- Jean Carper
Jean Carper (born
January 3 ,1933 ) is an American medical journalist, syndicated columnist, consumer advocate and author of 23 books. She serves on the board of directors for theAmerican Aging Association and is also a board member of theAmerican Botanical Council .Education
Jean is a graduate of
Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, and a recipient of their alumni achievement award.Career
Jean was a senior medical correspondent for
CNN (Cable News Network), and received the cable industry's ACE award for a series on brain cancer. She has written hundreds of articles for a variety of national publications, including theWashington Post and theReader's Digest . She has appeared on numerous television programs, including the Today Show,Good Morning America andDateline .Jean Carper's books include: "Your Miracle Brain", "Miracle Cures", "Food Your Miracle Medicine", "The Food Pharmacy" and the award-winning "Stop Aging Now!". Her column, "Eat Smart", appears every week in
Gannett 's Sunday supplement,USA Weekend . She also co-authored the book "The Dark Side of the Marketplace" (with Senator Warren Magnuson), and "Eating May Be Hazardous for Your Health" (with Jacqueline Verrett), a scientific critique of theFood and Drug Administration (FDA)'s policies."Stop Aging Now!", based on the
free-radical theory of aging, details research supporting the use of specific vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods for their anti-aging properties. She received theAmerican Aging Association 's 1995 Excellence in Journalism Award for "Stop Aging Now!".In 1996, she founded "Stop Aging Now!" and began selling anti-aging supplements formulated based on the research she reported on in her books.
References
http://www.americanaging.org/board.htmlhttp://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Jean+Carper&z=y
External links
* [http://www.jeancarper.com Jean Carper's Official Website]
* [http://www.stopagingnow.com/home Stop Aging Now]
* [http://www.usaweekend.com/food/carper_archive/index.html USA Weekend Eat Smart Archive]
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