Having run a successful chiropractic practice for over a decade, focused on nutrition and women's health, Palmer's life became transformed in 1995 as she was confronted not only with health challenges in her newborn son but also with a frustrating lack of useful advice from pediatric sources. As she delved into medical studies for answers she became amazed by large conflicts between the research findings and standard pediatric protocols. Her extensive literature reviews and consults with young families culminated in her writing “Baby Matters.” After an IPPY Award-winning 2nd ed., the 3rd ed. was temporarily released as The Baby Bond. After a print-run sell-out, “Baby Matters” is back. Palmer also co-authored What Your Pediatrician Doesn’t Know with pediatrician Susan Markel. Extensively documented, her healthy parenting books present the scientific evidence behind attachment parenting practices, supporting baby's immune system, and sparing drug usage. Palmer has instructed in physiology, pathology, and pediatric nutrition, lectured in breastfeeding, and has served as one of Mothering’s “Ask The Experts” since 2001. She lives in San Diego with her son and physicist husband. You can find an assortment of infant health articles at her website BabyReference.com and her Facebook pages, The Baby Bond and Baby Poop.