Healing with Food : A complete source for healthy eating / Anjali Mukherjee M. D. (A. M)
About the Author
Dr. Anjali Mukerjee is a name synonymous with health and nutrition. After graduation she specialised in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition and has been in this field since 1984. Then she went on to study alternative medicine and completed her M.D. in the same discipline. She has been in active clinical practice for over 20 years now.
After a thriving practice, and picking up the finer nuances of her specialisation, she started her own company Health Total in 1997, with two health centers in Mumbai. In a short span of three years, Health Total has not only expanded its client base but has also spread with six health centers all over Mumbai.
She’s also a well known columnist on health and nutrition. Besides writing in the Times of India for the past seven years, she has also written has been for Femina, Elan, Grihlakshmi among others and the Health Editor for Elan. She has been covered by the electronic media, extensively.
Asiaweek, a leading international magazine featured her as one of ‘Asia’s Leading Campaigners of Health.’ She has also received the ‘Women Achievers’ Award, the ‘iJM’ Award for excellence in the field of nutrition presented to her by the honourable Health festivals. She lectures extensively at the IHC (India
Habitat Centre), IMC (Indian Merchant Chamber), YEO (Young Entrepreneur Oraganisation), HELP (Health Education Library for People), Rotary Club, etc. She has published over 500 articles in
the Bombay Times. Her research work in the field of preventive health care has helped more than 20,000 patients to reap the benefits of non-drug therapy. She has been able to successfully treat problems like high cholesterol, type II diabetes, hypertension and obesity with natural herbs, nutritional therapy, food supplements and exercise.
After prolonged research and keeping in mind taste and nutrient value, Health Total launched its own brand of health food in the country. It has products like soya buscuits, soya nuts and millet biscuits which can be safely consumed by diabetics, as well as by those who desire to eat healthy. Because of her outstanding knowledge and work in this field, Femina appointed her an ‘official nutritionist’ to the Femina Miss India contest. She has been advising them since the six years and the food plans of Miss Universe, Lara Dutta, Miss World, Priyanka Chopra, Miss India, Gul Panag, Neha Dhupia among many others have been designed by her. Her book on nutrition will be welcomed by millions who are looking forward to definitive information on preventive health care.
