If you have a passion for, or experience in, the fields of health and wellness, you should be writing about it. There is a definite market for health, exercise, meditation, and other forms of wellness. This mix of lesser-known and big-ticket publications will help get your creative juices flowing.
- Eating Well
A national food magazine all about eating healthfully, Eating Well covers nutrition firmly based in science. The mag includes informative articles, and great recipes. Pay is up to $1/word. Check out their writers’ guidelines here: http://www.eatingwell.com/writers_guidelines
- Wellbeing Magazine
Wellbeing Magazine is an Australian-born publication exploring ways to improve our quality of life as well as the health of the planet, and payment for helpful, informative articles is up to $750 AU. Learn more here: http://www.wellbeing.com.au/html/contribute/
- Whole Life Times
Running since 1978, this LA-based publication focuses on holistic health and metaphysics. Write articles about meditation, yoga, or the latest research from a wellness-perspective, or a how-to, book-review or personal essay. Although they have a general Southern-California focus, there is plenty of room for broad topics. Pay ranges from $25-125. For more information, check out http://www.wholelifetimes.com/writers-guidelines/
- Mother Earth Living
As the name suggests, Mother Earth Living is a magazine promoting conscious, sustainable lifestyles. You can write how-to’s, remedies, and dip into all the latest wellness topics. Agreed-upon payment is made upon publication. Check out the writer’s guidelines here: http://www.motherearthliving.com/mother-earth-living-freelance-writer-guidelines.aspx
- The Aquarian
The Aquarian is a quarterly newsprint publication and website covering wellness and holistic health, among other things. Pay ranges between 2.5 and 10 cents (Canadian) per word. For a detailed overview of their process and best-practices, read through their writer’s guide here: http://www.aquarianonline.com/print-writers-guide/
- Alive Magazine
Alive is a Canadian print magazine with informative, reader-friendly articles about natural health and wellness. Pay varies. Check out their guidelines for more information: http://d2mdn1s78c9h86.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Writers-Guidelines-2015.pdf
- Chatelaine Magazine
Chatelaine is a women’s magazine with a robust health section. This mag features plenty of timely articles about the latest science around health and wellness. Pay is $1 per word. Get the details here: http://site.chatelaine.com/pdf/Chatelaine-Writers-Guidelines.pdf
- Women’s Health
Women’s Health features the latest health trends, first-person stories, lifestyle how-to’s, and engaging pieces on the latest medical information about, well, women’s health. Here’s a list of their editorial staff: http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/all-about-the-womens-health-staff
- Men’s Health
Like it’s counterpart Women’s Health, Men’s Health is all about creating digestible, accessible articles, grounded in expert information, on nutrition, health, and physical fitness. Look up who to pitch to here: http://www.menshealth.com/events-and-promotions/digital-masthead#billp
- Diabetes Health
A practical, educational magazine about all the various facets of diabetes, Diabetes Health features medically informed articles as well as personal stories about the complexities of living with, or caring for someone with, diabetes. Payment is unspecified, and reportedly depends on experience. Find contact information here: https://www.diabeteshealth.com/contact/
