Dr. Cassie Irwin, ND, works with soul-led women who are ready to expand their intuition and calibrate to their ultimate state of being.
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Healthy Kids

Strengthen your defences. We arm you with tools to protect yourself, your family, and your community. 

Immunity

Choose natural deodorants

Leah Payne is a writer, author, and editor based in Vancouver, BC. She is the author of <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Get-Outside-P7924">Get Outside!</a> and <a href="https://www.orcabook.com/Less-Is-More">Less is More</a>. (Headshot credit: Notting Hill Photography). 
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Environmental Toxins

Beauty starts within. We celebrate natural, organic beauty that is better for the planet and helps you look and feel your best.  

Beauty

Natural treatments for upset tummies

Lesley D'Souza, ND, practices at Your Health Wellness Centre in Oakville, Ontario.

Children's Health

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

Health

Being vegan doesn't have to mean giving up on treats. Zimt Chocolates are delicious enough to convince even the most ardent dairy fan to try something new.

Zimt Chocolates: The Raw Vegan Chocolate of Our Dreams | alive

Nikki Bayley is a Vancouver-based award-winning food, drink, and travel writer who regularly contributes to newspapers and magazines around the world, including the Globe and Mail and National Geographic Traveller.

Veganism

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

Food

Typical stress-management tips are to slow down and do less. Here’s why embracing the right kind of stress can actually make stress work for you.

Make Stress Work for You (by Embracing This Kind of Stress) | alive

Brendan is the co-founder of Vega and Pulp Culture, bestselling author of the Thrive book series, Venture Partner at Blue Horizon Ventures, and an Executive Producer of The Game Changers film. He’s also a former professional Ironman triathlete and a two-time Canadian 50km Ultra Marathon Champion.

Stress

Planning a baby seems so simple when we're young, whether we hear the story about the stork or the cabbage patch. In reality, there’s so much more to know.

Planning a Baby: What You Thought You Knew (But Didn't) | alive

Andrea Hilborn is a naturopathic doctor working in Kingston, Ontario. Her special interests are in women’s hormones and in reproduction. She lives on a working farm with her husband and son.

Pregnancy

As a mountain biker, you’re bound to have your sanity questioned by outsiders. Silence the worriers with these tips for preventing mountain biking injuries.

All Thrills—No Spills: Strategies to Minimize Mountain Biking Injuries | alive

Susan is a Toronto-based registered physiotherapist with a passion for injury prevention. Follow her on Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grounded.susan/">@grounded.susan</a>

Injuries

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

Here's a good reason to sweat it out during cold and flu season: exercise may boost your immunity by increasing your sleep quality and zapping stress.

Sweat It Out: Can Exercise Help You Dodge Colds and Flu? | alive

Michelle Roots, BA Kin, CSCS, PN1, is a kinesiologist and founder of CORE Conditioning fitness studio in Cloverdale, BC. She has 10 years of experience in the fitness industry and specializes in athlete training and functional fitness.

Exercise

Fitness

Mom of five on a quest to exhaust all her children at the same time, Patricia Barnes spends her time doing seven different things at once and wishing someone would make her a cup of tea.

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

Family

Josie Padro is a Vancouver health and lifestyles writer.

Coffee

Coffee and matcha tea have a lot to offer. But when it comes to nutrition, health benefits, and flavor, how do these top beverages compare?

Patience Lister is a professional writer specializing in food science, nutrition, and natural health products.

The health benefits of fenugreek are many. This unassuming herb can help manage diabetes, lower cholesterol, improve gut health, and combat body fat.

Health Benefits of Fenugreek &#x2d; alive

Selene Vakharia is a holistic nutritionist and writer currently living in the Yukon.

Fenugreek

For Michelin&#x2d;starred chef J&#x2d;C Poirier, honesty is the best policy. Success comes from staying true to oneself and one’s roots, and the proof is in the pâté en croute at his Vancouver restaurant, St. Lawrence.

Tiffany Mayer is a journalist based in St. Catharines, Ontario. She finds no shortage of inspiration in the Niagara Region where she lives.

Restaurant

Are they still keeping the doctor away?

Rhona McAdam, poet, author, and holistic nutritionist, writes on food and urban agriculture. She lives in Victoria and enjoys the fruits of her old Yellow Transparent apple tree.

Apples

Dealing with winter aches and pains

Harriet Cooper is a freelance health writer and regular alive contributor.

Pain Relief

Create a positive food culture

Susan Johnston Taylor is a freelance writer who covers business and lifestyle topics.

Food Swaps

Hemp products are much more than rope and textiles. Hemp's an amazing source of nutrients. Learn why you should add hemp seeds and hemp hearts to your diet.

Discover Hemp Products - alive

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

Hemp

Getting down and dirty in the garden doesn't just result in beautiful flowers. These six benefits of gardening will have you blooming with health too.

6 Health Benefits of Gardening

Gardening

A reason to smile

Teeth

Wintertime offers an opportunity to embrace hygge, characterized by a state of coziness, connection, and comfort. You might even learn to love winter.

Hygge: 8 Blissful Ways to Embrace the Danish Art of Coziness | alive

Amy Green is a writer, counsellor, and registered psychologist based in Salmon Arm, BC

Nordic Diet

Learn more about what lectins are ... and whether we should avoid lectin&#x2d;containing foods or take this advice with a grain of salt.

Lectins: Are They Really Going to Be the Next Gluten? | alive

Angela Wallace from Eat Right Feel Right is a registered dietitian, certified personal trainer, and family food expert who specializes in family nutrition and fitness. <a href="http://www.instagram.com/eatright_rd">instagram.com/eatright_rd</a>

Trends

The top healthy foods for helping your hair be happy and beautiful

Aurora Smith is a freelance writer specializing in blogs, articles, and social media content. She focuses on health and fitness but has a variety of experience. Visit her at AuroraMSmithWriter.com.

Cinnamon has been used for thousands of years for its medicinal properties. Loaded with antioxidants, this standout spice balances blood sugar levels, protects the heart, sharpens the brain, and improves oral health.

Lindsay Curtis is a passionate, health writer and content creator based in Lake Worth Beach, FL.

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Diabetes is one of the most common chronic diseases. Learn the fundamentals to help you understand the risk factors and complications.

Gail Johnson is an award-winning digital, print, and broadcast journalist based in Vancouver. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gailjohnsonvancouver">@gailjohnsonvancouver</a>

vegetables

Bolstering Kids’ Immunity

Don't Sweat It

Kids' Digestive Complaints

Raw Beauty

How to Make Stress Work for You

Planning a Baby

All Thrills—No Spills

Sweat It Out

Active Indoor Boredom Busters

Nervous About Caffeine?

Coffee versus Matcha: Which Is Right for You?

The Many Fantastic Features of Fenugreek

Truth Teller

Apples!

Cold Weather

Food Swaps

Hemp 101

The Dirt on Gardening

Healthy Gums

Embrace the Danish Art of Hygge

Protein Priorities: Are Lectins the New Gluten?

Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair

10 Surprising Health Benefits of Cinnamon

Diabetes 101