Ally Hirschlag - Verywell Fit Menu Verywell Fit Nutrition Weight Management Nutrition Facts Nutrition Basics Diets Meal Plans Meal Delivery Services View All News Fitness and Nutrition What to Buy How We Test Products Fitness Gear Nutrition Products Tools Recipe Nutrition Calculator Weight Loss Calorie Goal BMI Calculator Body Fat Percentage Calculator Calories Burned by Activity Daily Calories Burned Pace Calculator About Us Editorial Process Meet Our Review Board Search Ally Hirschlag Senior Health Editor, Performance Marketing Expertise Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Food Education Northwestern University, Columbia University facebook twitter Highlights Ally is the senior health editor for performance marketing at Verywell, where she edits content on health, lifestyle, mental health, and parenting. As an award-winning journalist with over eight years of experience, her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, Weather.com, BBC Future, Audubon, Shondaland, and Smithsonian Magazine, among other publications.Earned a bachelor of science degree from Northwestern University and a master’s degree from Columbia University. Experience Ally is the senior health editor for performance marketing at Verywell. She has over eight years of experience as a professional journalist covering health, nutrition, mental health, fitness, and science. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The Guardian, BBC Future, Scientific American, Medium's Elemental and Forge, Cosmopolitan, The Weather Channel, Elle, Audubon, Mic, and HuffPost, among other publications. When Ally isn’t editing for The Weather Channel, she writes solutions-focused articles on developments in fitness, nutrition, mental health, relationship wellness, and medical research. In past roles, she's written about the barriers to food access and food deserts for Upworthy, and nutritional science explainers and workout plans for SheKnows. She has experience writing about specialized diets, including gluten-free and plant-based diets, and she has done her fair share of gluten-free baking and recipe experimentation. Her work at The Weather Channel won several awards including a CMA Award for Best Series of Articles, an IAC Award for Best Environmental Online Campaign, and a Marcom Award for Best Blog. Education Ally has a bachelor of science from Northwestern University and a master's degree from Columbia University. About Verywell Fit Verywell Fit, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, nutrition and fitness destination that provides science-backed information and tools to empower people to take realistic steps towards a healthier life. We reach more than 150 million readers annually. Verywell Fit content is fact checked and reviewed by our Review Board for accuracy and integrity. Learn more about us and our editorial process. Learn More About our Process More From Ally Hirschlag Best Grocery Delivery Services of 2022 View More When you visit the site, Dotdash Meredith and its partners may store or retrieve information on your browser, mostly in the form of cookies. Cookies collect information about your preferences and your devices and are used to make the site work as you expect it to, to understand how you interact with the site, and to show advertisements that are targeted to your interests. You can find out more about our use, change your default settings, and withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future by visiting Cookies Settings, which can also be found in the footer of the site. Cookies Settings Reject All Accept All