Paul Jaminet was born in San Diego, California, grew up in Connecticut, received degrees in philosophy and physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Ph.D. in physics from the University of California at Berkeley, and became an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. He left physics to become a software entrepreneur during the Internet boom, and now provides strategic advice to entrepreneurial companies while pursuing research in economics (see www.pauljaminet.com for more information). Paul’s experience overcoming a chronic illness taught him the importance of diet for health, and motivated him to share what he learned in seven years of research. Paul is an active blogger at www.perfecthealthdiet.com.