Ann Louise Gitleman, Ph.D., Certified Nutrition Specialist, is the award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller The Fat Flush Plan and a weight loss expert with over two decades of experience in public health and private practice. Ann Louise holds a Ph.D. in holistic nutrition, is a Cerified Nutrition Specialist, and has a master's degree in nutrition education and a naturopathic degree in drugless healing. With more than 3.5 million copies of her books in print, Ann Louise has counseled men and women from all walks of life and has appeared regularly on nationally syndicated radio and TV news shows, including Good Morning America, MSNBC, Fox News, The View, and Dr. Phil. Ann Louise lives and works in Liberty Lake, Washington.