I get to help people create lives that make them happier and healthier than they were yesterday. I knock on wood that my family is healthy and happy and love each other.

I was a good 30 pounds overweight throughout high school, and it wasn't until I was going away to college that I really wanted to make sure I was doing everything possible to feel as confident as I could.

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.

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.

A gluten-free diet still allows you access to almost every fruit and vegetable, a variety of grains and legumes, your pick of dairy products, fresh meats and fish and a whole slew of special gluten-free delights to satisfy your pretzel-bagel-muffin-doughnut craving.

Fun for me is to take what I learn and teach others in a way that is accessible and applicable in their own lives.

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.