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I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.

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Daphne Oz
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: February 17
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Journalist
Television Presenter
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Philadelphia
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If you have expectations, you try to put your standards on someone else's behavior. The fact is you can't control anyone but yourself, so creating standards, as opposed to expectations, keeps the ball in your court.
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When I was young and growing up overweight, I believed the eaten was more powerful than the eater, meaning the food was more powerful than I was.
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I didn't grow up eating meat - I was a vegetarian until I was 18.
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Having been to culinary school, the single greatest asset I learned there was how to cut and chop properly. It's an investment of money that will save you hours of time down the road, and hopefully some cut fingers.
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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.
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Exercise is important, but exercise in a gym is not important. Go and take a walk outside. Skip the umpteenth coffee date and go for a hike instead. Take the stairs. Walk your errands.
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The only reason I write at all is because I am going through, and growing through, something in my life I want to share with others through my personal experiences.
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You can tell your kids they are perfect and don't need to change - which could cause insecurity when they recognize their own shortcomings - or tell them they are terrible, which would undermine their sense of self-worth and confidence. There's a happy middle ground.
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This moment is precious and full of great potential: all we have to do is figure out the little changes that will make a huge impact on how wonderful life can be in this moment.
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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.
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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.
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My dad, who is a heart surgeon, works with many adult patients who did not take good care of their bodies in their formative years. He is able to teach them how to break old eating and exercise habits and reshape their bodies, but not without a great deal of resistance.
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I love to look at my life and look at what I can do better, how I can contribute more and where I can push myself.
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A 'diet' is simply an individual's eating regimen: it doesn't have to mean the restrictive plan we've come to associate this word with.
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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.
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Worrying is just a prayer for the worst possible scenario.
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I am inspired by working moms. Mothers who somehow balance the demands of their many lives - professional, familial, personal, and interior - and still manage to make time to have fun and invest in themselves! This is a huge challenge that I look forward to taking on.
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Ultimately, it's how you approach things in life that puts a smile on your face.
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More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.
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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.
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