Amy Hendel is a popular and recognizable health/medical television correspondent, expert, author and health host as well as a full time columnist. In her private Family Lifestyle Therapy practice, Ms. Hendel trains and councils patients with her own unique blend of nutrition, fitness, and psychology for the whole family. Shes released her first book Fat Families Thin Families with BenBella Publishers in June 2008.

Currently, she is: * Recurring guest on The Early Show (2008) * Guest expert, The 700 Club (2008) * Host, Good Eating Good Living (Westwood One, 2007-2008) * Author, Fat Families Thin Families (Ben Bella Books June 2008) * Current blogger, www.healthcentral.com (ED, Herpes, Obesity, Skincare, Skin cancer, Anxiety * Radio guest expert nationally - book tour - 2008 Guest Expert, The Today Show, NBC, Lifestyle Expert, 2007 Contributing Health Expert to Fox Cable News The Big Story Guest Expert The Rachel Ray Show Past Contributing health expert, ivillage Live on NBC Contributing Health Expert to CNBC/The Big Idea Columnist, Best Body Magazine Host/producer of HealthZone

Amy Hendel began her media career as a Recurring Contributor to KCBS from 1999 to 2002 Women 2 Women, as well as on their afternoon news. There, she completed over 75 live segments. To date Ms. Hendel has completed over 1000 live and taped segments covering medical and health topics, nutrition, exercise, and lifestyle issues. Other noted appearances include: KNBC, Discovery Health, HGTV Smart Solutions, The Learning Channel, KNBC Morning and Noon News, KABC local news affiliates, EXTRA!, KTLA Evening News, and Good Day LA. She is also a print journalist and her work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily News. She is a quoted guest expert in Family Circle, InStyle magazine, Fit Pregnancy.

Ms. Hendels Masters Level, R-PA (Registered Physician Assistant) degree follows a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree. It is comprised of a 12-month medical school didactic program, followed by 12 months in-hospital rotation program. Nine areas of medicine including surgery, internal medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, gynecology, orthopedics, pathology and two elective choices are covered with training occurring alongside intern and resident trainees. Ms. Hendel is also certified in nutrition and exercise physiology and has combined her PA degree with this background in nutrition/exercise physicology to create a private family lifestyle therapy physician-referred practice for 20 years. Ms. Hendel is currently a working on her own medical/health TV pilot.