NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The AOL Huffington Post Media Group today announces the launch of "AOL Healthy Living" (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/healthy-living/), an online destination offering coverage of wellness and a platform for community engagement around mind and body health. The interactive site features video, live Q&As, and advice on healthy eating, fitness, "unplugging and recharging," and more. The site is being overseen by Alana B. Elias Kornfeld, Healthy Living Department Editor of AOL Huffington Post Media Group, and Patricia Fitzgerald, Wellness Editor. Arianna Huffington, President and Editor-in-Chief of AOL Huffington Post Media Group, made the announcement.
"Coverage of health-related issues has always been a part of our editorial DNA, so I'm delighted that we're expanding on this focus with the launch of AOL Healthy Living,” said Arianna Huffington. "People are no longer passive participants when it comes to staying healthy, so we feel it's critically important to give them a one-stop-shop for the best information on healthy living that’s available. Our goal is to inform, enlighten, engage, and inspire our community to make more educated decisions about their mind, body and spirit.”
AOL Healthy Living features advice on maintaining the health of the body, including sleep, exercise, diet and vitamins. The site also covers the mind and spirit, including achieving happiness, stress reduction, spiritual development, mindfulness and relaxation. AOL Healthy Living offers a broad range of perspectives and information from integrative medicine to scientific innovation.
The site features a medical review board comprised of David Katz, M.D.; Mark Hyman, M.D.; Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.; Mark D. Smith, M.D.; Michael Roizen, M.D. ; Janet Taylor, M.D., MPH; William Sears, M.D.; and Erin Marcus, M.D., M.P.H.
Among the group of diverse health experts on AOL Healthy Living are: Kathleen Sebelius, Health and Human Services Secretary; Dean Ornish, M.D.; Judith Wurtzman, MIT researcher; Andrew Weil, M.D.; Frank Lipman, M.D.; and Mehmet Oz, M.D.
About AOL
AOL Inc. (NYSE: AOL) is a premier global media company with a suite of brands and products serving consumers, advertisers and publishers worldwide. The AOL Huffington Post Media Group is a leading source of news, opinion, entertainment, community and digital information comprised of a wide range of destination websites, including AOL.com, The Huffington Post, TechCrunch, Moviefone, Engadget, Patch, AOL Music, StyleList and MapQuest. The AOL Advertising.com Group includes Advertising.com, ADTECH, goviral, Pictela, Video, Content Solutions and Sponsored Listings and serves a combined content and advertising market at scale through video, brand advertising, content and ad serving. AOL is focused on engaging consumers and providing online advertising services and solutions on both AOL Huffington Post Media Group destination websites and third party websites, in addition to serving consumer platforms including AOL Mail, AIM, about.me, and mobile experiences. AOL also operates one of the largest Internet subscription access services that serves as another distribution channel for its consumer offerings.