The Real Life Body Book: A Young Woman*s Complete Guide to Health and Wellness

Hope Ricciotti, MD, is a practicing clinician and associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School. She has appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and the Food Network. She writes a reproductive health blog at www.bewell.com and is a regular contributor to Oprah.com. Dr. Ricciotti is the author of four books on women’s health and nutrition, and her writing has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine; Marie Claire; Glamour; Fit Pregnancy; Pregnancy; and Prevention. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
 
Monique Doyle Spencer is a contributing columnist for the Boston Globe. Her work has also appeared in the International Herald Tribune and on the New York Times website. Spencer is the chair and founder of The Bucket Brigade, a volunteer-based group working in Southern Sudan, as well as the author of two books on cancer-related issues. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.