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Sheryl has recently been appointed Health and Wellness editor for endlessbeauty.com, which seeks to “help women leverage good health to achieve great beauty.”
Sheryl is also a member of 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.
Be sure to check out Sheryl’s syndicated articles on blogher.com, “the leading participatory news, entertainment and information network for women online.”
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
How to Make Your Home Heart-Healthy
By now, you know that you can reduce your risk of heart disease by making lifestyle changes, such as staying active, eating healthy and quitting smoking. However, there are small tweaks you can make around the house that will help reduce your risk even more. To find out how, check out our room-by-room guide and discover why home is where the (healthy) heart is.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: Woman's Day
Erectile Dysfunction Risks No One Talks About
Erectile dysfunction can usually be chalked up to physical health issues or psychological problems, but some less well-known factors, like chemicals in our food or not flossing, may play a role in ED too.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: Everyday Health
6 Good Health Habits Made Better
You walk, you nap, you brush your teeth. Now get more out of all these smart everyday choices with these ingenious tweaks.
Filed under: Health & Fitness || Published in: Prevention Magazine
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
