Shelley Redford Young is an author and nutrition and culinary consultant. Her knowledge of the effects of diet on health matters extends beyond her expertise as an author and chef. She is also a Licensed Lymphatic Massage Therapist (LMT) and is trained in microscopic procedures. Her astonishing reputation brought her not only teaching jobs at the Women’s College in Beijing, China, but also an invitation to serve on a team of scientists and nutritionists as an invited member to NASA’s mission to Mars.