Hi. I’m Derek Williams, a licensed acupuncturist, author, and lifelong fighter who turned personal struggles into stories and solutions. At age 12, I started lifting weights to overcome health challenges and bullying, sparking a journey that led to several top-three finishes in karate tournaments, powerlifting meets, and even a weight class and overall win in a bodybuilding competition. But life threw a harder punch: a traumatic brain injury and workplace chemical exposure triggered multiple chemical sensitivities, chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, food allergies, and Addison’s Disease. Determined to heal, I returned to college for acupuncture and mastered Applied Kinesiology, transforming my health and discovering its power to boost athletic performance instantly.

Now, I share these hard-won lessons in Successful Treatment of Environmental Illness with Applied Kinesiology, which is a guide for doctors and patients to overcome health problems caused by hidden toxins, and my other medical textbook: Turn on the Power: How to Use Applied Kinesiology to Improve Athletic Performance, in which I share groundbreaking discoveries from my own practice that instantly heal athletic injuries and instantly and dramatically improve athletic performance.

My passion for storytelling fuels my fiction, too—whether it’s the eerie curse in The Curse of Growling Bear’s Land or the battle against corruption in Liberty and the Thin Blue Line. My books blend grit, heart, and hope, reflecting my own fight to overcome obstacles. When I’m not writing or helping patients, I’m exploring the woods in beautiful Western North Carolina or plotting my next tale. Dive into my books and join me in exploring health, healing, and thrilling stories!