Heidi Allison

Heidi created the The Chili Pepper Diet: The Natural Way to Control Cravings, Boost Metabolism and Lose Weight and supervised an independent research study comparing the effects of a chili pepper diet and a conventional low-fat diet. The results of the study were analyzed by the UCLA School of Medicine Statistical/Biomathematical Consulting Clinic. Heidi is a successful participant of this diet and has maintained a ninety-pound weight loss for over ten years.

Heidi has appeared numerous times on ABC Eyewitness News, and is a frequent guest on radio talk shows across America. She has been featured in QSR (Quick Service Restaurant) magazine, Vegetarian Times, Family Circle magazine, Produce Concepts and Solutions magazine, Natural Health magazine, Wikipedia, Men's Health Magazine, Culinology magazine, Oxygen magazine, Fitness magazine, Delicious Living magazine, Health Next magazine, The National Culinary Review magazine, Restaurants and Institutions magazine, School Foodservice and Nutrition magazine, NACUFS (The National Association of Colleges and University Foodservice) , CAFE (Center for the Advancement of Foodservice Educators) Gold Medal Classroom, The Austin Chronicle, The Gay City News, Travel Lady magazine, and the Times-Herald. She also lectures to culinary and healthcare professionals.