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Zoltan P. Rona, MD, MSc

Zoltan P. Rona, MD, MSc

Zoltan Rona, MD, MSc, is a bestselling author and a medical doctor who has been maintaining a private medical practice in Toronto for over 30 years.

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Renee Blackstone

Renee Blackstone

Renee Blackstone is a freelance journalist and a regular alive contributor.

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM, is an internationally bestselling author whose works include The Cultured Cook and Be Your Own Herbalist. She is a certified herbalist, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and one of the world’s most popular natural health bloggers. She holds advanced degrees in health, nutrition, orthomolecular nutrition, and acupuncture. She lives in Merrickville, Ontario.

Mike Broderick

Mike Broderick

Mike Broderick is a fitness instructor and writer. He is also an employment therapist who finds jobs for people with mental health challenges, and is a former archaeologist.

Richard Wolfson, PhD

Richard Wolfson, PhD

Richard Wolfson is an Ottawa-based ewriter and the Canadian National Director for the Consumer Right to Know Campaign.

Allison Tannis, RHN

Allison Tannis, RHN

Allison Tannis, RHN, is a nutritional consultant and author of four books on food and health.

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Kathleen Barnes

Kathleen Barnes

Kathleen Barnes is author of several natural health books, including 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health, written with Dr. Hyla Cass (McGraw-Hill, 2005).

Bryanna Clark Grogan

Bryanna Clark Grogan

Bryanna Clark Grogan is the author of World Vegan Feast (2nd ed., Vegan Heritage Press, 2014) and eight more vegan cookbooks.

Trudy Peskett

Trudy Peskett

Vancouver writer Trudy Peskett is especially interested in health and environmental issues.

Lisa Marie Bhattacharya, RHN

Lisa Marie Bhattacharya, RHN

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.

Sam Graci

Sam Graci

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.

David Crowe

David Crowe

David Crowe is a Calgary-based environmentalist and analyst of the scientific justification for modern medicine. He has an HBSc in Biology and Mathematics.

Natasha Turner, ND

Natasha Turner, ND

Natasha Turner, ND, founded Clear Medicine, a wellness boutique offering medical programs involving an ND, MD, and/or fitness expert. Her new book is The Hormone Diet (Random House, 2009).

Thomas Butcher

Thomas Butcher

Thomas Butcher is a food writer, recipe developer, and West Coast foodie.

Michelle von Hahn

Michelle von Hahn

Michelle von Hahn loves living a healthy lifestyle and will often be found cooking and baking recipes, which can be viewed on her Healthy Num Num blog and Instagram page (@healthynumnumblog).

Amy Green

Amy Green

Amy Green is a writer and counsellor.

Laina Shulman, DC

Laina Shulman, DC

Dr. Laina Shulman, co-founder of Pure-Health, is a chiropractor, consultant, writer, and professional speaker residing in London, Ontario.

Christel Gursche

Christel Gursche

Rob Klettke

Rob Klettke

Rob Klettke is a writer who is still struggling with, but enjoying, his journey to health and fitness.

Lawren Moneta

Lawren Moneta

Michelle Lynde, ClH

Michelle Lynde, ClH

Michelle Lynde, ClH, is a clinical herbalist, aromatherapist, researcher, and writer who lives in Coquitlam, BC.

Denise Knabe

Denise Knabe

Denise Knabe is a researcher and writer based in BC.

Kristen Ma

Kristen Ma

Kristen Ma is an esthetician and Ayurvedic practitioner who owns a holistic spa chain. She is the author of Beauty: Pure + Simple (McArthur and Co., 2010) and runs a beauty blog.

Garrett Swetlikoff, ND

Garrett Swetlikoff, ND

Garrett Swetlikoff is a naturopathic physician practising in Kelowna, BC. He specializes in progressive and interventional natural medicine, which includes antiaging treatment.

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