A stroke above the rest

Michale Hartte, BASc(Nutr), RNCP, is a registered nutritional consultant practitioner, fitness enthusiast, and owner of Fit n' Healthy Nutritional Consulting in Kelowna, BC.

Swimming

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Lifestyle

Spandex, not just for superheroes

Lee Segall is a writer and editor in New Westminster, BC.

Workout Gear

Walk to improve health

Michael Carrera, MSc, is an expert physical trainer and co-author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2ny2h9E" target="_blank">Periodization Training for Sports 2nd ed.</a> (Human Kinetics, 2005).

Walking

Peg those pants

Michelle Hancock is a frequent contributor to alive.

Green Living

Going for the gold

Jill Hillhouse, RNCP, ROHP, is a holistic nutritionist at the Clear Medicine Wellness Boutique in Toronto. She comes from a line of long-lived ancestors, so she has a vested interest in healthy aging.

Olympics

Number One in Our Hearts

Travis Paterson is a sportswriter living in Victoria, BC. Ellen Niemer is a New Westminster writer, editor, and Vancouver Canucks fan.

Interviews

Health risks

Jeffry Fawcett has a PhD in environmental economics and political economy. He is a writer and health educator, president of the Sustainable Health Institute, and co-producer of the Your Own Health and Fitness radio show.

Electromagnetic Fields

A nutritional lifestyle

Timothy Hennessy, RHN, RNCP, is a Kingston, Ontario-based chef and nutritionist and a frequent alive contributor.

Nutrition

Banish boudoir (dust) bunnies

Dayna Boyer is a freelance writer based in Toronto.

Going Green

Bra support from an expert

Josie Padro is a Vancouver health and lifestyles writer.

Breast Health

Global warming

Barbara Yaffe is a columnist at the Vancouver Sun. Her column is read across Canada in CanWest newspapers.

Climate Change

Footprinting sustainability

William E. Rees, PhD, FRSC, is a professor of human ecology and ecological economics at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning.

Sustainability Initiatives

One bag at a time

Lenore Hume is a freelance writer based in Southern Manitoba who has just purchased her first reusable shopping bag.

Waste Management

But  Are You Financially Fit?

Eric Putnam, AMP, RQIC, is a senior advisor with BDO New Beginnings, a service of BDO Dunwoody LLP that helps Canadians to resolve their financial problems.

Financial Planning

Detoxing your kitchen

Stephanie R. Kinnon is a Vancouver-based freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Chatelaine Magazine, Her Sports, Northwest Runner, the Georgia Straight, Business in Vancouver, and IMPACT magazine.

Plastics

Lunar wisdom for your eden

Lucretia Schanfarber researches and writes on health topics. She lives simply and gardens organically on Quadra and Cortes Islands with her husband.

Gardening

Fashion that's green

Jennifer Shaw is a senior writer with The Kirk Group Media. Her expertise in the fashion industry ranges from trend forecasting to styling, editorial, and fashion shoots for clients.

Fashion

Awarded to the Schmeisers

Sandi Gauvin is a senior editor at alive.

Choosing a tattoo artist

Tattoos

Fuelling an unresolved debate

Nuclear Energy

Troubled times

Colony Collapse Disorder

Play soccer for fitness

Mike Broderick is a fitness instructor and writer. He is also an employment therapist who finds jobs for people with mental health challenges, and is a former archaeologist.

Soccer

Transcending borders

Ellen Niemer is a former editor and frequent contributor at alive.

Lifestyle

Swimming for Gold

Workout Clothes For Everywoman

One Step At a Time

Celebrate Your Right to Dry

BC's Plan for the Olympics

Number 16 In the Program

Wireless Technologies

Healthy Foods for Life

Detox Your Bedroom

Midriff Miracle

Addressing the World's Hottest Issue

Step Lightly On the Planet

Saving Our Planet

You May Be Physically Fit

Spic and Span

Plastic Pros and Cons

Gardening By the Moon

Eco-Trends for Spring

Alternative Nobel Prize

Think Before You Ink

Powerpolitics

Plight of the Honeybee

Kick Up Your Workout

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