1982 graduate Ph.D. in nutrition. B.A. in English from Ithaca College in 1959

1976 graduate from Institute of Oriental Medical Studies

1983-to present runs a thriving private nutritional counseling practice currently in Sebastopol, California

1976-1983 Co-founder of Baraka Holistic Center, Santa Monica, California

1972-1976 Founder of Environmental Massage, a holistic approach to stress management

1968-1972 Founder and owner of The Herb Lady, an herbal tea business

Researcher and author of dozens of articles for medical journals and consumer magazines and newspapers

Appears frequently on television and radio as expert on topics of nutrition, herbs, acupuncture, massage and stress reduction

Published author of best-sellers, THE NUTRITION DETECTIVE: a Woman's Guide to Treating Your Health Problems Through the Foods You Eat, OVERCOMING THE LEGACY OF OVEREATING and USERS GUIDE TO CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM

Editor and writer of WOMEN'S HEALTH LETTER, the leading health advisory on nutritional healing for women