alive Contributors

Bruce Krahn has been impacting lives one body at a time since 1995. He is a fitness trainer and the author of The Fat Fighter Diet (Wiley, 2007) and Trouble Spot Fat Loss (Random House, 2015).

brucekrahn.com

Sherina Jamal is a contributing writer for several health magazines and the founder of Ancient Secrets, a company that produces natural skin and body care products.

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Marie White is a certified yoga teacher, herbalist, and student of holistic nutrition. When she’s not studying or gone hiking, she’s usually found in her kitchen.

Caroline Csiki, MA, CNHP, is a long-time natural health enthusiast, yoga practitioner, and mother of three living in Toronto. She also considers herself a serious foodie!

Sara Eve Alarie is a yoga teacher who practises yoga in Canmore, Alberta. She enjoys teaching yoga to adults, children, and families.

Andy De Santis, RD, MPH, is a dietitian operating a private practice in Toronto. An avid blogger, Andy also loves combining nutrition education and humour on Instagram.

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Dona Sturmanis is a freelance writer and editor in Kelowna, BC. She specializes in articles about food, health, and extraordinary people.

Deborah Treijs, MH, is a herbalist and freelance writer living in Calgary, AB.

Alana Gold, RD, is a registered dietitian who uses her nutrition expertise to educate others about health and wellness issues.

Jennifer Browne is an author, freelance wellness writer, and blogger. She has written "Happy Healthy Gut and Vegetarian Comfort Foods (Skyhorse Publishing, 2014 and 2015).

@jennifer_browne

Jennifer Farnell is a writer with a background in practical nursing.

C. Leigh Broadhurst, PhD, is a geochemist and geobotanist at the leading US government agricultural research facility and a natural health author, lecturer, and consultant.

Sophie MacKenzie is a food writer and vegan whole-food blogger from Vancouver.

Desiree Nielsen, BSc, RD, is the author of Un-Junk Your Diet and co-founder of the digestive health app MyHealthyGut. Her plant-based cookbook, Eat More Plants, is coming August 2019 from Penguin.

desireerd.com

Karla Heintz, BScNutr, is a health TV personality, speaker, and consultant located in Calgary, Alberta. She is the author of Picky? Not Me Mom!.

karlaheintz.com

Valerie Lugonja, BEd, is a retired educator, blogger, new gramsy, and global traveller writing to promote cooking and eating delicious, nutritious Canadian food.

acanadianfoodie.com

Chantelle Drobot, ND, practises out of the Integrative Health Centre in Calgary. Her clinical focuses are hormonal issues, digestive disturbances, and stress-related conditions.

integrativehealthcentre.com

Pat Bennett is a freelance writer living in Longworth, BC. She has a passionate interest in water and environmental issues.

Amanda Lee is a writer and former editor at alive.

Ann Harmer is a freelance writer and editor who lives in Garden Bay, BC.

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Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Corinna Richards is an international freelance health writer, web editor and designer, and the co-author of an upcoming book on wellness and integrative medicine.

Lesley D'’Souza, ND, practices at Your Health Wellness Centre in Oakville, Ontario.

Ashley Rodriguez is a cookbook author, food photographer, instructor, and creator of the award-winning blog Not Without Salt. She lives in Seattle, Washington, with her husband and three children.

notwithoutsalt.com