Biography
Rachel Lynn Brody’s produced theater work includes one-act plays POST (1999 Write To Be Heard Award Winner), PLAYING IT COOL, STUCK UP A TREE, MOUSEWINGS and GREEN BEER AND BAGELS.
She has also written and produced a number of short films. Her writing has appeared in publications including The Buffalo News, The Spectrum, Rogues & Vagabonds, and The British Theatre Guide.
Rachel has experience in blogging, freelance copywriting, fashion writing and more.
She holds an MFA Dramatic Writing and a BA in Media Studies (Video Production). POST is now available for sale on Amazon Kindle.
Rachel is currently based in New York City.
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Amazon Re-Pub of “Restaurants Are Rated Out Of Four Stars: a foodie romance”
Sare Liz Gordy’s anthology Sassy Singularity, celebrating the strengths of single women, is doing brisk trade over on Amazon, where it’s been moving through the bottom ten of the top 100 in genre fiction anthologies for most of the afternoon. … Continue reading
Low Sodium Pernil – Reddit Recipe
Some time ago, I saw this recipe for pernil on reddit. Today, I’m giving it a try – with, of course, a low-sodium twist.
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Tagged adobo, cooking, Diet & Health, electric_sandwich, garlic, low salt, low sodium cooking, pernil, pork, pork shoulder, reddit, sazon, sofrito
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Losing (weight) in NYC
When I first started this blog, a number of posts were about low-sodium diet options – and my own experiences as I tried to lead a healthier lifestyle. Over time, those have become some of the most long-lasting and oft-checked posts … Continue reading
Posted in Activism & Politics, Diet & Health, Lifestyle
Tagged diet, Diet & Health, dieting, health, health food, heart healthy, Lifestyle, low sodium cooking, weight loss
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How To Lose 1.5 Pounds in 1 Day in NYC
Wake up, go to the gym. Find the gym is closed because it’s too early on a Sunday morning. Walk to the other gym and do cardio for half an hour. Continue reading
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Tagged al pacino, diet, dieting, egypt celebrations, health, health food, heart healthy, how to lose weight, humor, Lifestyle, lose a pound, losing weight, new york city, nyc, the merchant of venice, theater, trader joe's, UN, walking, walking in new york, weight, weight loss
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Year 2 Start – Low Sodium Living in NYC
Three years and over sixty pounds ago, I rocked up to New York City on the chilly, bright morning of January 14th. Over the course of the next three years I got a trainer, learned how to work out, and started my first successful campaign against an unhealthy body – my own Battle of the Bulge… Continue reading
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Tagged 3 years here, battle of the bulge, blood pressure, cooking, diet, dieting, food, health, health food, heart healthy, Lifestyle, low sodium cooking, new york city, nyc, sodium, taking stock, weight loss
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Cookin’ up some low sodium wasabi salmon burgers…
Now that we’re nearing the end of the year, I’m once again taking stock of how things are going with my low sodium diet. I’m trying to branch out into tasty items that I can enjoy and still feel like I’m treating myself… Continue reading
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Tagged brioche, cooking, diet, Diet & Health, dieting, fish, food, fresh direct, fresh direct recipes, health, health food, heart healthy, kitchen, Lifestyle, low sodium cooking, low sodium soy sauce, nyc, roommate, salmon, salmon burger, sodium, trader joe's, weight loss, yum
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Eight Months Down The Low Sodium Line #lowsodium
As the first eight months of my low sodium lifestyle draw to a close, progress has been made – but there’s still plenty of distance to cover. A few weeks ago, my doctor agreed that I’d made enough progress that the medication I’d been taking on a daily basis could be retired from my daily schedule. Now what? Sometimes following the same routine – the careful regimen that I established in support of all those healthy habits – becomes difficult or impossible, because the demands of life take over. What I’m trying to do now is search for new, innovative ways to make sticking with my healthier habits fit my lifestyle. Continue reading
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Tagged blood pressure, bp exercise, cooking, diet, Diet & Health, healthy lifestyle, Lifestyle, low sodium cooking
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Healthy No Salt Added Nacho Recipe #cooking #sodium
Trader Joe’s no-salt tortilla chips – taste like the ones you get in mexican restaurants, but without the salt (dur).
Organic New Zealand cheddar I picked up at TJ’s the other day.
Some Tesco’s mozzarella from my roommate
An assortment of onions and peppers, chopped up
Some lime juice
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Tagged cooking, diet, Diet & Health, dieting, health, health food, heart healthy, nachoes, new zealand organic cheddar, no-salt tortilla chips, pizza, roommate, TJ's, trader joe's
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Training Your Willpower?
When people had seven digits to remember, instead of two, they were more likely to choose cake over salad in an experiment recounted in an NPR article. Continue reading
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Tagged cake, diet, Diet & Health, food, health, ice cream, neuroanatomy, NPR, pizza, prefrontal cortex, salad, willpower
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Six Month Sodium/Health Checkin
Losing weight and being healthy is more than a momentary fascination…it has to be a lifestyle goal. Continue reading
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Tagged Diet & Health, dropping pounds, exercise, fitness, health, healthy eating, lifestyle changes, sodium, weight loss
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