Published Articles/Professional Writing


Books and Popular Articles

Dietary Supplements: An ACS Symposium Series. Chapter: Dietary Supplements: An Overview. American Chemical Society. [Contributed to Introduction only] (in Press 2007).

The Incense Bible. Haworth Press. April 2007.

The Health Professionals’ Guide to Dietary Supplements. Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins. September 2006.

The Potential Health Benefits of Citrus. Chapter: The Health Benefits of Modified Citrus Pectin. Oxford University Press. July 2006.

Botanical Medicines: The Desk Reference for Major Herbal Supplements.
Haworth Press. September 2002.

The Natural Dietary Supplement Pocket Reference. (2002) The Institute for Natural Products Research. A pocket-sized reference for the health care professional providing a thumbnail sketch of the science, uses, and pharmacology of over 30 herbs.

Women: Everything You Need to Know How Proven Natural and Alternative Therapies Can Help You (1998, out of print) Part of the Alternative Medicine Definitive Guide series.

Numerous consumer-focused articles in such magazines as: Vegetarian Times, Natural Beauty & Health, Balance Magazine, Herbs for Health, A&U and American Fitness.

Peer-reviewed Journals
Seeing Through the COX-2 Controversy, Guidelines to Choosing Safe Natural Alternatives. Townsend Letter for Doctors & Patients. (in press)

A Few Guidelines in Choosing a COX-2 Natural Alternative. Integrative Medicine. 2005 (in press)

Coenzyme Q-10 Continuing Professional Education. Nutrition in Complimentary Care. NCC specialty practice group of the American Dietetic Association. Spring 2005 (in press)

Hawthorn Continuing Professional Education. Nutrition in Complimentary Care. NCC specialty practice group of the American Dietetic Association. Spring 2005 (in press)

Coenzyme Q-10 and Cardiovascular Health (Continuing Medical Education credit offered). Alternative Therapies. Jan-Feb. 2004. 10(1).

Astragalus Monograph (CME credit offered). Alternative Therapies. Nov/Dec 2002. 8(6).

Coenzyme Q-10:Efficacy, Safety and Use (CME credit offered). Alternative Therapies. May/June 2002. 8(3).

Efficacy, Safety, and Use of Ginkgo Biloba in Clinical and Preclinical Applications. Alternative Therapies. 2001. 7(5).

Black Cohosh: Efficacy, Safety, and Use in Clinical and Preclinical Applications. Alternative Therapies. May/June 2001. 7(3)

Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies. 2000. 6(3).

Industry/Agency Publications and Projects
US Market for Non-traditional Natural Products. BAMEX/Chemonics International/USAID. Madagascar Business and Market Explansion (June/July, 2006); Focus Report (November, 2006)

Market Surveys and Brief for Two Botanical Natural Products: Camu Camu (Myrcyaria dubia) and Inca Peanut (Plukenetia volubilis). Prepared for Prompex, Lima, Peru. June 30, 2005.

Identification of Production Process Technologies for Spices Conversion and Extraction of Essential Oils/Oleoresins; A report prepared for the Competitiveness Initiative of the Sri Lankan Spice Cluster and Nathan Inc./Austin Inc. July 18, 2003

Rapid Capacity Assessment for the Natural Plant Products Sub-Sector in East Africa, Kenya Report, A-SNAPP Project; Prepared for Food-Net. 2003.

Natural Products Assessment Report Potential for Economic Growth and Trade in Uganda. A-SNAPP Project; Prepared for Food-Net/US-AID. 2003.

Market Assessment of ASNAPP Natural Products for the United States Market, Phase I: A Preliminary Report. Prepared for ASNAPP Strategic Planning Meeting, Rwanda, November 2002.

Market Assessment of Selected Colombian Natural Products for Putumayo, PHASE I. In Support of the Colombian Alternative Development USAID Prime Contract No. 527-C-00-01-00091-00. Prepared for Chemonics/US-AID. October 2002.

Articles written as Technical Field Editor for Prepared Foods/NutraSolutions:
New Research and Commercial Opportunities in Designing Nutritionals. September 2007
Formulating for Women’s Health. June 2006
Au Naturel, Naturally! May 2006
Portfolio Diets and Updates on Heart Health: current thoughts on nutritive and supplemental dietary ingredients. April 2006
Emerging Ingredients for Digestive Health. March 2006.
Ingredients to Reduce Cancer Risks. January 2005.
Anti-aging Ingredients. November 2003.
Men’s Health to Male Menopause. September 2003.
Confusion Over Calcium Combinations. September 2003.
Bioactives for Women’s Health. June 2003.
Trends in Bioactives. March 2003.
Augmenting with Antioxidants. September 2002.
Ingredients for Wellness: Chitosan and Dietary Fibers. July 2002.
Full Spectrum Foods. May 2002.
A Lexicon on Lipids. February 2002.
Ingredients Fit for Functional Foods (cover story). July 2001.
Exotic Functional Foods—Back to the Future. March 2001.
Botanicals Caught Between Two Worlds. September 2000.
Chocolate: Food or Drug? September 2000.
R&D Application Topics (ongoing—various issues)
Therapeutic FactSheets on African Botanicals (including Hibiscus, Rooibos, Lippia, and Lemongrass). ASNAPP/Alcorn State University. Ongoing.

Conservation of Biocultural Diversity and Benefit Sharing Mechanisms in the Amazon: Croton lechleri, a Traditional Indigenous Resource. Prepared for INPI/EC September 2001.

Environmental Assessment for the sustainable harvest and management of Croton lechlerii: the main source for SP-303, Shaman Pharmaceuticals. FDA submittal (as a requirement for FDA Phase III Drug Development) 1998.

New Crop FactSHEET on Cat’s Claw for the New Crop’s Department and Website, Purdue University. www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/catsclaw.html

Monographs and Technical Presentations of South American Botanicals, including Jaborandi, Maca, and Chocolate. Published by Nat-trop.