Amanda Arbuthnot is a food-obsessed nutritionist and sometimes physically active human being.

Triathlons

Fitness

Winter Blues

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

Health

Beat the winter blues

Caitlin Van Den Brink is a former assistant editor at alive.

Nutrition

Lift spirits on winter days

Brenna Jacks is a licensed naturopathic doctor in Langley, BC. Her practice focus is on stress management and pediatrics.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Keep a rosy outlook

Jonathan E. Prousky, ND, MSc, is the chief naturopathic medical officer of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine. His private practice focuses on the evaluation and treatment of mental health disorders.

Self-help for seasonal blues

Joanne Sasvari is a Vancouver-based writer who covers lifestyles topics including fashion, travel, food, and drink. She is also the author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2mjwZA8" target="_blank">Paprika: A Spicy Memoir from Hungary&lt;/a&lt; (CanWest Books, 2006).

Hardly

Kathleen Barnes is author of several natural health books, including 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, written with Dr. Hyla Cass (McGraw-Hill, 2005).

Holidays

Don't let winter get you down

Harriet Cooper is a freelance health writer and regular alive contributor.

Beverley Gray is an aromatherapist, herbalist and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2mg8Nxp" target="_blank">The Boreal Herbal (Aroma Borealis Press, 2011) and <a href="http://amzn.to/2m5PhV7" target="_blank">A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada</a> (Harbour Publishing, 2013).

Sleep

Sherry Torkos, BSc Pharm, is a pharmacist and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2dl4vVh">The Glycemic Index Made Simple</a> (Wiley, 2007) and <a href="http://amzn.to/2dl3zQU">The Canadian Encyclopedia to Natural Medicine</a> (Collins, 2013).

Terry Willard, CIH, PhD, is a practitioner, teacher, director of the Wild Rose College of Natural Healing in Calgary, Alberta, and author of Mind-Body Harmony (Key Porter, 2003).

Alan C. Logan is a naturopathic doctor and independent researcher focusing on nutritional medicine and eco-therapy. His books include <a href="http://amzn.to/2ny5NwX" target="_blank">Your Brain on Nature</a> (Wiley, 2012), and <a href="http://amzn.to/2lUFULv" target="_blank">The Secret Life of Your Microbiome</a> (New Society Publishers, 2017).

Seasonal Affective Disorder

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Feeling SAD

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Lighten Up

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Omega-3s