach them how to break old eating and exercise habits and reshape their bodies, but not without a great deal of resistance.

Tell your kids they are perfect the way they are, but they shouldn't stay where they are forever because growing, testing the limits, and evolving make life better and more fulfilling.

I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.

After my first week of no wheat, my stomachaches were gone, my mucous cleared up, and I felt incredibly energetic. My headaches were also less frequent and less severe, and I had lost 3 pounds, most of it swelling and water weight my body had been holding onto as part of its response to the wheat products in my diet.

Worrying is just a prayer for the worst possible scenario.