alive Contributors

Galina Pembroke is a freelance magazine writer specializing in health and spirituality. She lives in Nanaimo, BC.

Eva Selhub, MD, clinical associate at Massachusetts General Hospital and instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School, is also co-author of Your Brain On Nature (reissue ed., Harper Collins, 2014).

Suni Gomichi is a Toronto freelance writer.

Natalie Cajic is a freelance journalist specializing in natural health, food, and fitness topics.

Jeremy Appleton, ND, CNS, is a licensed naturopathic physician and certified nutrition specialist. He is the author of several books, including MSM: The Definitive Guide (Freedom Press, 2015).

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

Jamie Capranos practises homeopathy and herbal medicine on Salt Spring Island, BC.

Harriette Halepis is a Montreal-based contract journalist working to help change the world with words. Her articles have appeared in and on Vegetarian Times, Success Magazine, Mint.com, and other publications.

Carrie Hooper is a writer who specializes in health, nutrition, and environmental issues.

Grace Ormstein, MD, is a scientific herbal advisor. She is also a certified traditional naturopath who holds a PhD in nutritional consulting.

Sam Graci is a lecturer, consultant, researcher, and formulator in the field of optimal health and nutrition. He has also authored several books on natural health and well-being.

Shawn Buckley is a lawyer who works to protect access to natural health products. He is also president of the Natural Health Products Protection Association.

Janine Israel is an Australian journalist who has lived and worked in Canada. She is a former assistant editor of alive magazine and is currently a subeditor at The Guardian Australia.

Sagan Morrow is a certified holistic nutritionist and the executive director of the Food Label Movement. livingintherealworld.net

Juana Gonzalez, PhD, conducted her research and graduate studies at the University of Toronto. She teaches biology at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine and enjoys writing about science.

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

Aurélie Paré is a freelance food and health writer, cooking instructor, and recipe contest winner. She is the author of the nationally available The Healthaliciously Good Cookbook.

Jean LaMantia, RD, is a registered dietitian, cancer survivor, and author of The Essential Cancer Treatment Nutrition Guide and Cookbook (Robert Rose, 2012).

Pharmacist Jean-Yves Dionne is an authority on alternative medicine in Quebec. He educates people on the benefits of natural health products and on interactions between pharmaceutical and natural health products.

Doug Carey has been a health care professional for more than 20 years with a background in clinical biochemistry, genetics, and infectious disease. He has published 12 peer-reviewed articles on antioxidant research.

Lily Dawn Robertson is a health practitioner and freelance writer in Parksville, BC.

Carla Custance is an Ottawa-based writer and natural health enthusiast.

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!

Rebeca Kuropatwa writes for a wide variety of newspapers, magazines, and other publications across Canada.