Vicki Pitman, a native of South Carolina, USA, is a qualified herbalist, natural therapist and Ayurvedic practitioner. She is a member of the American Herbalists Guild, the Unified Register of Herbal Practitioners and the International Federation of Aromatherapists. Vicki combines clinical work near her home in Somerset, England, with teaching, writing and research into herbal and other holistic medicine disciplines. She has completed an MPhil in Complementary Health Studies (Exeter University) on holism in ancient Greek and Indian medicine.