Anne Mikkelsen studied traditional French cooking with Simone Beck. She brought this expertise to hosting a cooking show, and has owned restaurants, a catering business, and a B&B. She is active in the Parkinson's disease community, and brings her love of cooking and healthy activity to this book. Carolyn Stinson is a writer and publicist. The results of her research, writing and editing on a wide range of health care topics have been published in diverse media and educational literature for health care consumers.