I grew up in Iran in a culture where traditional food and healing systems are still quite dominant in everyday life. My mother, a firm believer of cold and hot properties of food and herbs, is an expert on bringing her body into balance by eating a ratio of cold and hot food. In fact I didn’t know any other belief system until my uncle visited us from America. A research scientist at Harvard university, he laughed when my mom warned him about mixing the wrong foods. To h