I’ve been a health and wellness writer, content developer, nutrition researcher, recipe creator and natural living educator for almost 30 years.
Before I shifted my career to focus on wellness and healthy living, I earned a master’s degree in journalism and worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, the LA Weekly and other leading dailies and media outlets. My years in the newspaper industry taught me to be disciplined in my writing, respectful of deadlines, and fiercely loyal to data and facts.
I ultimately left the newspaper world to pursue my lifelong devotion to health, earning degrees in nutrition and culinary arts, and joining New Hope Natural Media as the managing editor of Natural Foods Merchandiser. Since then, I’ve covered a wide variety of topics, from research-based nutrition articles, wellness features and healthy eating stories, to content marketing, trend analyses and online education programs.
My articles have appeared in dozens of national magazines, including Self, Health Magazine, Shape, Clean Eating, Vegetarian Times, Natural Health, Alternative Medicine, Utne Reader, Yoga Journal, Oxygen, Delicious Living and many more. I’m a featured blogger on The Huffington Post and other online sites, and have published five books on health, nutrition and wellness.
As a chef and nutritionist, I’ve consulted for dozens of well-known, national brands in the natural and organic space, and have founded and co-founded several CPG companies. In addition to product innovation and recipe creation, my responsibilities included copywriting, branding and marketing, composing competitive analyses, and tracking trends to inform brand strategy. And as a member of Sterling Rice Group’s culinary council, a nutrition coach and an advisor to natural and organic companies, I stay nimble and consistently current on food and beverage trends and the wellness zeitgeist.
I also serve as food and nutrition advisor for Conscious Alliance, a non-profit organization that helps feed communities in crisis. In the rest of my life, I’m a second-degree black belt and instructor in Ninjutsu, and I’m creating a national program to train young women in self-protection.
See examples of my health and wellness articles, find a list of my books, or click on the links below for more samples. And for additional selections, including custom content, marketing and online education examples: ask me!
• Natural products industry news: New Hope Natural Media
• Nutrition and healthy living: Clean Eating Magazine
• Whole-body wellness: Yoga Journal
• Meat-free eats: Vegetarian Times
• Health and wellness: Better Nutrition
• Food, recipes and intuitive eating: The Huffington Post