Ann Louise Gittleman

Continually breaking new ground in integrative and functional medicine, Ann Louise Gittleman is a top nutritionist and author who is internationally recognized as a pioneer in dietary, longevity, environmental, and women’s health issues. Ann Louise is an award-winning New York Times bestselling author of over 35 books on health and nutrition including diet, detox, women’s health, men’s health, perimenopause, menopause, beauty and the environment. As one of the world’s foremost experts in functional and integrative medicine, Ann Louise holds an M.S. in Nutrition Education from Columbia University, has the title of Certified Nutrition Specialist (C.N.S.) from the American College of Nutrition and a Ph.D. in Holistic Nutrition. As a nutritional visionary and health pioneer, she has fearlessly stood on the front lines of diet and detox, the environment, and women’s health. Decades before Keto, Paleo, Carnivore, and Intermittent Fasting diet trends, Ann Louise was the very first to proclaim that obesity and diabetes were caused by a lack of the right type of fat and an excess of the wrong kind of carbohydrate. She wrote about this in her first book, the bestselling Beyond Pritkin (1988). She has also served as the Chief Nutritionist of Pediatric Clinic at Bellevue Hospital and is the former Director of Nutrition at the Pritikin Longevity Center in Santa Monica, CA. and has won numerous awards, including The American Medical Writers Association Award for Excellence. Ann Louise continues to rewrite the rules of nutrition. She is a popular speaker on internet summits and is actively involved with educational videos, her popular blog and her top-rated podcast, The First Lady of Nutrition Podcast, where she tackles the most urgent and controversial health trends and topics. Over the years, Ann Louise has been a regular health contributor on several television shows and networks, including 20/20, Dr. Phil, The View, Good Morning America, Extra, CNN, PBS, Fox News and The Early Show. In addition, she has been featured in Time, Newsweek, Goop, Harper’s Bazaar, Real Simple, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, InStyle, Woman’s World, Ebony, Health, Parade, First for Women, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, The Huffington Post and more.