Dr. Mary Dan Eades - ’History of the Low Carb Diet’

Dr. Mary Dan Eades was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas and received her undergraduate degree in biology and chemistry from the University of Arkansas, graduating magna cum laude. After completing her medical degree at the University of Arkansas, she joined her husband in practice, first as a general practitioner in their Medi-Stat Medical Clinic chain and subsequently in a private practice devoted to bariatric and nutritional medicine, gaining first hand experience treating thousands of people suffering from high blood pressure, diabetes, elevated cholesterol and triglycerides, and obesity with their nutritional regimen. Dr. Eades retired from clinical practice in 2001 to devote her energies to research, writing, speaking, and the development and production of the Low-Carb CookwoRx television cooking show on PBS. She has been a guest nutritional expert on various radio and television shows across America, speaking at medical and scientific conferences and to the general public. She and her husband