Naheed Ali, MD, PhD, began writing professionally in 2005 when he was published as a sole author of a research journal article while still an undergrad. He currently serves as the COO of Golden Gate Institute for Integrative Medicine where he runs strategy, corporate development, and operations. Dr. Ali has been lecturing on various biomedical topics at U.S. colleges for years. He is the author of many books including Arthritis and You (Rowman & Littlefield, 2013), Understanding Parkinson’s Disease(Rowman & Littlefield, 2013), Understanding Lung Cancer (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Understanding Celiac Disease (Rowman & Littlefield, 2014), Understanding Pain (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015), and Understanding Fibromyalgia (Rowman & Littlefield 2016).