By Eve Tahmincioglu

People tell me I’m obsessive when it comes to my breakfast. To them I reply, “You should be too.” And there’s proof now that you are what you eat when it comes to your work and your career.

I have to eat something within an hour or so of when I get up in the morning or I feel light headed and not quite myself. I make a yogurt shake with a ton a fruit and wheat germ every weekday morning, and I’ve begun to force feed one to my husband when ever he’s up to guzzling it. Then around 10 am I boil an egg and have it with one piece of whole wheat toast.

It’s a routine I’ve had for a few years now and it’s served my health and my career well. OK, I’ve had career ups and downs, but I’m able to focus, work hard, and come... More...