ever wonder who these health "experts" are?

says he’s “the perfect messenger to educate the public and transform the health of this nation”

from his bio on a media website:

Bestselling author, Dr. Timothy Brantley , is a passionate advocate of nutritional healing who has dedicated his life to understanding the role that diet and lifestyle play in our health.  Born and raised in Miami, Timothy turned to alternative healing after losing both parents to health-related illnesses and confronting his own medical challenges.

Timothy graduated from the University of Miami, went on to receive degrees in naturopathy from the Clayton School of Natural Healing and the International College of Naturopathy, and obtained his Ph.D. from Pacific Western University . For more »

says she’s “an acclaimed expert in the field of natural medicine”

from her website:  Dr. Holly Lucille, a.k.a. “Dr. Holly,” is a nationally recognized and licensed naturopathic doctor, an educator and a natural products consultant . Dr. Holly is also the author of Creating and Maintaining Balance: A Women’s Guide to Safe, Natural, Hormone Health.

An acclaimed expert in the field of naturopathic medicine, Dr. Holly lectures throughout the nation on a variety of natural health topics. Her appearances include national media programs and networks including The Doctors, Lifetime Television for Women, Montel Williams , PBS’s Healing Quest and Discovery Fit & Health channel. She is regularly quoted as an expert in both consumer and peer journals. In 2007 Dr. Holly was listed in Time Magazine’s “Alt List” as one of the “Top 100 Most Influential People. ” For more »

says he’s “the nation’s most revered fitness expert”

from his website:   Growing up in the French Quarter of New Orleans, where lard was a food group and dessert mandatory, Richard was soon at 268 pounds when he graduated high school. An entrepreneur at a tender age, Simmons sold pralines on New Orleans street corners where he learned to charm and entertain his customers. After trying everything from bizarre diets to laxatives, Simmons took control of his weight problem by adopting a lifestyle of balance, moderate eating and exercise. For more »

says he’s “considered by many  to be this generation’s brightest light in the world of diet, exercise and weight loss advice”

from his bio on amazon.com: Jonathan Bailor spent the past decade collaborating with top doctors and researchers to analyze more than 10,000 pages of academic research related to diet, exercise and weight loss. The end result is this very straightforward, simple and easy-to-read book (The Smarter Science of Slim: What the Actual Experts Have Proven About Weight Loss, Dieting, & Exercise), where Bailor bridges the gap between the academic world and the everyday world to dispel the myths, lies, and corporate sales hype that have fueled the current obesity epidemic. For more »

says he is “well-known for his integration of conventional medicine with complementary nutritional and psychological therapies that help heal the heart”

from the website of his Institute:

Stephen T. Sinatra, M.D., is a board-certified cardiologist, certified bioenergetic psychotherapist , and certified nutrition and anti-aging specialist. He has lectured and facilitated workshops worldwide and has authored several publications and medical periodicals. He has been a featured guest on many national radio and television shows including CNN, MSNBC, Fox on Health and The Today Show. For more »

says “his research has elevated food to being recognized as an exceptionally powerful drug”

from his website:

Dr. Barry Sears is a leading authority on the dietary control of hormonal response.  A former research scientist at the Boston University School of Medicine and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , Dr. Sears has dedicated his research efforts over the past 30 years to the study of lipids. He holds 13 U.S. Patents in the areas of intravenous drug delivery systems and hormonal regulation for the treatment of cardiovascular disease . For more »

says her book “has stimulated the public health and medical communities to take a new look at the importance of traditional foods and preparation techniques”

from her organization’s website:

Sally Fallon Morell, MA, is a journalist, chef, nutrition researcher, homemaker, and community activist. She is the author of Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats. . This well-researched, thought-provoking guide to traditional foods contains a startling message: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels.

Ms. Morell received a Bachelor’s Degree in English with honors from Stanford University, and Master’s Degree in English with high honors from UCLA. She has served as president of her local citizens group and is actively involved in community landscaping projects. She speaks French and Spanish. Her interests include music, gardening, metaphysics . . . and of course cooking. For more »

says he “has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness”

from his website:

Mark Hyman, MD has dedicated his career to identifying and addressing the root causes of chronic illness through a groundbreaking whole-systems medicine approach known as Functional Medicine . He is a family physician, a four-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader in his field. Through his private practice, education efforts, writing, research, advocacy and public-policy work, he strives to improve access to Functional Medicine, and to widen the understanding and practice of it, empowering others to stop managing symptoms and instead treat the underlying causes of illness, thereby also tackling our chronic-disease epidemic.

Dr. Hyman graduated with a B.A. from Cornell University, and graduated magna cum laude degree from the Ottawa University School of Medicine. He completed his residency at University of San Francisco’s program in Family Medicine at the Community Hospital of Santa Rosa. For more »

says he’s “called by many authorities the world leading expert on cancer”

from his website: