Powter was born in Sydney, Australia in 1957. Twice married, she described herself to Curve magazine in 2004 as a "radical feminist lesbian woman". She has two sons from her first marriage, Damien and Kiel. She adopted a third son after her second marriage.

Television

In 1994, Powter starred in her own talk-show style television program called The Susan Powter Show, which ran for one season. On the show she and guests discussed nutrition and fitness as well as other topics.

Motivational speaker and Nutritionist

Advocate of a whole-foods, organic, low-fat diet, and regular cardiovascular and strength-training exercise, Powter set herself apart from other nutritionists by condemning the diet industry as a whole. Her platinum-white flat-top haircut and aggressive manner of speaking became an iconic element of her celebrity. She has since grown out her hair and gotten multiple tattoos.

Powter was originally based in Dallas, Texas at the height of her fame. She eventually sold her studio in Dallas and moved to Seattle, Washington.

Author and blogger

Powter is author of several books, three of which became New York Times best-sellers in the 1990s. In 2002, she returned to writing with The Politics of Stupid, a stream-of-consciousness, self-published manifesto encouraging women to take control of their brains and bodies from food manufacturers, corrupt governments, and fitness/diet industries.

Powter's website reported that she would host a radio show beginning in May 2006 and a cooking show entitled Taste My Broth within the year. She also puts out The Monthly Flow, a subscription-based multi-media e-zine.

In November 2007, Powter re-launched her fitness and wellness blog.

Bibliography

• Stop The Insanity! (1993) ISBN 0671795988
• The Pocket Powter (1994) ISBN 0671894560
• Food (1995) ISBN 0671892258
• C'mon America, Let's Eat (1996)
• Sober...and Staying That Way: The Missing Link in the Cure for Alcoholism (1997)
• Hey, Mom! I'm Hungry!: Great-Tasting, Low-Fat, Easy Recipes to Feed Your Family (1997)
• The Politics Of Stupid (2002)

• Powter was featured in the May 28, 2007 episode of Goes to Camp to help motivate participants in a fitness camp.

• She appeared in an episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, entitled "Will Steps Out."

• She was also in the first episode of Space Ghost Coast to Coast and she was talking about the world with Space Ghost. A clip from this interview was used again on Coast to Coast, in the last episode of the series.