Health Reporting
Laura’s covered everything from the rise of fake foods and stand-up desks, to post-partum depression and pandemic preparedness for such publications as SELF, Fast Company, Cooking Light, and Health for more than two decades. A former health columnist for Mpls/St. Paul magazine, Laura has also been a content consultant for such clients as myOptumHealth.com and the American Cancer Society.
Looking for a new recipe
Top chefs are turning their attention to the toughest meal of the day: school lunch.
Breast Is Best
But successfully breastfeeding to the six-month mark is a big challenge for many new moms.
What Ever Happened to the Family Doctor?
What will a shortage of primary care providers mean for you?
Darkness Visible
Jenny Gibbs’ family and friends aim to shed light on the darkness of perinatal mood disorders.
Global Health
Today’s college students are turning community and public health into the most popular liberal art.
Fake Foods
From aspartame to olestra, these are NOT your grandmother’s groceries.
Nutrition Therapy
Trying the talking the cure for weight loss after 40.
Germ Warfare
Making my family’s own pandemic preparedness plan wasn’t so hard.
Overcoming Injury with Pilates Training
Pilates was still a left coast phenomenon when this fitness feature appeared in Cooking Light.
101 Things to Do With a Dumbbell
Coming up with the first 63 items for this SELF magazine feature list was easy–the final 37 took endurance.