1. climbing magazine (51,000)
    medicine 1000-1500 words

    query by email:
    editor: Jonathon Thesenga
  2. A&U – America’s AIDS magazine (205,000)

    David Waggoner, editor-in-chief
    query by fax: (518)436-5354
    essay, how to, opinion, reviews of herbal products, is anyone txing AIDS internationally with CM?
    Click here for manuscript guidelines
  3. American fitness (42,000)
    pitch info on ephedra and non-ephedra supplement constituents
    Dr. Meg Jordan, editor
    query by fax (818)990-5468; Query with published clips or send complete manuscript
    "Make sure to quote scientific literature or good research studies and several experts with good credentials to validate exercise trend, technique, or issue. Cover a unique aerobics or fitness angle, provide accurate and interesting findings, and write in a lively, intelligent manner. Please, no first-person accouts of 'how I lost weight or discovered running.' AF is a good place for first-time authors or regularly published authors who want to sell spin-offs or reprints."
    Research (latest exercise and fitness findings); Alternative paths (nonmainstream approaches to health, wellness, and fitness); 800–1,200 words.
  4. American health and fitness (350,000)
    pitch info on ephedra and non-ephedra supplement constituents
    Send complete manuscript 1400-2000
    query fax (905)507-2372
    columns: Longevity; Natural Health
  5. better nutrition (480k)
    Sample copy free.
    Columns open to freelancers: Health Watch; Nutrition News; Women's Health; Earth Medicine; Healing Herbs; Better Hair, Skin & Nails; Herb Update; Health in Balance; Book Zone; Supplement Update; Natural Energy; Children's Health; Sports Nutrition; Earth Watch; Homeopathy; Botanical Medicine; Meatless Meals; Trim Time; Healthier Pets; Ayurvedic Medicine; Longevity; Healing Herbs; Frontiers of Science.
    query
    Each issue has multiple features, clinical research crystallized into accessible articles on nutrition, health, alternative medicine, disease prevention.
  6. body and soul (225k)
    "Submit short, specific news items to the Upfront department. Query first with clips. A query is one to two paragraphs--if you need more space than that to present the idea, then you don't have a clear grip on it. The next open area is columns: Reflections often takes first-time contributors. Read the magazine and get a sense of type of writing run in column. In particular we are interested in seeing inspirational, first-person pieces that highlight an engaging idea, experience or issue. We are also looking for new cutting-edge thinking. No e-mail or phone queries, please. Begin with a query, résumé and published clips -- we will contact you for the manuscript."
    Balanced Living in a Busy World
    New Age Publishing, Inc.
    42 Pleasant St.
    WatertownMA02472
    Sample copy for $5 and 9 x 12 SAE.
    writers guidelines -
  7. chatelaine
    Seeks "agenda-setting reports on Canadian national issues and trends as well as pieces on health, careers, personal finance and other facts of Canadian life."
    canada BC? Just recognized acu/cm pract’s-
    Query with published clips and SASE
    Kim Pittaway, managing editor
    One Mount Pleasant Rd.
    TorontoONM4Y 2Y5
    Canada
  8. complete woman (350,000)
    5 phase personalities and relationships
    Query with published clips or send complete manuscript
    Lora Wintz, executive editor.
    800–2,000 words.
    Accepts previously published submissions.
    Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE.
    "Freelance writers should review publication, review writer's guidelines, then submit their articles for review. We're looking for new ways to explore the usual topics, written in a format that will be easy for our readers (24-40+ women) to understand. We also like sidebar information that readers can review quickly before or after reading the article. Our focus is relationship-driven, with an editorial blend of beauty, health, and career."
    Associated Publications, Inc.
