Sydney Ross Singer and Soma Grismaijer are a husband-and-wife research team dedicated to uncovering the lifestyle causes of disease. Medical anthropologists and co-authors of, Dressed To Kill: The Link Between Breast Cancer and Bras (Avery, 1995), "Get It UP!",  "Get It OFF!" and "Get It OUT!" (ISCD Press, 2001), this dynamic duo is known worldwide for their willingness to stand up to the profit-oriented, treatment focused medical system.

Sydney Ross Singer received a B.S. in biology from the University of Utah in 1979. He then spent two years in the biochemistry Ph.D. program at Duke University, followed by another two years at Duke in the anthropology Ph.D. program, receiving a Master’s Degree. He then attended the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) at Galveston, Texas on a full academic scholarship, where he spent one year in the medical humanities Ph.D. program, and received an additional two years training in medical school.

Soma Grismaijer received an associate’s degree from the College of Marin in the behavioral sciences, and a bachelor of arts from Sonoma State University in environmental studies and planning. In addition, she is an American Board of Opticianry-certified optician. She has been the President and Executive Director of the Good Shepherd Foundation since 1980, a charitable organization dedicated to the elimination of human and animal suffering.

Together, Singer and Grismaijer started in 1991. Their first project was the M.D. (Medical Demystification) Crusade, informing the public of the hazards of medicine and how to prevent them. The Crusade included the Medication Side Effects Hotline, and a national lecture tour explaining the nature of doctors, medicine, and health.

Following their research into the cause of breast cancer and the publication of Dressed To Kill, Singer and Grismaijer traveled around the world bringing their health message to millions of people.

Currently, they are spearheading an international campaign to educate the public about the hazards of flat sleeping. In addition, the SELF STUDY CENTER helps people practice health self-care by adopting certain lifestyle changes.