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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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Daphne Oz
Age: 38
Born: 1986
Born: February 17
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I have been very, very lucky because I have my health, a wonderful husband, family, and friends, and I get to do what I love.
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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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I do what I do because my favorite thing is to learn.
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Fun for me is to take what I learn and teach others in a way that is accessible and applicable in their own lives.
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I tried every diet under the sun and none of them worked but, more importantly, they were robbing me of my love of food.
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We need to demand that our food is labeled, especially genetically modified foods, and learn how it is produced, processed, and grown.
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While fad diets might seem like the quick-fix solution to lose weight, they won't help you get healthy in the long run.
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Food is medicine! We have forgotten that!
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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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If you live your life all out today, not only is it fun, but you are preventing a midlife crisis.
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Worrying is just a prayer for the worst possible scenario.
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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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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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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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A wholesome family is one where there is a lot of love. It's living by example. It's acceptance of people at their core, but it's also pushing each other to be our best selves and try things we might not be good at.
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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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I am proactive and looking to change my own behavior rather than others' - which is generally much more successful!
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Standards are what you hold for yourself, too. If I don't hold those standards with friends, colleagues, and lovers, I can't hold them to their relationships.
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Make sure you eat whole foods that are good for your entire body. This doesn't mean that you can't enjoy your food or make room for plenty of indulgences. But your conscious goal has to be to eat for long term health and what you do most of the time is what really counts.
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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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