Dr Penny Stanway worked as a doctor before focusing on writing about women's health, children's health and food. She has written 27 books, in which she amalgamates the best of orthodox, complementary and traditional healthcare information. She has also worked as Chief Medical Editor for Reader's Digest's Curing Everyday Ailments the Natural Way, and as consultant for Readers Digest's Family Medical Encyclopedia and Spectrum's New Health Encyclopedia. Penny was the health columnist for Women's Weekly for 15 years until 2006 and is also a trained psychodynamic counsellor. For more information, visit pennystanway.com