Mitra Ray, Ph.D. wants each and every one of us to live the longest,
healthiest life possible. She believes that in order to do this, we have
to be willing to take full responsibility for our health and to begin to
apply some fundamental principles of biochemistry and physiology in our
daily lives.
Dr. Ray was born in Calcutta, India. She studied electrical engineering at
Cornell University and received a bachelor's degree in 1986. She then
entered the biochemistry program at Stanford Medical School, where she
earned a Ph.D. in cell biology in 1991. At Stanford she was a principal
author for the discovery of a new enzyme linked to a degenerative eye
cancer that primarily strikes children.
After graduating from Stanford, Dr. Ray continued her research in the area
of degenerative diseases, such as cancer and Alzheimer's, with research
grants funded by the National Institutes of Health, the American Cancer
Society and an Alzheimer's Research Grant. She contributed important
articles to several leading scientific journals such as Science, The
Journal of Cell Biology and Proceedings of the National Academy of
Sciences.
In 1994, Dr. Ray made a life-altering personal discovery. After trying
conventional methods of remedying excruciating back spasms – everything
from complete rest to pharmaceutical intervention – Dr. Ray changed her
diet, exercise program and mental attitude, and her back pain subsided.
Preventative concepts, such as whole food nutrition, became her new
direction in research.
Today, Dr. Ray shares what she has learned about heath and prevention with
audiences in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. She has
sold over a million copies of her popular Fountain of Health audiotapes,
videotapes and CDs. She released her first book, From Here to Longevity,
in 2002.
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