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Our Founder

Annemarie Colbin, Ph.D,  founded the Natural Gourmet in 1977 and is currently its CEO. She has been called a "maverick nutritional theorist", and is an internationally recognized health educator, author, consultant and speaker, specializing in food and its effects on health. She is the author of Food and Healing, which has been translated into six languages, The Natural Gourmet (both from Ballentine Books) and her latest book, The Whole-Food Guide to Strong Bones (New Harbinger Publications, 2009).

Dr Colbin writes a regular column for New York Spirit magazine, lectures widely, and does personal nutritional counseling for individuals and families.  She has won awards for her teaching, writing, educational work and business activities. Her personal website is www.foodandhealing.com.

To book a consultation, please call 212-645-5170, ext. 0, and speak to Dr. Colbin's assistant, Jeri Rostron.