Ask the Expert: Tips on Health, Parenting, Nutrition and More from Specialists and Medical Experts

Bonnie Miller Rubin

Aug 2015 · Agate Digital

About this ebook

Collecting more than 60 articles written by Bonnie Miller Rubin for the Chicago Tribune between 2011 and 2014, Ask the Expert is a go-to source for questions about health and family. Each article in the series features an interview with a specialist, including a gerontologist, a clinical social worker, and a neuroscientist, among many others. The interviews are concise yet instructive, and Bonnie Miller Rubin's introductory commentary for each article combines helpful foundational information and snappy, engaging writing.

Ask the Expert covers a wide variety of topics from cardiovascular troubles and women's hair loss to alternative medicine and avoiding children's mood swings. The first section of the book includes articles about health, covering areas such as aging, end-of-life care, brain health, cholesterol, medical advancements, and mental health. Also included are sections on nutrition, exercise, and weight loss, as well as pregnancy, parenting, and women’s health. The final section of the book includes articles about lifestyle and family issues.

About the author

Bonnie Miller Rubin is a Chicago Tribune reporter specializing in health and family issues. She has been working in daily journalism for over 30 years, including time at the Gary Post Tribune and the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She joined the Chicago Tribune in 1990 and was part of a team that won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. She has written magazine pieces for Good Housekeeping, Ladies Home Journal, and has authored several books, including Fifty on Fifty, a look at women’s lives at the half-century mark. She and her husband live in Flossmoor and have two grown kids.