Nicole Beland was the '' Men's Health'' " Girl Next Door" until the May 2009 issue. Beland's

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from ''Men's Health'' has been converted into a book called ''Ask the Men's Health Girl Next Door'' (). She attended

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in Schenectady, NY. She also contributed to its sister publication, '' Women's Health'', as a Deputy Editor, until she left to work at ''

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'' as Executive Editor. Along with Ted Spiker, Beland contributed to an advice column on the ''Women's Health'' website. A former senior editor at ''

'' and ''

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'' magazines, she currently lives in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. She is also the author of several books including ''The Cocktail Jungle: A Girl's Field Guide to Shaking and Stirring'' (2003), ''Girl Seeks Bliss'' (2005), and ''Sex: The Whole Picture'' (2005). She has appeared as a health and relationships expert on ''

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'', '' The Early Show'', ''

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'', '' The Today Show'', and ''

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Articles for ''Women's Health''

* "A Girl Walks into a Bar", Fall 2004 * "Are You on the Right Pill?", February/March 2005 * "The Pursuit of Happiness", April/May 2005

References

External links

Nicole Beland
on Amazon.com

on ''Women's Health''
Nicole Beland profile
on Gothamist

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