Packaged foods, partially hydrogenated oils and enriched flours are not your friends. Above all, remember this one word: transfats. Avoid it at all costs.

I was lucky enough to marry a wonderful chef.

There were certain elements of the healing process I could not capture. And even if I was right in the science, I could be wrong in the spirit.

My mother was all about unconditional love, and I don't think we give that to our patients a lot. At the end of the day, what they really need you to do is to look at them in the eye and say, 'I'm here for you. I'm going to make sure this works out.'

Whatever you choose, do it fully-with passion and childlike enthusiasm.

We know what we should and shouldn't put in our mouths, but in those times that pull on our souls, we revert to what's emotionally comfortable.

If you don't know your blood pressure, it's like not knowing the value of your company.