Catharine Kaufman is a nationally syndicated food columnist, blogger, author, magazine writer and TV chef. She credits her growing expertise in good nutrition for her survival and recovery from breast cancer and shares that expertise to help keep her family, friends and fans in good health.

Writing her columns under the moniker "The Kitchen Shrink," Catharine dispenses advice on topics that include smart grocery shopping, food facts and folklore, unforgettable dinners on a shoestring, solving cooking disasters and putting the skids on colds, flu and other ailments with healing 'food chemistry.'

Showing off her humorous culinary savvy, Catharine was featured in a "Kitchen Shrink" mini series produced by Time-Warner, which included such segments as Kitchen Play Date with Kids, and Pantry Preparedness. She also did a stint as radio host and sidekick of restaurant reviewer and food guru Merrill Shindler on KLSX, Los Angeles.

As a founder and partner of www.FreeRangeClub.com, the healthy gourmet cooking and food safety blog, Catharine has been garnering kudos from foodies around the world for her featured columns on that long-established site.

Through its offbeat humor, Catharine's well-received children's book with collaborator Alexa Palmer -- "Jolene - Adventures of a Junk Food Queen," motivated her two daughters and other children to participate in her cooking classes, as well as to acquire healthier eating habits than many of their peers. "Jolene..." has also been endorsed by the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and is being sold on Amazon and other outlets.

Ever since discovering her inner foodie, Catharine has been in her element, focusing her energy and passion on weaning as many people--but especially children and young adults--off toxic foods and guiding them on a fun journey to healthy living.