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Ginette St-Onge

Ginette St-Onge

Ginette St-Onge, BSc, is a scientist in toxicology and a quality assurance control officer.

Christel Gursche and Fred Edrissi

Christel Gursche and Fred Edrissi

Kim Campbell, RN, RM

Kim Campbell, RN, RM

Kim Campbell is a registered midwife from Abbotsford, BC. She is a member of the board of the Canadian Association of Midwives.

David Taylor

David Taylor

David Taylor manages communications for the David Suzuki Foundation. For more information on which types of fish to choose or avoid, visit davidsuzuki.org/oceans and download the Seafood Watch Card.

Joanne Johnson, RTC, CST

Joanne Johnson, RTC, CST

Joanne Johnson, RTC, CST, is a certified craniosacral therapist practising in Vancouver. She can be reached at 604-218-0466.

Mitch Mahler

Mitch Mahler

Mitch Mahler has been in the health food industry for 12 years. He teaches part-time and does personal coaching in business and fitness.

Heidi Wurmann and Dana Hudson

Heidi Wurmann and Dana Hudson

Heidi Wurmann and Dana Hudson love the snow that graces the mountains in their home of Golden, BC.

Mitchel Hardy

Mitchel Hardy

Riko Ricketts, DDS

Riko Ricketts, DDS

Riko Ricketts, DDS has run a successful private practice in Vancouver for more than 26 years with a focus on wholistic/biological dental care in the last 12 years. In addition to completing his dental training at McGill University, Dr. Ricketts has studie

Michael Hermiston

Michael Hermiston

Michael Hermiston is an artist, musician and playwright in Peterborough, ON.

Hajo Hadeler

Hajo Hadeler

Hajo Hadeler is a writer and shiatsu practitioner on the Sunshine Coast in BC. Among his published books are Shiatsu For Two and Medicinal Mushrooms You Can Grow.

Robert G. Ackerman, PhD, AMP

Robert G. Ackerman, PhD, AMP

Robert G. Ackerman, PhD, AMP, has a diploma in veterinary homoeopathy from the British Institute of Homeopathy and is a board-certified alternative medical practitioner.

Frances Albrecht, MS, CN

Frances Albrecht, MS, CN

Frances Albrecht is a certified nutritionist practicing in Seattle, WA.

Alla Guelber

Alla Guelber

Alla Guelber is a 17-year-old student interested in journalism, health and the environment.

Ffion Llwyd-Jones

Ffion Llwyd-Jones

Welsh-born Ffion writes for magazines and newspapers in Canada, Britain and the US. An organic aficionado, she sources natural food for her Border-Collie/Lab dog, Kiah.

Scott Robertson

Scott Robertson

Uri Dowbenko

Uri Dowbenko

Kit Rodriguez

Kit Rodriguez

Linda Matthie-Jacobs

Linda Matthie-Jacobs

Linda Matthie-Jacobs is a best-selling writer, confirmed chili lover and believer in the curative power of peppers.

Randy Gomm, BSc

Randy Gomm, BSc

Randy Gomm resides in Vancouver, BC and is an independent researcher investigating various detoxification protocols.

Joe Karthein

Joe Karthein

Joe Karthein has studied and experimented with nutritional healing over the last five years.

Rick de Vries

Rick de Vries

Rick de Vries is the co-publisher and editor of Fresh Outlook Magazine, which explores water and wastewater issues as well as related environmental topics. He has a background in biological sciences technology, specializing in pollution and environmental

Larry Clapp, PhD

Larry Clapp, PhD

Larry Clapp is the author of the book Prostate Health in 90 Days, as well as the upcoming title Prostatitis: The 60-Day Cure. You can learn more about maintaining prostate health by visiting prostate90.com.

Udo Erasmus, Alan Irving, DC, DACRB, Lorna Vandergaeghe, BSc

Udo Erasmus, Alan Irving, DC, DACRB, Lorna Vandergaeghe, BSc

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