Dr. John Switzer MD was born in 1957 in Oregon, USA. He moved to Munich to rediscover his German roots and study medicine. For the past 25 years, he has been medical director of Ayurveda Health & Beauty located on Lake Starnberg in Bavaria. His clinic specializes in detox treatments and includes homeopathy, Gerson cancer therapy, intestinal cleansing, fasting and wild plant nutrition. He is the author of two German wild plant bestseller recipe books.