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Lisa Lombardi

location-pin New York, NY

School: Yale University

Expertise: Wellness, Family, News

Lisa Lombardi

  • Served as the executive editor of Health, executive editor of Match.com, deputy editor of Redbook and interim deputy editor of HearstMade
  • Co-author of What the Yuck?! The Freaky & Fabulous Truth About Your Body
  • Editor of more than a dozen Time magazine special editions
  • Bylines include Reader's Digest, the Washington Post, Time, Real Simple, Buy Side from WSJ, USA Today, Women's Health, Glamour and Shape

Experience

Lisa is a New York–based writer who regularly reports on health, wellness, parenting and lifestyle trends. She was the executive editor of Health, where she edited award-winning investigative features and wrote daily news stories, and she has written for the Washington Post, Time, Women's Health, USA Today, Real Simple, Parents, Glamour and many other outlets. She is also the co-author of the book What the Yuck? The Freaky & Fabulous Truth About Your Body. A Yale graduate, she lives in the New York area with her husband, sons and a fun-loving Havanese named Clark.

Education

Yale University

BA, English

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Articles

The Real Reasons Why Milk and Eggs Are Sold in the Back of a Grocery Store

There are two practical explanations—and one sneaky one

What Does It Mean to Be Ambidextrous?

Imagine being able to write a letter or catch a baseball with either hand. Here's the fascinating science of ambidextrous people who mix it up like pros.