Phyllis A. Balch

Phyllis A. Balch ( Henning; September 18, 1930 – December 31, 2004) was the author of Prescription for Nutritional Healing.

Phyllis A. Henning was born in Logansport, Indiana. She became one of the biggest-selling dietary and supplement authors. Her books have sold over eight million copies.

Before her career as an author, she owned a nightclub, Shannon's Roaring Twenties, in Indianapolis. She had adopted the name Shannon while working as a dance instructor in Syracuse, New York. She was struggling with depression, weight gain, and other health issues when a friend recommended the book How to Get Well by Paavo Airola. This inspired her to change her diet to one of natural foods.

She died in Cape Coral, Florida on December 31, 2004, aged 74.

Works Prescription for Cooking. With James F. Balch. P.A.B. Pub., 1987; Prescription for Nutritional Healing. With James. F. Balch. Avery, 1990. First self-published in the 1980s under the title Nutritional Outline for the Professional. Prescription for Herbal Healing. Avery, 2002; Prescription for Dietary Wellness. PAB Books, 1992;