Deborah Kesten, M.P.H., is the award-winning author of Feeding the Body, Nourishing the Soul (Conari Press) and The Healing Secrets of Food (New World Library). A pioneer in the field of integrative nutrition, she has worked as the nutrition specialist with Dean Ornish, M.D., on his first clinical trial for reversing heart disease. Kesten has presented workshops and participated in research internationally and was honored as "a healer for the new millennium" by Healthy Living magazine.