Dr. Ron Eaker is a board certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist in Augusta, Georgia. He graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville and went on to complete his medical school training at UT's Center for the Health Sciences in Memphis. He completed his residency at the Medical College of Georgia in 1988 where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Eaker is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and a clinical advisor to the American Running and Fitness Association. In 1994 he was awarded the national Focus on Patient Education Award by the American College of Ob-Gyn for his innovative patient education program on menopause, and has been listed in "America's Best Doctors" for the past two years. He is a member of numerous professional societies including the North American Menopause Society and Southern Medical Association. He is the past Chief-of-staff and Chairman of the department of OB-Gyn at St.Joseph Hospital. Most recently, he is a founding board member of the Institute of Religion and Health, a non-profit group that connects the spiritual, business and medical communities. Responding to the needs of his own patients,in 2001 Dr. Eaker authored "Holy Hormones! Approaching PMS and Menopause God's Way". In July of 2007, Bethany House publishers released Dr. Eaker's "Fat Proof Your Family", a simple, scientifically sound, sustainable , and scriptural way to lose fat and gain fitness. His most recent book (2008 Bethany House) is "A Woman's Guide to Hormone Health", a comprehensive guide to everything menopause! Dr. Eaker has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows such as Life Today with James Robison, Moody radio, and Janet Parshall's America discussing women's health care and he conducts several seminars every year on the biblical principles of health and healing. His greatest asset, other than his faith in God, is his wife Susan and his two daughters. He is a member of Trinity-on-the-Hill United Methodist Church where he regularly teaches Sunday School and Disciple Bible study. When he is not playing with the kids, working, speaking, sleeping, or eating….he is running, having completed twelve marathons including San Francisco, Chicago, and four Bostons. Find more info at www.FatProofYourFamily.com