    875 N. Michigan Ave.
    Suite 3434
    ChicagoIL60611-1901
    (312)266-8680
  9. conscious choice (100,000)
    Query with published clips
    E-Mail:
    Rebecca Ephraim, editor
    inspirational/self-development
    Personal Experience
  10. diabetes interview (40,000)
    pitch a combo tradition/research on chinese herbs and acupuncture for diabetes
    emphasize the popularity of diabetes articles I’ve already written
    E-Mail:
  11. Let’s Live (1.7m)
    E-Mail:
    Query with published clips
    General Interest (effects of vitamins, minerals, herbs and nutrients in improvement of health or afflictions)
    1,200–1,400 words.
    pitch preventive medicine from CM perspective
    pitch basic CM herbs intro article
    intro to cosmetic acupuncture/acupuncture facelift
    herbs that increase vitality- how to take the ones that will help and not harm you
    Nicole Brechka, assistant editor or Laura Barnaby, managing editor
  12. Mamm (100,000) – Cancer prev, tx, survival
    How to- recover from chemotherapy
    Query with published clips
    Courage, Respect & Survival
    MAMM, LLC
    54 W. 22nd St.
    4th Floor
    New YorkNY10010
    Gwen Darien, editor-in-chief
    expose on cancer herbs
    immune support while on chemo
  13. more (850,000)
    pitch HRT CHM- emph how popular knowledge of herbs is quite limited, and not traditional, draw from herbs don’t work for menopause article-
    Query with published clips - Fax: (212)455-1433
    300–2,500 words.
    can do exposes (research and tradition) on herbs for a number of diseases- cholesterol, HTN, diabetes, etc.
    cosm acu/facelift if let’s live doesn’t go for it
  14. mother earth news (350k)
    column- Herbs & Remedies (home healing, natural medicine)
    Query. "Sending us a short, to-the-point paragraph is often enough. If it's a subject we don't need at all, we can answer it immediately. If it tickles our imagination, we'll ask to take a look at the whole piece." - Cheryl Long, editor E-Mail:
    do they accept query via email? Phone: (785)274-4300
    "Probably the best way to break in is to study our magazine, digest our writer's guidelines, and send us a concise article illustrated with color transparencies that we can't resist. When folks query and we give a go-ahead on speculation, we often offer some suggestions. Failure to follow those suggestions can lose the sale for the author. We want articles that tell what real people are doing to take charge of their own lives. Articles should be well-documented and tightly written treatments of topics we haven't already covered."
    chinese herbs you can grow yourself
    chinese herbs that grow in the U.S.
    CHM, natural, sophisticated, powerful
    CHM vs. pharmaceutical medicine- impact on the environment
  15. natural beauty and health (100k)
    Send complete manuscript, 500-2000 words
    E-Mail:
    Website:
    book excerpt
    living chinese medicine, include my personal experience, see living Ayurveda-
  16. oxygen magazine (200k) Serious Fitness for Serious Women
    Send complete manuscript, 1400-1800 words
    Fax: (905)507-9935 queries- responds in 5 wks to queries
    the research and tradition of chinese herbs- how are they different form vitamins? What can they do for me? Avoiding dangerous herbs, & wrong usage of herbs
    Balance and imbalance- how various constitutions affect our body types, fitness, and performance
  17. POZ (91k)
    "POZ is a trusted source of conventional and alternative treatment information, investigative features, survivor profiles, essays and cutting-edge news for people living with AIDS and their caregivers. POZ is a lifestyle magazine with both health and cultural content."
    Query with published clips. "We take unsolicited mss on speculation only."
    Fax: (212)675-8505
    pitch same as A&U above
  18. redbook mag (3.2m)
    Query with published clips and SASE
    "Redbook addresses young married women between the ages of 28 and 42. Most of our readers are married with children 10 and under; over 60 percent work outside the home. The articles entertain, educate and inspire our readers to confront challenging issues. Each article must be timely and relevant to Redbook readers' lives." Short parenting features on how to deal with universal health and behavioral issues, Marriage articles with an emphasis on strengthening the relationship
    We prefer to see detailed queries, rather than completed manuscripts, and suggest that you provide us with some sources/experts. Please enclose two or more samples of your writing, as well as a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Send queries to:
    Articles Department
    Redbook Magazine
    224 W. 57th St.
    New York, NY 10019
    personality types and relationships-
    childhood immunity issues
  19. RxEMEDY magazine (2.2m)
    "RxEMEDY covers everything that affects and improves the health of people 50 and up--nutrition and exercise, medicine and medications, mainstream and alternative approaches, hormones and hair loss, you name it--and does it in an in-depth but reader-friendly way."
