Living Beyond Organic: nutritional knowledge redefined!
Christina Avaness, Living Beyond Organic: Nutritional Knowledge Redefined (Tiara Publishing, Jan.)Age: 45Reminds us of: Andrew Weil, if he believed in the Egyptian art of Raphaology medicineSignature dish: Bison lettuce wraps with spicy dipping sauceBio: Avaness helped her husband recover from a heart attack at age 48 through natural healing. He lowered his LDL cholesterol through healthy eating, and Avaness learned so much about the process she wrote a book about it. This will be the first volume of a series.Why she's got it: Avaness is outgoing and mediagenic; she'll begin filming a TV show, The Food Alchemist, in spring '09, teaches cooking classes in the L.A. -- Publishers Weekly, Sept 15, 2008