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Welcome! I write about
health, fitness, nutrition and
the environment
for national consumer magazines and custom
publications.
My articles
entertain, inspire, and inform readers so they can meet life's challenges with healthy and
sustainable actions. Of course, sometimes I get so busy writing
I forget to follow all the good advice. I also write about extraordinary people living
inspired lives--and that inspires me. Please check back often for updates. And
tell me
what you think.
Recent samples:
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What's new:
Just starting a new piece for
American Profile magazine on suburban backyard
harvesting. More on that to come.
Before that I wrote several
chapters for the new editions to two best-selling books--one about home remedies, and
the other about food that improves health.
About Me:
Along with writing for
magazines and websites, my work has appeared recently in five
books:
Prevention's Symptom Solver (Rodale 2008)
Outsmart Diabetes 1-2-3 (Rodale 2008)
Hometown Heroes
(HarperCollins, 2007).

About you:
Are you an editor, publisher,
agent or communications director with an assignment?
Let's talk.
Are you a reader with a
personal concern or new twist on an old topic that hasn't been
covered yet?
Tell me about it.
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Eat This, Stress
Less
Oxygen
Forget high-priced spa days--here are eight foods in your cupboard
that will keep you calm, cool and collected throughout the frenzied
holiday season. (And stay tuned for my Oxygen articles on
cravings, calories, and hidden fat.)
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Maybe What
We Need is a Nap
The American Legion
What is this
stuff called sleep? Is it the "chief nourisher in life's feast," as
Shakespeare declared in the Macbeth eulogy--the one where "sleep
knits up the raveled sleave of care"? Or is sleep simply a poor
substitute for caffeine, as today's hectic lifestyles suggest?
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Getting Healthy
Together
Natural Health (cover story)
We're
connected to our families by more than just the genes we share. We
breathe the same air, drink the same water, and eat the same meals.
All that sharing means we have enormous influence, for better or for
worse, on each other's health. Here's how three families made
lifestyle changes for the sake of one member and discovered that
everyone in the house had a lot to gain.
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The Green
Pregnancy: 5 Simple Steps
Fit Pregnancy (cover story)
When you're pregnant, living a green lifestyle takes
on a new importance. It's not about following trends to ease
eco-guilt. It's about creating a world your baby can grow and thrive
in.
Your body is your child's first environment. These five women
show how to make it a safe one.
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The Path to Endurance
Experience Life (cover
story)
Jim Vranas isn’t the kind of guy who just sits around. The
82-year-old World War II veteran and scientific glassblower (he made
the first glass model of the DNA molecule) has always been on the
go. That is, until about a month after his retirement 10 years ago.
“One morning I got up and tried to put on my socks, and
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Lost in Translation
Alternative Medicine (Cover
Story)
In Leaves of Grass Walt Whitman wrote,
“I sing the body electric,” and he was right about one thing: The
body’s electrical messages to the brain—not the brain itself—color
our world. But what if your body’s messages misfire, as they do in
children with Sensory Processing Disorder (SPD)? Then Mozart might sound
monstrous, and a barefoot walk in the grass could feel like a walk
over worms
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Tired? Try Some Sushi
Health
A common thyroid
gland disorder can pile on pounds, sap your energy, and leave you
achy, bloated, and moody--all at once. The problem: hypothyroidism,
or when you're low on thyroid hormones. Experts
now think lifestyle
changes--even a little sushi--may help prevent or delay it.
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Eating for Energy
Experience Life
If you're running on empty, drop the candy bar and fuel up on
healthy foods that keep you going strong. Making a few small changes
in the way you eat can free up reserves of energy you didn’t realize
you had. Once you understand how your current habits undermine your
energy, you’ll know exactly how to turn your fuel crisis around.
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Bell Curves
Pilates Style
Who wouldn’t want better
body tone, greater flexibility and more control? Throw in even more power, all-day endurance and quicker fat
loss--all from an item we can hold in our hand like a Prada
purse--and we might have the ultimate accessory. Here's what you
need to know to start working out with kettlebells.
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