alive Contributors

Christina Couch is a science journalist who covers the intersections of technology and psychology. Contact her through Twitter (@couchcs). Weird robot facts always welcome.

Nikki Bayley is an award-winning writer with a drawer full of crafting materials.

Dr. Erica Volk, ND, practises in Kelowna, BC, where she focuses on digestion, pediatrics, and mental health. Follow her on Instagram: @dr.ericavolk.

Faryal Luhar, ND, focuses on women’s health and empowers her patients to use naturopathic strategies to optimize health.

Colleen Grant is an editor at alive. Sara Eve Alarie is a yoga and mindfulness teacher.

Suzanne Zuppello is a freelance writer whose work focuses on individuals bettering their communities through innovation.

Laura Wright is a professional food blogger and cookbook author. She resides in the Niagara region of southern Ontario with her partner and her rescue dog, Cleo.

Alicia Jones, kinesiologist and personal training specialist, creates uniquely healthy lifestyles through personal training and nutrition. She’s the founder of an in-home fitness company, and a passionate health and fitness writer.

Terry Vanderheyden, ND has been practising since 1994. He also works as a consultant to the natural health products industry.

Melissa Carr, DrTCM, RAc, is a doctor of TCM with a focus on pain and injury management and workplace wellness.

Nikki Bayley is a Vancouver-based award-winning food, drink, and travel writer who regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines around the world, including the Globe and Mail and National Geographic Traveller.

Michelle Roots, BA Kin, CSCS, PN1, is a kinesiologist and founder of CORE Conditioning fitness studio in Cloverdale, BC. She has 10 years of experience in the fitness industry and specializes in athlete training and functional fitness.

Denny Dias is a former designer at alive.

Eldon Dahl, D.NM, has more than three decades of clinical research and development in the field of naturopathic medicine; he is the founder and CEO of Life Choice Ltd.

Michelle W. Book is the in-house holistic nutritionist for the Canadian Health Food Association. CHFA developed NHP Week to raise awareness about the benefits Canadians get from safe, effective, and high quality natural health products.

Stephen Sprada, naturopath and medical herbalist, completed his master’s degree in health science in 1992 and postgraduate diploma in medical herbalism in 1996. He has been in private practice for more than 23 years.

Bella DePaulo, PhD, Harvard, is the author of Singled Out (St. Martin’s Press, 2007) and writes the Living Single blog for Psychology Today. Check out her TEDx talk and her website, belladepaulo.com.

Lisa Naylor is a counsellor specializing in eating disorders and a writer living in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Phil Gaimon is a former professional cyclist, author and entrepreneur. Follow him @philgaimon, ride with him at Phil’s Cookie Fondo and check out his new book Draft Animals.

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

Erin Ireland is a food reporter and plant-loving home cook with a passion for sharing to-die-for recipes and restaurant recommendations on her site, itstodiefor.ca.