After 19 years of experimenting, a thousand mistakes, over 400 books, at least 200 bad diets... and a partridge in a pear tree, I have found what I believe are the best answers this planet has to offer about living a healthy, happy, and balanced life.

We're always bombarded with images from magazines of what looks cool and sexy.

I also think stress is related to control. When you're in charge of your life, you tend to not care about losing control of things that don't really matter like traffic jams.

Silence and solitude are more distracting to me than chatter and commotion.

Research has shown that even small amounts of processed food alter the chemical balance in our brain and cause negative mood swings along with noticeable dips ill energy.

The more prepared I am, the more I'll be in control, less nervous, less stressed and more focused.

Babies act out when they're hungry, cold, tired. They do this for survival.