We are more capable of turning around our global health crisis than we think.

You can't please everyone. When you're too focused on living up to other people's standards, you aren't spending enough time raising your own. Some people may whisper, complain and judge. But for the most part, it's all in your head. People care less about your actions than you think. Why? They have their own problems!

Although Grandma's passion had led me to the power of food, not all of her recipes were healthy. I kept her gusto and the love that she put into her cuisine but ditched the ingredients that bought her a one-way ticket to arthritis, diverticulitis and a host of other inflammatory conditions. I also ditched my own addictions and compulsions around food, especially sugar.

Find your bliss and your joy, know that you are a white light disco ball with no ceilings and no limitations.

I knew when I was diagnosed with cancer the only thing I could control was what I ate, what I drank and what I would think.

Above all, cancer is a spiritual practice that teaches me about faith and resilience.

At one of my lowest points, sugar had a painful grip on me. I'd buy/binge and then beat myself up over my behavior.