A Trusted Friend in a Complicated World

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Alyssa Sybertz

location-pin Boston, Massachusetts

School: Trinity College-Hartford

Expertise: food news & tips, psychology, wellness

Alyssa Sybertz

  • Published in Allrecipes, Southern Living, Woman's World, First for Women, Parents, Food and Wine, Verywell Family, CNN and Time
  • Author of The OMAD Diet: Intermittent Fasting with One Meal a Day to Burn Fat and Lose Weight
  • Editor-in-chief of Personalized Guide to Keto, Keto for Women, Time's The Guide to Weight Loss, The Complete Guide to Gut Health, The Thyroid Cure and The Complete Guide to Intermittent Fasting

Experience

Alyssa is a wellness and lifestyle writer who covers food, cooking and science for Reader's Digest. She has been writing about wellness and food for more than 10 years, with bylines in Allrecipes, Southern Living, Woman's World, Parents, Food and Wine, Verywell Family, CNN and Time. She's also served as editor-in-chief for numerous special-interest bookazines on intermittent fasting, thyroid health and weight loss. Alyssa is the author of The OMAD Diet, a guide to the one-meal-a-day lifestyle. In her spare time, she loves to hike and read romance novels.

Education

Trinity College-Hartford BA, English Literature and Hispanic Studies

Articles

Why Do We Refrigerate Eggs in the U.S. but Not in Europe?

Do they know something we don't, or what?

Here’s What the Holes in Pizza Boxes Are For

Those little holes are more important than you might think