Authors Biography Osalina Berman M. H. first began gathering herbs and wild berries at 5 years old in 1958 and studied Nutrition, Herbs, Yoga and Tai Chi at a Montessori School at 15 years old. She received a massage license in 1979 and in 1981 a degree from the Emerson College of Herbology as a Master Herbalist. She studied Holistic Health in many fields from numerous teachers from all over the world. From 1974 - 1976 Osalina lived in a cave almost entirely off wild herbs and fruits and sprouts in a wilderness Valley in Kauai Hawaii. Osalina has had a practice as a Holistic Health practitioner for over 30 years and has two daughters and lives in Tucson Arizona. This Book is a series of 15 Books on the Alchemy of Foods and Herbs and a continuation of "The Legend of the Beet Brothers" as they travel the world interviewing over 500 Trees and Plants friends teaching of their many uses. Currently she is making available in print along with this book, her latest book "The Holistic Medicine Chart Book" To learn more about Osalina go to www.abcpeace.net or .com