Jean Carper

Jean Carper is a best-selling author, columnist, radio talk show host, and leading authority on health and nutrition. She is the author of 23 books, including 4 New York Times bestsellers and 2 New York Times #1 bestsellers. Her books include the award-winning Stop Aging Now!, Your Miracle Brain, Miracle Cures, Food--Your Miracle Medicine and The Food Pharmacy. (click here to see her books). Stop Aging Now! details cutting-edge research showing that specific vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods have astonishing anti-aging powers.

Her column, Eat Smart, for Gannett's Sunday supplement, USA Weekend, appears every week in 600 newspapers nationwide with a readership of 51 million. Learn More about USA Weekend or Read Her Columns.

Previously she was senior medical correspondent for CNN (Cable News Network), recipient of the cable industry's prestigious ACE award for a series on brain cancer. She has written more than 200 articles for national publications, such as the Washington Post and the Reader's Digest, and has appeared on numerous television programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America and Dateline.

She is also a well-known consumer advocate and has received an "excellence in journalism" award for her ground-breaking book, Stop Aging Now! from the prestigious American Aging Association, made up of leading academic and governmental scientists who investigate the causes of aging and how to slow it down.

Jean Carper serves on the board of the American Aging Association. She is also on the advisory board of the American Botanical Council, the most reliable source of information on medicinal herbals. You can learn more about Jean Carper on Wikipedia.

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