Gale Maleskey, MS, RD has spent 20 years working as a full time professional writer, specializing in healthy lifestyles, food and nutrition, alternative medicine and medical consumerism. She has been a senior editor for Prevention magazine, writing and editing their most popular columns and full-length feature articles. She is a clinical dietitian and author of seven books, including Nature's Remedies, Energy Forever and Vitamins and Minerals: Questions You Have, Answers You Need. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association's Nutrition in Complementary Care practice group and a member of the Association of Health Care Journalists. She maintains a private practice in nutrition counseling in Bridgewater, New Jersey.