Jean Carper
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Jean Carper is a New York Times best-selling author, an American medical journalist, syndicated columnist, consumer advocate and author of 24 books including Your Miracle Brain, Miracle Cures, the award-winning Stop Aging Now!, Food: Your Miracle Medicine and The Food Pharmacy. Her latest book, 100 Simple Things You Can Do To Prevent Alzheimer's is due to release in September 2010. She serves on the board of directors for the American Aging Association
and is also a board member of the American Botanical Council. Jean is regarded as a "leading authority on health and nutrition."
in Delaware, Ohio, and a recipient of their alumni achievement award.
(Cable News Network), and received the cable industry's ACE award for a series on brain cancer. She has written hundreds of articles for a variety of national publications, including the Washington Post, USA Today
and the Reader's Digest
. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America
and Dateline
. Her weekly column, EatSmart, for Gannett’s Sunday supplement, USA Weekend
, appeared in 600 newspapers nationwide with a readership of 50 million. Jean still contributes to many publications such as The Huffington Post
where she discusses her most recent passion, Alzheimer's disease
prevention, however, she no longer writes on a weekly basis.
In addition to her success in periodicals, she authored 24 books on health, nutrition, healthy living and natural, food-based remedies—two of them being cookbooks. Her success as an author was founded in her ability to accurately translate breaking medical and nutritional research in a way that was applicable and relateable to the average person. Her books continue to be based on the most recent scientific and medical findings.
She received an “excellence in journalism” award for her ground-breaking book, Stop Aging Now! from the American Aging Association
, made up of leading researchers in aging. After the release of Stop Aging Now, her readers urged her to formulate an all-in-one multi-vitamin based on her thorough research. By popular demand, she produced the first Stop Aging Now®! Multi-Nutrient Formula with anti-aging vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in 1996. Since then, she has updated and added several other scientifically-based formulas that reflect new research.
Some of Jean Carper's other books include:
The Food Pharmacy (1989)
Stop Aging Now! (1996)
Miracle Cures (1998)
Food: Your Miracle Medicine (1998)
Your Miracle Brain (2002)
Eatsmart: The Nutrition Cookbook You Can't Live Without (2004)
Jean Carper's Complete Healthy Cookbook (2007)
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's (2010)
Stop Aging Now!, based on the free-radical theory
of aging, details research supporting the use of specific vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods for their anti-aging properties. She received the American Aging Association
's 1995 Excellence in Journalism Award for Stop Aging Now!. 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's compiles the most recent data supporting possible ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
In 1996, she founded Stop Aging Now!, a high-quality vitamin brand, and began selling anti-aging supplements formulated based on the research she reported on in her books.
American Aging Association
The American Aging Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies intended to slow the aging process. The abbreviation AGE is intended to be representative of the organization, even though it is not an acronym...
and is also a board member of the American Botanical Council. Jean is regarded as a "leading authority on health and nutrition."
Education
Jean is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan UniversityOhio Wesleyan University
Ohio Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college in Delaware, Ohio, United States. It was founded in 1842 by Methodist leaders and Central Ohio residents as a nonsectarian institution, and is a member of the Ohio Five — a consortium of Ohio liberal arts colleges...
in Delaware, Ohio, and a recipient of their alumni achievement award.
Career
Jean was a senior medical correspondent for CNNCNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
(Cable News Network), and received the cable industry's ACE award for a series on brain cancer. She has written hundreds of articles for a variety of national publications, including the Washington Post, USA Today
USA Today
USA Today is a national American daily newspaper published by the Gannett Company. It was founded by Al Neuharth. The newspaper vies with The Wall Street Journal for the position of having the widest circulation of any newspaper in the United States, something it previously held since 2003...
and the Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest
Reader's Digest is a general interest family magazine, published ten times annually. Formerly based in Chappaqua, New York, its headquarters is now in New York City. It was founded in 1922, by DeWitt Wallace and Lila Bell Wallace...
. She has appeared on numerous television programs, including the Today Show, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
and Dateline
Dateline NBC
Dateline NBC, or Dateline, is a U.S. weekly television newsmagazine broadcast by NBC. It previously was NBC's flagship news magazine, but now focuses on true crime stories. It airs Friday at 9 p.m. EST and after football season on Sunday at 7 p.m. EST.-History:Dateline is historically notable for...
. Her weekly column, EatSmart, for Gannett’s Sunday supplement, USA Weekend
USA Weekend
USA Weekend is a national publication distributed through more than 800+ newspapers in the United States. It reaches 47 million readers in 22.6 million households every weekend. Awarded for its journalism and design, USA WEEKEND focuses on social issues, entertainment, health, food and travel....
, appeared in 600 newspapers nationwide with a readership of 50 million. Jean still contributes to many publications such as The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post
The Huffington Post is an American news website and content-aggregating blog founded by Arianna Huffington, Kenneth Lerer, and Jonah Peretti, featuring liberal minded columnists and various news sources. The site offers coverage of politics, theology, media, business, entertainment, living, style,...
where she discusses her most recent passion, Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease also known in medical literature as Alzheimer disease is the most common form of dementia. There is no cure for the disease, which worsens as it progresses, and eventually leads to death...
prevention, however, she no longer writes on a weekly basis.
In addition to her success in periodicals, she authored 24 books on health, nutrition, healthy living and natural, food-based remedies—two of them being cookbooks. Her success as an author was founded in her ability to accurately translate breaking medical and nutritional research in a way that was applicable and relateable to the average person. Her books continue to be based on the most recent scientific and medical findings.
She received an “excellence in journalism” award for her ground-breaking book, Stop Aging Now! from the American Aging Association
American Aging Association
The American Aging Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies intended to slow the aging process. The abbreviation AGE is intended to be representative of the organization, even though it is not an acronym...
, made up of leading researchers in aging. After the release of Stop Aging Now, her readers urged her to formulate an all-in-one multi-vitamin based on her thorough research. By popular demand, she produced the first Stop Aging Now®! Multi-Nutrient Formula with anti-aging vitamins, minerals and antioxidants in 1996. Since then, she has updated and added several other scientifically-based formulas that reflect new research.
Some of Jean Carper's other books include:
The Food Pharmacy (1989)
Stop Aging Now! (1996)
Miracle Cures (1998)
Food: Your Miracle Medicine (1998)
Your Miracle Brain (2002)
Eatsmart: The Nutrition Cookbook You Can't Live Without (2004)
Jean Carper's Complete Healthy Cookbook (2007)
100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's (2010)
Stop Aging Now!, based on the free-radical theory
Free-radical theory
The free-radical theory of aging states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. While a few free radicals such as melanin are not chemically reactive, most...
of aging, details research supporting the use of specific vitamins, minerals, herbs and foods for their anti-aging properties. She received the American Aging Association
American Aging Association
The American Aging Association is a non-profit, tax-exempt biogerontology organization of scientists and laypeople dedicated to biomedical aging studies intended to slow the aging process. The abbreviation AGE is intended to be representative of the organization, even though it is not an acronym...
's 1995 Excellence in Journalism Award for Stop Aging Now!. 100 Simple Things You Can Do to Prevent Alzheimer's compiles the most recent data supporting possible ways to prevent Alzheimer's disease.
In 1996, she founded Stop Aging Now!, a high-quality vitamin brand, and began selling anti-aging supplements formulated based on the research she reported on in her books.