I first heard about Ms. Shepperd's work in1993 while starting the fight of what I have come to know as a debilitating and crippling disease of the mind and body. She is a pioneer in the study of food addiction, it's effects on the human body and psyche, and recovery from the disease. She has helped thousands restore sanity to their lives since the first publishing of Food Addiction: The Body Knows.An earlier review criticized the lack of peer review of her work. I believe the lack of peer review is not because lack of respect for her work, rather for the lack of researcher 's in the field. This work is still largely unknown in the medical community.Before making a final decision on the value of the material provided in her book, read it thoroughly, check out the 12 step programs that have started as a result of her material, listen to the successes and failures of those who have tried to follow the suggested recovery material, and find other research that has published after building upon her work. Most important is to remember that this work is still in its infancy in comparison together addictions. It is a work in progress that is saving lives even as it continues.