    Query by mail only with published clips. Shari Miller Sims, editor
    Prescriptions for a Healthy Life
    Rxemedy, Inc.
    120 Post Rd. W.
    WestportCT06880
    "Query should include specific doctors/practitioners likely to be interviewed for the piece, and at least one clip showing writing/reporting familiarity with topic of query. Also, an ability to write in a casual, friendly way about often complex material is essential."
    book excerpt
    Exposé (medical)
    How-To (exercise and nutrition for people age 50 and over)
    Interview/Profile (health)
    Medical journalism/reporting for lay reader
    Columns open to freelancers: The Nutrition Prescription (how-to research), The Fitness Prescription (how-to research), Housecall (interviews with top specialists), Mediview (overviews of topical subjects, e.g., "endless" menopause, see-better surgery), all 600-900 words.
  20. self
    "Self-confidence, self-assurance, and a healthy, happy lifestyle are pivotal to Self readers. This healthy lifestyle magazine delivers by addressing real-life issues from the inside out, with unparalleled energy and authority. From beauty, fitness, health and nutrition to personal style, finance, and happiness, the path to total well-being begins with Self."
    Considers proposals for major pieces on health, nutrition, psychology, fitness, family relationships and sociological issues.
    Query with published clips
    Writer's guidelines for #10 SASE.
    Dana Points, executive editor
    Condé Nast
    4 Times Square
    5th Floor
    New YorkNY10036
  21. shape mag (1.6m)
    Query by mail only with published clips.
    "Shape reaches women who are committed to healthful, active lifestyles. Our readers are participating in a variety of fitness-related activities, in the gym, at home and outdoors, and they are also proactive about their health and are nutrition conscious."
    mskel acu for athletes
    herbs for balance
    Balance and imbalance- how various constitutions affect our body types, fitness, and performance (from O2 query above)
    book excerpt
    expose- nonephedr supplements
    eat right for your CM type
  22. shared vision (40k)
    query by email , Sonya Weir, editor.
    Magazine covering health and wellness, environment, personal growth, spirituality, and global issues.
    Query with published clips
    health, environment
    Book excerpts
    General Interest
    HEALTH FOCUS Maximum 1500-word information piece outlining a particular treatment, practice, discipline, current health trend, or methodology that would be of interest to our readers. Photo requested.
    FEATURE ARTICLES
    Maximum 3000-word articles focusing on the environment, health and wellness, spirituality, personal growth, socially responsible business, global/community issues, etc. Photo(s) requested. Shorter articles may be considered for other sections of the magazine.
    Include sidebar ideas (statistics, profiles, quotes, short bits).
  23. vibrant life (50k)
    herbwatch department
    - see this link lots of info
    Authors who have not previously sold articles to VIBRANT LIFE are encouraged to submit query letters with clips of previously published articles rather than completed manuscripts.
    VIBRANT LIFE always needs practical articles that stress prevention and promote better health. We especially like features on the latest breakthroughs in medicine, health, nutrition, and exercise; interviews with leading personalities on health topics; and seasonal, health-related material written in a readable style that appeals to the typical man or woman. Articles presenting a happy, healthy outlook are welcome. We prefer articles that take a positive approach to a topic and emphasize reader benefits.
  24. vim & vigor (1.1m)
    "Absolutely no complete manuscripts will be accepted/returned. All articles are assigned. Send published samples for assignment consideration. Any queries regarding story ideas will be placed on the following year's conference agenda and will be addressed on a topic-by-topic basis.
    Send published clips by mail or e-mail.