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Chris has published over four hundred articles on health, fitness, nutrition, parenting and lifestyle. She served as contributing editor to Oxygen, Clean Eating and Maximum Fitness, and her work has appeared in many other national publications including Real Simple, FamilyFun, Men’s Fitness, and more:
Reading Made Rewarding
Published in Real Simple
It’s easier than ever to diversify your bookshelf, connect with authors, and improve your literary citizenship. Enrich your mind with these insights from bibliophiles.
House-to-House Hamsters
Published in FamilyFun
My daughter Sasha started asking for a pet when she turned six last June. Not another fish, she insisted. She wanted a real pet. A pet with fur. She started big – a dog? A cat? No? – and whittled down the dream from there. A rabbit? A ferret? A guinea pig? Really, no? A hamster? Maybe? How about two?
Food Pairings
Published in Men’s Fitness
Although researchers tend to isolate foods, nutrients, or phytochemicals and study their effects on health, there’s growing interest among nutrition scientists in examining the relationships between them. These powerful food combinations can do more for your health together than they ever could alone.
Dead Tired
Published in Maximum Fitness
In our world of constant stimulation, soaring career demands and amaranthine entertainment options, it can feel as if life’s coming at you at the speed of artificially extended daylight. Trying to get by on too little sleep can put your job, your waistline, your health, and even your life in peril. And the biggest shocker is how much is actually too little.
Boost Your Mood with Food
Published in Clean Eating
What you’re eating may be the reason you’re so stressed out. Here are six quick fixes.