Michael Castleman

Michael Castleman, M.A., named one of the nation's top health writers by Library Journal, is a San Francisco-based freelance journalist specializing in optimal health, mainstream medicine, alternative therapies, nutrition, fitness, and sexuality. He has written more than 1,500 articles for magazines, newspapers, and Web sites, among them: Psychology Today, the New York Times, Smithsonian, Readers Digest, Playboy, Health, Redbook, Self, Family Circle, Natural Health, and Men's Health. Twice he has been nominated for the National Magazine Awards. Castleman's 13 books include: Building Bone Vitality, Great Sex, There's Still a Person in There (about Alzheimer's disease), Nature's Cures, Before You Call the Doctor, and The Healing Herbs, which has sold more than 1 million copies. His books have been selected by The Book of the Month Club and other book clubs. Nature's Cures was nominated as a Best Health Book of the Year by the American Library Association. Great Sex was nominated as the Best Sexuality Book of the Year by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors, and Therapists. Castleman is married with two grown children. He enjoys skiing, scuba diving, and attending music festivals, notably JazzFest in New Orleans.

His PT blog is All About Sex.