Dr Linda Friedland is a medical doctor, best-selling author, recognized international conference speaker, executive health consultant and radio and television personality. Her television career includes several years as the medical expert for the South African Broadcasting Corporation award winning show -3 Talk and as an anchor for a weekly TV medical show. Her first book, Self, was published in 2005 and reached local bestseller sales within 6 months. The book is an inspiring hands-on manual to self improvement and covers six essential action areas: Empowerment, Self, Diet, Exercise, Energising, Spiritual.

She’s a feature writer for Business Day and health and women’s publications, and a popular  ‘Radio doctor’  across the African continent.

Speaker requests and projects as a corporate consultant have her travelling around the world despite being the mother of 5 children. She also designs and implements health, lifestyle and illness prevention programs for corporations throughout Asia, US and the UK.

She is listed as one of the 100 Who’s Who of South African women in Woman Today - 50 years of South African women newsmakers.