Allison "Ally" Hirschlag
Allison "Ally" Hirschlag

Ally Hirschlag

Senior Health Editor, Performance Marketing

Expertise

Health, Wellness, Lifestyle, Food

Education

Northwestern University, Columbia University

Highlights

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.

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