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Sheila Himmel

About

Sheila Himmel is an award-winning feature writer, coauthor of Changing the Way We Die and of Hungry: A Mother and Daughter Fight Anorexia (Penguin, 2009). Sheila writes for publications ranging from the New York Times to Eating Well to IEEE Spectrum: The Magazine of Technology Insiders. Her work has appeared in USA Today, the Washington Post, theRobb Report, M Magazine and the online magazine Obit. As restaurant critic of the San Jose Mercury News, Sheila won a James Beard Award. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Books by Sheila Himmel
Recent Posts
How to Eat Well and Influence People
Food celebrity Mark Bittman lost weight and wrote a book about dieting for health. But his message speaks directly to people struggling with eating disorders: Make rules but don't be rigid; enjoy your food.
On the Road Again
Foodie mom and recovering anorexic daughter travel together, and live to talk about it. One way to measure progress against eating disorders? Sometimes, it's in miles.
When Food Quirks Aren't Funny

A child's odd "I don't eat" rules may be funny at three, but get in the way at thirteen. When could they point to an eating disorder?

A child's odd "I don't eat" rules may be funny at three, but get in the way at thirteen. When could they point to an eating disorder?

Buy This Now

Costco thrives on the Yummers philosophy: "It is always important to sample new products." And now, the products will make you healthier. That is, skinny.

Costco thrives on the Yummers philosophy: "It is always important to sample new products." And now, the products will make you healthier. That is, skinny.

Finding Balance in Eating and Exercise

Eating disorders often get triggered by a change in diet or exercise that’s healthy at first but goes too far. That’s what happened with my daughter, Lisa.

Eating disorders often get triggered by a change in diet or exercise that’s healthy at first but goes too far. That’s what happened with my daughter, Lisa.