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Sheryl has been appointed to the Social Media Advisory Board for the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) foundation Life…supplemented, a group whose initiative is to motivate Americans to make the three pillars of health—a healthy diet, responsible use of supplements and regular exercise—an integral part of their daily wellness regimen.
About me
Sheryl Kraft is a freelance journalist, essayist and writer of non-fiction based in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Her writing covers all areas, with a concentration in health, wellness and fitness. With the exception of quantum physics, just about everything interests her; in fact, one of the greatest things Sheryl finds about writing is the opportunity it gives her to delve into subjects and discover something new.
Sheryl’s work has appeared in JAMA, AARP, Weight Watchers, Bottom Line/Health, Bottom Line/Women’s Health, Caring Today and assorted Connecticut regional publications.
Recent Articles
My Hair Battles
Breast cancer caused a brief truce in the writer’s love/hate relationship with her curly tresses.
Before I had chemotherapy, I had a volatile relationship with my hair. It was an intense, 34-year affair, with all the usual ups and downs, or rather, in this case, shorts and longs, not to mention straights and frizzies.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: More.com
Role Reversals
Who becomes the caretaker in a medical emergency? Probably not the person you expected.
Last Saturday night, instead of going out for a much-anticipated dinner with my husband and friends, I did something I’ve never done and always hoped I’d never have to do: I dialed 911. My husband’s hip – or should I say the new version of his old hip that he received just a couple of weeks before – decided that the ball and the socket wanted a separation.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: More.com
Why I Hate the New Mammogram Guidelines
Twenty years ago, the writer, then 34, had a mammogram she feels saved her life.
Quick. Think back to what you were doing on a specific day 20 years ago. Or what you were wearing. Or even what the weather was like or what you had for dinner that night. Chances are you can’t. (I’m challenged by even trying to remember what I did yesterday.)
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: More.com
Sheryl Kraft interviewed by Meredith Resnick
Sheryl was recently interviewed by Meredith Resnick for The Writer’s [Inner] Journey, a blog with “Bestselling authors, professional creatives, and emerging voices in quirky dialogue about how they write and why it works.”
Filed under: About Sheryl || Published in: The Writer's [Inner] Journey
Reduce Your Diabetes Risk
Millions of Americans have high blood sugar—and most don’t know it.
Here are steps you can take to stay healthy.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: AARP Magazine
