D.S. Epperson is the top formulator for Home Blend Gourmet / South Pacific Health, a leader in the functional food industry in the U.S.. With 20 years of experience in Nutritional Biochemistry and Nutritional Formulation, she has written reference books on botanicals and manufacturing of medicines from botanicals, and published articles on health, fitness and foods over 50,000 times nationally and internationally. She has formulated over 294 formulas and inventions for health, the environment and agricultural uses, and continues to research and study microbial advantages in nutraceuticals and functional foods. Creator of "The Original SugarBlend and SweetR! Gourmet, both all natural, low-glycemic sweeteners and used exclusively in the Number 1 Senior Living Care Facilities since 2003! For more information or to view the articles that she has written: blog.homeblendgourmet.com, jambadiet.southpachealth.com or southpachealth.com.