Deborah Mitchell is the author of several titles in a natural healing series, including Natural Medicine for Diabetes, Natural Medicine for Back Pain, and Natural Medicine for Weight Loss. She also co-authored, with Paula Maas, D.O., M.D. (H), The "Natural Health" Guide to Headache Relief. She has worked for Internal Medicine World Report, Geriatrics Medicine News & Reports, Grand Times, Tucson Lifestyle, and several other prominent medical journals, newspapers, and magazines. She also writes a monthly column for Internal Medicine World Report called "Medical Challenges for the 90's." She lives in Tucson, Arizona.