Miriam Orwin, BHSc.,N.D.Dip.AC. is a practicing naturopath and nutritional counsellor, with over twenty years' clinical expertise. She has a Bachelor of Health Science from the University of New England, and is currently completing her Bachelor of Law. After starting the Centre for Creative Healing where she now practices, she began lecturing and writing about health. She has been published both in Australia and internationally.

Miriam's passionate interest in weight gain/loss started as a teenager when she embarked on the popular diets of the day, of which the long-term results were progressive weight gain. Her personal and clinical experiences led her to develop the Slim for Life concept which was fuelled by international research and from her experiences in Europe, Hong Kong and America. Miriam is a testament to the Slim for Life regime.