Dr. Barbara Hendel, MD studied medicine at Ludwig- Maximilian University in Munich, Germany and has been working as a medical doctor and a holistic health practitioner for over 20 years. Her focus has been on naturopathic medicine, specifically in the field of nutrition. 
From 1993 to 2002 she headed a clinic for bio-regulatory therapies, preventive medicine and regeneration. She has successfully integrated allopathic medicine with the naturopathic approach.
As a physician and nutritionist, in 2006 she developed the individualized weight loss program Ideal-Weight©, in accordance with the latest medical and scientific evidence.
Dr. Hendel is best known as the author of numerous books in the health care field, in which she makes her philosophy of healthy and conscious living accessible to a wide audience.