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Jane Brody
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Key Topics:
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MotivationHeathWellnessWomens Issues
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Bio Info:
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Jane Brody has been writing the Personal Health column in the New York Times
for twenty years, advocating nutrition and disease prevention.
For twenty-one years,
Brody has been writing the "Personal Health" column in The New York
Times, urging readers to lay off the french fries and use the stairs instead of
the elevator, while also explaining the latest research on nutrition and
disease prevention.
Brody has attracted such
a strong following that Time magazine hailed her as the "High Priestess of
Health." Her voice mail at the Times is so overloaded with messages that
she hardly ever checks it. And wherever she goes, people seek advice.
"Within the space of twenty-four hours," Brody says, "one person
asked me about golf elbow and another person asked me about tennis elbow."
The columns have impact, too. After a lecture to a community group, Brody was
signing books when a slim woman approached her, produced a photo of an
overweight woman, and said, "This was me a year ago. I followed your
advice, and look." The woman had lost a hundred pounds.
Brody started personal-health journalism at the Times and has been its most
evangelical proponent. The fifty-six-year-old journalist originated the
"Personal Health" column in 1976. Thinking the weekly column would be
a burden, she originally committed to writing it for three months. It quickly
became the most popular feature on The New York Times News Service. "I
came back and asked for a raise," Brody said. She has spent virtually her
entire career at The New York Times, beginning as a science and health writer
in 1965 after two years at the Minneapolis Tribune. She has also written nine
books, mostly on nutrition and fitness.
Brody practices what she preaches, exercising daily in Brooklyn's Prospect
Park, which is a block and a half from her home. She plays tennis four times a
week, ice-skates regularly in the winter, swims every day, and cross-country
skis over the park's ball fields when it snows.
She will admit to shortcomings in following her own advice: "I am a
classic example of a sleep-deprived person. I resist going to sleep at night
and I wake up very early in the morning without a clock, so I usually end up
taking a mini-nap during the day. I'm a big believer in naps."
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$10,000-$20,000
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