Acknowledgments
I decided to write The Perfect 10 Diet after realizing that in order to really make
a difference in people’s lives, I must spread the news about the diet to the
masses, rather than to one patient at a time. My vision was perfectly clear: I
wanted to highlight the wrong and dangerous dietary path we’ve taken.
To accomplish this goal, a lot of people added fuel to my fire. I’m not a writer,
nor did I ever plan to become one. However, my patients’ constant
encouragement prompted me to write every weekend and during rare breaks in
my busy schedule.
No one publishes a book alone, and no one can do it without sacrifices and
help from others. For this reason, I thank my family for putting up with me
during the 8-plus years it took to complete this book.
I’m truly grateful to God for my wonderful parents who, early in life, taught
me perseverance and determination and gave me the power to stand up for what
is right.
Cathy Hemming, formerly of HarperCollins, was instrumental in giving me
guidance when the book was just an idea.
My agent, Valerie Borchardt, is truly the finest agent in the literary world. She
was there with me from the very beginning to the very end. I thank you, Valerie,
from the bottom of my heart, for believing in my message and the effect this diet
may have on people’s lives long before the writing was completed.
Dr. Ronald Klatz, MD, DO, president of the American Academy of Anti-
Aging Medicine, I am forever grateful to you. I have learned a lot from your
knowledge of hormones, and I admire your passion. You are truly an inspiration.
You have changed my life and my patients’ lives more than you will ever know.
Keith Berkowitz, I thank you for being a good friend. Doctors like you are
hard to find. Lloyd Jassin, thanks for being a great lawyer during this lengthy
project, and thanks for all the help with the paperwork.
Keith Olexa, Scott Rambova, Theresa Solimeo, Dr. Alex Eingorn, and my
colleagues at Midtown Integrative Medicine are simply fantastic people. Their
insight helped me improve my writing style by making it more straightforward
and easier to read and understand.
My editor, Emily Heckman, was an enormous help in this massive