The more decisions we make in a day, the more likely we are to make bad decisions - because deciding wears us down. You start making decisions in the morning, and by the middle of the afternoon, you're running on fumes.

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

Before you reach for the saltshaker, consider swapping your snacks for a healthier option.

Avoid buying frozen dinners and processed foods, as they are often overloaded with salt.

Hostility comes from loneliness, from not seeing yourself like a drop falling into the ocean of humanity like everyone else.

We need a wholesale reevaluation of what health feels like. Most Americans don't even know what that is anymore. I want to tell people, "Listen, there are places where you can focus on your health, and it can actually be simple."

True health care reform cannot happen in Washington. It has to happen in our kitchens, in our homes, in our communities. All health care is personal.