Melinda Blau

Writer, Speaker, Social Observer

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Health and Lifestyle

Understanding and dealing with the expected and the unexpected…

The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses

August 23, 1983 by Melinda Blau

The Ultimate Guide to Contact Lenses From New York Magazine Twenty-five years ago, Otto Wichterle dropped a pebble into the pool of optical technology, and we’ve yet to feel the last ripple. Read more…

The Diet That Succeeds When Others Fail

August 23, 1980 by Melinda Blau

The Diet That Succeeds When Others Fail From Self We’re not a weight control clinic…This program is preventive medicine. Read more…

Stress: The Healthy Way to Cope

August 23, 1980 by Melinda Blau

Stress: The Healthy Way to Cope From Parents The consequences of stress run the gamut from productive to debilitating. Read more…

Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life

April 23, 1980 by Melinda Blau

Emergency Medicine: How to Save a Life From New York Magazine You dial 911—and then what? Would you know what to do in those first crucial moments when it’s literally, do or let die? Read more…

Fitness Weekend – to Change Your Life and His

August 23, 1979 by Melinda Blau

Fitness Weekend – to Change Your Life and His From Self On arrival, Mark and I were weary and ‘disconnected’ from our bodies. Read more…

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ABOUT ME
As an award-winning journalist and author of fifteen books, my “beat” is relationships. Find out more about my work here.
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