KATHY SUMMERS . . . writes about health, fitness, nutrition, and the environment
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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.
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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.) by request
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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? by request |
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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. by request |
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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. by request |
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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. by request |
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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. by request |
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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. by request |
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