alive Contributors

Melissa Baker, RD, is currently completing a Master of Health Science degree in nutrition communication. She loves to blog and share healthy, simple recipes to entice people back into their kitchens!

Taarini Chopra is the researcher at the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), a campaign coalition working to research, monitor, and raise awareness about issues related to genetic engineering.

Brandy Gassner is a nutritional consulting practitioner and author who specializes in diseases and disorders that cause people to restrict their food selection.

Julia Denker is a holistic nutritionist, blogger, and yoga enthusiast who lives with her best buddy—her miniature schnauzer, Dundas.

Lisa Marie (Whitaker) Bhattacharya, RHN, is a nutritionist; mom; educator; and host of Found + Foraged, a new lifestyle TV series based on foraging for wild foods throughout BC.

Hélène Meurer is a writer and book reviewer living in Victoria, BC.

Charlotte Francis is a freelance writer who is passionate about exploring ways of staying physically, spiritually, and emotionally balanced in our busy world.

Priyanka Gupta is a naturopathic physician practising in Toronto. Her area of specialization is women’s health. She's also an avid writer.

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

Seraphina Capranos is a homeopath and herbalist living in the Gulf Islands of BC. She works in a busy interdisciplinary clinic and teaches extensively throughout the US and Canada.

Noa Glouberman is a freelance writer and editor based in Vancouver.

Gilles Beaudin is a clinical exercise physiologist who focuses on the health benefits of strength/resistance training.

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

Lindsay M. Mulholland is a freelance writer certified in plant-based nutrition and an amateur chewer.

Julie Chen is a naturopathic doctor who has a passion for discovering and researching new remedies and products. She has an extensive knowledge of nutritional supplements and understanding of integrative therapies.

Tara McEachern is a registered kinesiologist who currently runs her own business and studies at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto. Sharing timely health news is her goal.

Tara Thorne is a freelance writer who’s studying to become a holistic nutritionist at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. Preventive nutrition is her biggest passion.

After a successful corporate career, Céline Turenne decided to follow her passion and enrolled in cooking school. She advocates home cooking as a healthy lifestyle choice.

Victoria Stratton is a freelance writer and editor in Delta, BC.

Ryan J. Foley began his career working in a health food store at age 13. Driven by his passion for health, fitness, and bodybuilding, he’s now a nutritional supplement product formulator.

Melissa Galea Holmes, MSc, MA, is a researcher in health and exercise psychology.

Cheryl Patterson is a magazine columnist and freelance writer who enjoys writing about a variety of health and lifestyle related topics, and time permitting, unwinds with yoga or gardening.

Anne Pistawka, CEP, is a registered physiotherapist and certified exercise physiologist working in cardiac rehabilitation in Kelowna, BC. She is an enthusiastic winter walker and skier.