Libby Weaver

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Libby Weaver
Libby Weaver on The Cafe.jpg
Weaver in 2018
Born
OccupationAuthor
Alma mater University of Newcastle
Genre Health sciences
Website
www.drlibby.com www.bioblends.com

Libby Weaver is an Australian biochemist who is an author, speaker and founder of the food-based supplement range, Bio Blends. [1]

Weaver founded Bio Blends, a nutritional supplement range. [2]

Weaver has spoken on television and radio as an authoritative figure in the health and wellness industry. [1]

Born in Tamworth, New South Wales, [3] she spoke at TedxQueenstown in 2014 on the topic of 'The pace of modern life versus our cavewoman biochemistry'. [4]

In 2017, some of her books were recalled including 20,000 copies of her book What Am I Supposed to Eat?, because she used the derogatory term "mongolism" and she was accused of plagiarism. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 Weaver, Libby (12 August 2021). "About Dr Libby Weaver – Nutritional biochemist". Dr Libby. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. "Bio Blend About Dr Libby".
  3. "In my beauty bag: Dr Libby Weaver". stuff.co.nz. 26 February 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. "Theme: Sense of Place Queenstown, New Zealand February 22nd, 2014". ted.com . Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  5. "Doctor Libby Weaver Saga Continues as Another Book is Recalled for Offensive Words and New Claims of Plagiarism Are Made". MiNDFOOD. 8 November 2017.
  6. "Dr Libby recalls another book over 'mongolism' controversy". Stuff. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  7. "Dr Libby Weaver recalls 20,000 books after 'mongolism' outrage". Stuff. 11 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  8. "Author Libby Weaver apologises over 'mongolism' in book". BBC. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2024.
  9. "Dr Libby recalls 20,000 books after use of term 'mongolism'". Newshub. Archived from the original on 6 November 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2024.