Mark Hyman is a New York Times bestselling author, lecturer and practicing physician. He also works as the editor-in-chief of Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine (the most prestigious journal in the field of integrative medicine) and medical editor of Alternative Medicine Magazine. In his most recent book, UltraMetabolism—The Simple Plan for Automatic Weight Loss, he teaches readers how to ignite the fat burning code hidden in everyone’s own DNA. His website empowers health care consumers and practitioners, enabling them to benefit from the wealth of information and scientific articles he has gathered on the fundamental causes of illness, wellness promotion, vitamin and herbal supplements, and more.

Dr. Hyman frequently lectures on natural approaches to common health conditions, optimal health, cardiovascular health, menopause and women's health, brain wellness, obesity and weight loss, optimal aging and longevity medicine. His appearances on television include the Today Show, CBS's The Early Show, The View with Barbara Walters and CNN, PBS, and he was recently featured on the PBS television special Get a Life. He has been heard on NPR and many other radio programs, and is quoted regularly in popular magazines including Natural Health, Health, Self, Town & Country, Elle, Fitness, Glamour, Shape and Family Circle.

He is also involved with the Tufts Center for Human Nutrition and Aging and the International Longevity Center with which he collaborated in a workshop and position statement on the "Biomarkers of Aging."