The funny thing is, that while health writing is my zone of genius (and I freaking love it!), I kind of fell into it.

As a nutritionist, I was recognized for my health writing skills and was asked to author and ghostwrite by a few colleagues. It took me a few months to realize that this is EXACTLY how I love to work, and who I love to work with.

I thrive on diving into PubMed and “getting my head around” health topics, and then beautifully translating that scientific jargon into . . . well . . . English! I have an MSc in Biomedical Toxicology and Nutritional Science and also completed studies in Natural Nutrition.

I’ve worked in R&D in the food industry, as well as Pharmacovigilance (collecting, documenting, reviewing, and reporting adverse events) in the prescription drug, over-the-counter, medical device, and natural health product industries for 12 years before starting my own nutrition consultation, and now, health writing and content strategy business.

After writing for a few years, something dawned on me: I could write the most amazing health article, but what value is it to my clients if nobody ever finds or reads it? That’s when I dove into the world of SEO (search engine optimization) to help the content I create get found when people are literally looking for it.

Since I started health writing, I’ve also been interviewed and featured on several websites and online summits.

I’m also a lifelong learner and continue to improve my writing, content marketing, and SEO skills. For example, I’ve taken several courses offered by the Health Writer Hub, Serious Bloggers Only, Yoast, Digital Marketer, and ClickMinded, to name a few.

Want to see some samples of my non-ghostwritten articles? Head over to my health writing portfolio page.

Here are a few random facts about me:

• While growing up and spending most of my life near Toronto (central Canada), I have lived in both Western and Eastern Canada.
• I’m a lifelong knitter.  I also design and create hand made all-natural hats for UrbanOrchard.ca (and I was the model for the 2012/13 season collection).
• I love baking and my slow-cooker (I guess I’m a “set it and forget it” kinda cook).
• My favourite book of all time is Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin.  I read the whole thing one weekend and still go back to it (not to mention I was one of the first people to buy the 2008 update – so now I have two copies).
• My favourite health writer of all time, who I KNOW I will meet one day, is Julia Belluz.
• One of my passions is improving public health, which is why I went into pharmacovigilance, and nutrition, and am now a science-based health writer and content strategist.  I think that educating people about the facts is one step toward having them understand and implement better health choices.  I’ve been toying with the idea of getting my MPH degree one day too.
• After graduating from university and working full-time, I often took part-time courses in Management and Law.
• I’m a lifelong learner and online challenge junkie.
• Before going to the University of Guelph, I completed my diploma in Chemical Engineering Technology.  I then realized I didn’t want to go to university to become an engineer, so changed my focus to Biomedical Toxicology (and married an engineer). Oh, and I graduated with my Master of Science in Biomedical Toxicology from the department of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences too.
• I have a lot of respect for the scientific process, and truly believe it’s the best method we have to objectively understand our world and ourselves, but I have even more respect for those who are transparent about some of the issues it faces so the scientific community can learn from its mistakes and improve.
• I’m anaphylactically allergic to Brazil nuts, so I can identify with people who have food allergies.
• Some of my favourite movies are:
  • The Wizard of Oz (because everyone is born with everything they need and they don’t need to look outside of themselves for validation or a path forward),
  • Crash (because you really don’t know what people are going through, and good people can make bad mistakes).

Want high-quality, well-researched, more frequent health content to increase your visibility, credibility, and revenue?

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I’m Leesa Klich, MSc., R.H.N., a Health Writer – Blogging Expert – Research Nerd on a mission to help wellness practitioners get the right information to pass on to their clients and audience to build their businesses and improve public health on an epic scale. When it comes to health, my passion is focusing on what’s right, not who’s right. I help wellness practitioners build credibility by understanding and creating quality content based on the best scientific research. I also compile health research, create customized and “done for you” blog posts, and help strategize and plan blog content. To work with me, click here.

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