Julia Ross, M.A., author of the bestselling The Diet Cure is a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology. She has directed counseling programs in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1980. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Recovery Systems, a holistic clinic that has helped thousands of people with mood problems, eating disorders, and addictions by combining counseling with nutrient therapy and biochemical rebalancing. An instructor at several San Francisco Bay Area universities, Ross is a popular lecturer whose work has been featured on national radio and television and in publications such as Psychology Today, Natural Health, and the San Francisco Examiner Magazine. She lives and works in Marin County, California.