Our fine feathered friends are under threat. Here’s how you can keep birdlife safe in the face of avian influenza.

Kristy is a media and communications specialist based in beautiful British Columbia

Wildlife

Natural is the way. We bring you credible approaches to preventative health, holistic treatments, and supportive supplements.

Health

Susan Rossit, RHN, is a holistic nutritionist, recipe developer, and food fanatic. If she’s not in her kitchen cooking it, she’s in her garden growing it. @ahealthylatitude

Life is about balance. We provide you with strategies for a lifelong commitment to strength and well-being in all areas of your life. 

Lifestyle

Bryce Tarling is a technical and marketing communications specialist and alive contributor.

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Pink Shirt Day falls on February 24th. Wear pink and take a stand against bullying.

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

Pink Shirt Day

Enews

With 30 minute meals, you can get a delicious dinner on the table in less time than it takes for a delivery person to show up at your door.

Jennifer Danter is a freelance food writer and food stylist.

Food is medicine. It all starts here. We create recipes with functional, whole organic ingredients that nourish your body and feed your soul. 

Food

Why protect our bogs? This unique wetland improves air quality. Home to a variety of rare plants, birds, and animals, bogs' survival is under threat.

Bev Yaworski is a writer who has worked for an organic food company and an environmental agency.

Environmental Issues

Meatless Monday

Life without water cannot be. Although Canada is home to 20 percent of the world’s water supply, protecting freshwater is still an urgent concern.

Protecting Freshwater: Why It's More Important Than Ever | alive

Daniela Ginta, MSc, NNCP, is a freelance writer who lives in Kamloops, BC.

Water Quality

For many people, animals are beings that exist wholly separate and external to us. Thus, the idea of “ethical meat” boils down to specific factors such as whether an animal is free range, caught sustainably, or slaughtered humanely.

Joshua Duvauchelle is a regular alive contributor and certified personal trainer.

Meats

Sandi Gauvin is a senior editor at alive.

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

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green pets

Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are becoming scarcer sights. Create a wildlife friendly garden.

Laura Sugden is a seasoned lifestyle writer, an avid foodie, and outdoor enthusiast.

pollinators

The key to success might just be finding your why. For Dan Caldwell (founder of MMA gear giant, TapouT), success was all about supporting his family.

Finding Your Why: TapouT Founder Shares How He Stays Strong | alive

Dan Caldwell is the founder and president of TapouT. He’s also a speaker and business consultant.

Entrepreneurship

A citizen scientist can help researchers by collecting data or working to expand habitat. In fact, the sky's the limit for volunteer opportunities.

How to Become a Citizen Scientist

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

Environment

Big city hustle and bustle got you down? Learn more about how nature affects your mental health.

Nature

Microbiome

For our species, water is life. Yet we have disrespected this essential resource in endless ways. Billion Oyster Project and Sophie’s Kitchen are two organizations taking different approaches with the same goal—to restore, preserve, and protect the waters that sustain us.

Neil Zevnik is a private chef who writes about food, the environment, and social responsibility as a way to make his small contribution to changing the world for the better. Find him on Instagram @<a href="https://www.instagram.com/neilzevnik/">neilzevnik</a>.

Environmental Concerns

Protect our planet better. Sustainability is the foundation of natural health. We teach you how to embrace a more sustainable lifestyle, one step at a time, because a healthier planet means a healthier you.

Sustainability

Protecting our waterways

Sustainability Initiatives

We’ve got your Monday to Friday vegan eats covered with barbecue classics, international favourites, and salads that satisfy.

Vegan Meal Plan: A Week of Divine Plant-Based Dinners | alive

Allison Day, RHN, is a nutritionist, blogger, and cookbook author. Check out her cookbooks, <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjWPpb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Whole Bowls</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2kjW5k1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Purely Pumpkin</a> (Skyhorse Publishing, 2016).

Vegan Recipes

Holidays

Family comes first. We equip you with the tools to create a holistically healthy family now, and for generations to come.

Family

Pollution

Alarming declines in butterfly population

Going Green

It took days to get the sand out of our clothes and the salt out of our hair. But one thing we’ll never get rid of: the bliss of a Tofino escape.

wildlife wednesday

How to Keep Birdlife Safe in the Face of Avian Influenza

Leftovers Reimagined

Canada’s Green Energy Future - Additional Resources

Water Supplies from the Ground Up - Additional Resources

Celebrate Pink Shirt Day

30 Minute Meals

Help Protect Our Bogs

Meatless Monday: 5 Days of Healthy Vegetarian Lunches

Save Our Drinking Water

Seeing Ethical Meat Through an Indigenous Lens

The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

5 Tips to Keep Your Pets Green and Happy

Plant a Pollinator-Friendly Garden

Finding Your Why

Become a Citizen Scientist

Rewilding Urban Spaces

Rewilding Urban Spaces

Innovation For Good: Billion Oyster Project and Sophie's Kitchen

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

A Week of Living Vegan

4 Ways to Skip the Mall this Holiday Season

Noise Pollution

Where Have All the Monarchs Gone?

Escape to the Wild Side