Chelsea Gough is a Vancouver-based recipe developer, stylist, and proud mom of two girls. She is a lover of good food, good times, and beautiful spaces. rawstylebychels@gmail.com
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spring herbs

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Serves 4

Herbs

Serves 6

Immunity

Strengthen your defences. We arm you with tools to protect yourself, your family, and your community. 

Serves 6 | Ready in 1 hour 

Salsa

Herbs are a great way to not only add an extra layer of flavour to a dish or drink but to also provide our bodies with some noteworthy health benefits.

Lawren Moneta is a chef, food stylist, and recipe developer.

Drinks

With recreational cannabis being legal in Canada, public interest in it is at an all-time high. Here, we take you through cannabis 101.

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailjohnsonvancouver">@gailjohnsonvancouver</a>

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Versatile, potent, sensual, spiritual—herbs are extraordinary plants. Join a rookie herbaphile as she learns from the experts and attempts an indoor herb garden.

What I Learned From Growing My Own Herb Garden | alive

Heather Burt bicycles to Langara College, where she teaches literature and writing. Her novel <a href="http://amzn.to/2CLt0mE">Adam's Peak</a> (Dundurn Press, 2007) was shortlisted for the 2008 BC Book Prizes.

Personal Story

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

Nobody likes to think about the toxins that accumulate in the body! But they’re definitely present in our system. Enter: cleansing herbs.

Ask the Experts: What Are the Best Herbs for Cleansing? | alive

Krista Halton has worked in the health industry for more than 12 years. Her wealth of knowledge and passion for the industry are what drive her to educate Canadians on natural alternatives for healing.

Cleansing

Ask the Experts

Who doesn’t love the flavour of turmeric? We can also thank this delicious spice for being super healthy. Find out what this yellow jewel can do for you.

Turmeric: A Golden Spice With Glorious Health Benefits | alive

Fresh herbs make everything better—yep, even your favorite treats! These sweet and savory desserts, made with zero dairy, embody the essence of summer.

Savory Desserts: 3 Recipes That Give Herbs the Sweet Treatment | alive

Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjWPpb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Bowls</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjW5k1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purely Pumpkin</a> (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).

Although everyone knows the power of sage in the kitchen, you might be surprised at the powerful health benefits sage provides.

Why Sage Is Much More Than Just a Culinary Herb | alive

Herbal Remedies

These detox herbs are ready to help in the process of toxin elimination and offer many other health benefits to help you feel your best.

4 Unbeatable Detox Herbs That Can Help You Feel Amazing | alive

Jennifer Browne is an author and freelance wellness writer. Her third book is <a href="http://amzn.to/2jKokFx" target="_blank">The Good Living Guide to Medicinal Tea: 50 Ways to Brew the Cure for What Ails You</a>.

Detoxification

Interested in herbal medicine but don’t know where to start? These seven botanicals are loved by many for their extraordinary health-promoting properties.

Top 7 Adventurous Botanicals for Better Health | alive

Leah Payne is a writer, author, and editor based in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Get-Outside-P7924">Get Outside!</a> and <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Less-Is-More">Less is More</a>. (Headshot credit: Notting Hill Photography). 
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healing herbs

Watching your garden die in the fall is hard enough, but losing your herbs is almost too much to bear. Fortunately, it's easy to preserve fresh herbs.

How To Preserve Fresh Herbs | alive

Heidi Hoff is a freelance writer specializing in health and parenting. She is a frequent contributor to alive and lives with her family in Vancouver, BC.

From classic pairings to unexpected partnerships, these desserts made with herbs are the perfect pick for end-of-summer sweets.

5 Delectable Desserts Made With Herbs

dessert

Few foods scream summer like freshly picked basil. Put it to creative culinary uses in the kitchen!

5 Summer-Inspired Basil Recipes

Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a dietitian, nutrition writer, and recipe developer. He is also the author of Rocket Fuel (VeloPress, 2016) and Muffin Tin Chef (Ulysses Press, 2012).

Dinner Recipes

Unlike sleeping pills, these natural sleep aids won’t knock you out. But they might be just the thing to calm your busy mind before bedtime.

3 Natural Sleep Aids to Calm Your Overactive Mind

The managing editor, digital, at alive, Colleen likes baking healthy(ish) desserts and cooking up a good pun.

Three easy ways to use this “cure-all” herb.

Isabela Vera is an independent consultant, PhD candidate, and writer focused on sustainable food systems.

Herbs

A Herbaceous Springtime

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Butternut Squash Steaks with Chimichurri

Poached Chicken with Gremolata Sauce

Chickpea Cilantro Salad

Simple Tomato Basil Pasta

Herby Salad with Sweet Mustard Vinaigrette

12 Historical Herbal Helpers

Hasselback Butternut Squash with Pickled Red Onion & Herbed Salsa

Herbal Inclusions for Dishes and Drinks

Cannabis 101

How Does Your Herb Garden Grow?

Ask the Experts

The Golden Health Benefits of Curcumin and Turmeric

Sweet + Savory Desserts

Sage Is More Than a Culinary Herb

4 Unbeatable Detox Herbs

Top 7 Adventurous Botanicals

Herb Savers' How-To

Fresh Herb Desserts

It’s Basil Time!

3 Natural Sleep Aids to Calm Your Busy Mind

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