About

Welcome to the blog of NJL Health + Beauty magazine. NJL Health + Beauty is a  luxury lifestyle magazine that addresses national wellness and beauty topics on a local level; it is published 6x a year. To learn more, visit njlhb.com or follow us on Facebook or Twitter.

Our Authors

Brianne Harrison Moore is the web editor for NJL Health + Beauty magazine. Her blogs include Out and About–things to do in and around New Jersey; Beauty Buzz–our favorite beauty finds; and The Dog Log–news and reviews for animal lovers

Gerard Bochese is a certified personal trainer with Fuel Fitness in Tenafly. He writes Fitness Fuel–tips on exercising, losing weight, and keeping fit.

Jennifer Chaky is the owner of Go Lightly in Montclair. She writes The Green Scene–ways to live a greener life.

John Markowski is a husband, father, and avid home gardener who regularly battles deer, rabbits, and other New Jersey nuisances on two acres in Hunterdon County. He regularly recounts his adventures at obsessiveneuroticgardener.com and writes In the Garden–tips on plants and gardening in New Jersey.

Mona Laru is a certfiied nutrition and wellness group and founder of Naked Nutrition. Naked Nutrition offers web based individual and group consultations on organic nutrition, diet, exercise, and wellness as well as personalized cooking classes. She writes Clean Eating–easy, nutritious recipes for any day of the week.

Pat Tanner is a food writer and founding member of the Central New Jersey chapter of Slow Food. She writes The Dish–everything that’s good to eat in the Garden State

Tara Zimliki is a Certified Personal Trainer and founder of Tara’s Boot Camp in Branchburg & Fleming­ton, New Jersey. She has competed and trained with top athletes at the University of South Carolina, where she was awarded a full cross-country scholarship. Tara specializes in fat loss and nutrition. She is passionate about helping people change both body and mind, believing positive weight loss results stem from positive attitudes. She has successfully helped hundreds of clients lose weight and change their lives. Tara has completed 16 marathons and hundreds of races worldwide. In addition, she has won many 5Ks and placed top in many long distance runs. In 2008, Tara placed in the top 500 women for the NYC Marathon and in 2010 placed in the top 5% for women.