Make sure you eat whole foods that are good for your entire body. This doesn't mean that you can't enjoy your food or make room for plenty of indulgences. But your conscious goal has to be to eat for long term health and what you do most of the time is what really counts.

Food is medicine! We have forgotten that!

We need to demand that our food is labeled, especially genetically modified foods, and learn how it is produced, processed, and grown.

Don't make a different meal for every person, but make buildable meals. And, I do this with my kids, try to expand their palates gently.

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.

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.

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.