Q: What are your top recommendations for staying healthy? I’m also curious to know what you think of kitchen medicines—for example, which foods and herbs help the body heal?—Judith Rae P., Boston
A: Our modern society has coached us to seek quick and easy fixes for whatever problem or ailment arises—but the quick fix isn’t necessarily the best fix. When it comes to your health, there’s no question that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
