Julia Maranan is an award-winning health writer living in the Boston area with her husband, Dan, and their dog, Sam. Formerly an editor at Natural Health magazine, Julia has written hundreds of articles for publications such as body + soul, Shape, Fit Pregnancy, Family Circle, Fitness, the Boston Globe Magazine, and Dr. Andrew Weil’s Self Healing newsletter. She has also appeared on “The Deborah Ray Show,” a radio program about natural health. Visit Julia on the Web at www.juliamaranan.com.