RICHARD F. HELLER, Ph.D., is a professor emeritus at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at the City University of New York. He has published more than fifty books, abstracts, articles, and scientific papers.
Prior to becoming a Professor of Biology and Medical Laboratory Technology for 28 years at the City University of New York, Richard worked in the legitimate theatre on Broadway and, later, as a construction worker, often scaling forty stories to get the job done. Rachael held more than fifty jobs during her pre-writing career including driving a taxi, assistant to a self-made millionaire, emergency-room coordinator, and teaching sign language to a chimpanzee.
Dr. Frederic J. Vagnini is an experienced cardiologist and surgeon, as well as the coauthor of the "New York Times" bestseller "The Carbohydrate Addict's Healthy Heart Program". A well-known media expert and public speaker, he currently hosts a live call-in radio program called "The Heart Show" on WOR 710 AM.Dave Bunnell is the founder and editor of LongLifeClubTM, a worldwide online community with thousands of members in more than 50 countries. An award-winning media pioneer, he also founded the computer magazines "PC", "PC World", and "Macworld", the trade show Macworld Expo, and the biotechnology information service BioWorld.