A few years ago, I won an entrepreneurship competition and launched a gluten-free “Pi” business, defined as anything that had an outer shell and a filling. That business didn’t survive, but the collective wisdom of its founders did.Converting your home kitchen so that is safe for gluten-free eaters may seem daunting.

A couple of months ago I went to visit with my family to celebrate the Jewish holiday, Rosh Hashanah. While I was visiting for the Rosh Hashanah holiday I was able to go watch my friend’s daughter in her soccer match. I showed up expecting to join a crowd of adults who couldn't wait to cheer on the fearless little athletes.

There’s a reason Cookie Monster was my favorite Sesame Street character when I was a kid. As a child, I hated eating. I just never had an appetite. (Oh, how things have changed!!) As a result, I often resorted to eating junk food because it was the only thing I could stomach. Except that I couldn’t really, because I always had an upset stomach. My parents once cautioned me that if I continued my junk food diet, there would come a day when my body – that was already fragile – would revolt. And that day came.