Bestselling Authors on Supplements and Nutrition Join WellWise.org Bloggers

Boulder, CO (Vocus) August 31, 2010

Bestselling authors Gloria Askew, RRN, and Jerre Paquette, Ph.D. have joined the roster of expert bloggers at WellWise.org , the leading nonprofit website providing science-based, authoritative information on supplements, nutrients and health strategies. Co-authors Askew and Paquette’s informative first book, Secrets of Supplements: The Good, The Bad, The Totally Terrific, quickly achieved bestseller status, and is distributed in the U.S.A., Canada, China, India, South Africa, Holland, and a host of other countries.

Askew served as department head at a number of emergency wards and as a chief administrator of a major Canadian hospital; Paquette is a professor of English and Film Studies at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta whose passion for teaching has expanded to nutrition out of an interest in links between learning and food. Their blog, Eat to Save Your Life, features easy-to-understand information about the science behind numerous dietary supplements and foods, and what these can provide toward a healthier life. The first blogs in the series deal with what vitamin D does for us, how little of it we’re getting, and the best sources from which to obtain it.

“We are thrilled to have Gloria and Jerre aboard,” says James Townsend, WellWise.org’s editor in chief. “They have really done some great research, and are among those rare writers who know how to present their findings in a lighthearted, accessible way that readers will find packed with facts yet not at all intimidating.”

In addition to the increasing number of expert bloggers who now contribute to the WellWise.org site, visitors will find video interviews, news updates, and science-based information on dietary supplements, health conditions and strategies.

Other notable WellWise.org contributors who share the latest research and news developments in health and wellness include:

• Michael A. Schmidt, Ph.D., a NASA consultant and author of six books on topics ranging from brain-building nutrition to the serious consequences of overuse of antibiotics. Dr. Schmidt’s WellWise blog, Frontiers in Human Health and Performance, is an ongoing exploration of the science that will shape our perspectives on health and wellness.
• Award-winning investigative food writer Kimberly Lord Stewart, author of Eating Between the Lines: The Supermarket Shopper’s Guide to the Truth Behind Food Labels, reveals in her blog, HealthLines, the news behind the headlines about food and nutrition.
• Sports-nutrition expert Brad King is a radio host, and the author of the bestselling Fat Wars: 45 Days to Transform Your Body, as well as the award-winning Beer Belly Blues: What Every Aging Man and the Women in His Life Needs to Know. In Metabolism Matters Brad blogs on everything from cancer to aging.
• Steve Hoffman, a 30-year veteran fighter for organics and sustainable farming practices, writes From the Ground Up, a blog about why we should all be advocates for organic farming and foods.

Kantha Shelke, Ph.D., distinguished food scientist and principal at Corvus Blue, a Chicago-based food science and research firm, writes Inside Food: What You Should Know about What You’re Eating, about the ingredients in our meals and the practices that got them there.

About WellWise.org
WellWise.org, launched in March 2010, is a nonprofit educational resource to help educate parents, nutritionists, integrative medical practitioners, and other concerned consumers about the nutritional and psychological foundations of health and wellness. The site offers an extensive library of information about specific supplements and health conditions, as well as up-to-the-minute health news, and video and audio clips and interviews with leading professionals actively engaged in creating a healthier world.

For more information, visit http://www.wellwise.org, or WellWise.org may also be found on Facebook and Twitter.

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