alive Contributors

Angela Pavarin-De Luca, RD, is a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer practising in Ontario. She helps a variety of clients live healthier and particularly enjoys getting the entire family on board.

Lisa Evans is a freelance writer from Toronto and regular alive contributor.

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).

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

Judy Tang, MD, is a Vancouver-based physician at InspireHealth, a nonprofit agency that provides supportive care for people living with cancer.

Elvis Ali is a licensed naturopathic doctor and registered acupuncturist. He has published articles and written several books, appears on numerous radio and TV shows, and lectures internationally.

Angela Krueger is a thrift shop-loving, dandelion-harvesting freelance writer and training facilitator specializing in parenting issues.

Stuart Harries is the former Editor-in-Chief of alive Magazine.

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

Kate Vinokurov is the founder of the TUC Community Garden in Markham, Ontario. She is an avid gardener who enjoys creating compost using innovative techniques.

Marijke Vroomen Durning, RN, is a Montreal-based health writer and author of Just the Right Dose: Your Smart Guide to Prescription Drugs & How to Take Them Safely (self-published, 2015).

Tarzan Kay writes for coaches and wellness practitioners across North America.

Sarka Halas is a writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal. She has a lifelong passion for whole foods, nature, moving every day, and a healthy lifestyle.

Rachel Mark is the lead exercise therapist at InspireHealth, a supportive cancer care centre with locations in Vancouver, Victoria, and Kelowna.

Colin O’Brien is a naturopathic doctor practising at Absolute Rehab Centre in Waterloo, Ontario.

Richard Bejnar is an entrepreneur and advocate of complementary natural health therapies. He has spent many years in the direct marketing supplement industry.

Beverley Gray is an aromatherapist, herbalist and author of The Boreal Herbal (Aroma Borealis Press, 2011) and A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada (Harbour Publishing, 2013).

Janelle Martel is a health and wellness writer located in the Greater Vancouver area.

Suman Gupta enjoys engaging Canadians on issues involving biodiversity, wildlife conservation, and citizen science. She has been a contributor to alive magazine since 2011.

Breanna Walker is an exercise therapist at InspireHealth in Vancouver.

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