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.

My mom is a great cook, and family dinners were a must growing up, even if that meant eating at 10 p.m. when my dad got home from the hospital. It's where we did our family bonding.

We can try to reform healthcare, but the fact is if we don't have a healthy food source, we are only treating the symptoms and not the problems.

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 am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!

While fad diets might seem like the quick-fix solution to lose weight, they won't help you get healthy in the long run.

I love to look at my life and look at what I can do better, how I can contribute more and where I can push myself.