Archive for the ‘Magazines’ Category
best advice from new diet books
Someday you won’t be able to find me in my cubicle—I’ll be buried under stacks of diet books. It’s all for you, my dear readers. Here are the best tips from the latest crop.
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Tags: diet, diet advice, diet books, diet tips, diets, nutrition, weight loss
top nutrition trends of 2013
This time next year, the veggie we’ll all be burned out on is … cauliflower! Well, my sources say it’s the new kale, anyway. Read my round-up to find out what other nutrition trends you can expect to catch on in 2013.
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Tags: nutrition
Confession: Sometimes I stay up way too late watching reruns of The Nanny. I don’t know what it is about Fran Drescher, but I just love her. So hearing, “Hi Katie, it’s Fran,” in that famous voice was a treat. So was our hour-long chat for Spry’s February cover story—we discussed cancer and public policy, […]
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Tags: cancer, celebrities
deepak chopra q&a
This pair of stories is dedicated to my sister-in-law, Jamie. She’s a huge Deepak Chopra fan, and I thought of her throughout my interview—and even got to work in a mention when I asked him about Twitter, because he replied to her once. (I edited that out of the final story as we like to keep things […]
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Tags: celebrities, meditation, neuroscience
beauty tips and gift guide
It’s no secret that I love writing about beauty. Check out three of my latest stories, an Ultimate Beauty Gift Guide, reviews of keratin shampoos and a round-up of insider tips from celebrity makeup artists. (I’ve already started doing #10 daily!)
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Tags: beauty, celebrities, gift guide, makeup
Who doesn’t love year-end lists? (By the way, if you want to lose two hours like I did yesterday, check out Time‘s exhaustive offerings.) Here’s my contribution, a round-up of the health changes that rocked the country this year.
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Tags: best of, health news, healthcare
when ovarian cancer comes back
This profile of a three-time ovarian cancer survivor is one of my favorite stories I’ve written in a while. I’m so deeply honored when someone trusts me to tell the story of an incredibly difficult and vulnerable time in their life. And their wisdom and courage never fails to inspire me. It is, quite simply, […]
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Tags: cancer, ovarian cancer, survivors
Before I joined the staff of Spry, I was a frequent freelance contributor to its parent publication, the weekly American Profile. So I’m always glad to get the chance to write for AP again, and this cover story on Randy Jackson was a natural fit. The American Idol star was diagnosed with diabetes in 2003, […]
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Tags: celebrities, diabetes, entertainment, music
the chew’s carla hall q&a
I’m not surprised that Carla Hall charmed America on not one but two seasons of Top Chef (and now on ABC’s The Chew). In our interview for Spry‘s November cover story, she was warm, friendly and full of enthusiasm for the idea that Thanksgiving can be a healthy meal. I love that she’s taken the concept of […]
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Tags: celebrities, diet, healthy eating, holidays, tv
Like most Weight Watchers loyalists, I looooooove to talk “The Program.” So it was especially fun to chat with Weight Watchers CEO (and Lifetime Member) David Kirchhoff. Read my interview to find out why he’s learned more about losing in maintenance mode, and what he saves his Points to splurge on.
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Tags: diet, weight watchers
