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Health

Irene McGuinness is a writer, recipe developer, food stylist for numerous magazines and corporations, and alumna of the Writer’s Studio at Simon Fraser University

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

Food

Health-smart kids learn the importance of healthy eating, exercise, and proper sleep from their parents. Health-smart kids grow up to be healthy adults.

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

Family

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

Fresh, colourful, and sizzling!

Recipes

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).

Squash

Bruce Nollert is a chef and consultant with ties to community and food security and is always ready to create different ways to eat plants and maximize their use.

This zucchini pizza crust is a great way to sneak in extra servings of vegetables—and it's lower in carbs and higher in fiber than traditional crusts.

Serves 4

McKel Hill, MS, RD, LDN, is a leader in the healthy living world, inspiring an international community of followers to pursue a life of balance in wellness. She is also the founder of Nutrition Stripped, a website dedicated to optimizing health. Her expertise has been featured in Glamour, Vogue, Bon Appétit, SHAPE and more. She also provides nutrition coaching, workshops, retreats and consults privately. She is the author of the <a href="http://amzn.to/2nB2eXm" target="_blank">Nutrition Stripped</a> cookbook.

Pizza

Move over s'mores! A new campfire dessert is taking the spotlight and you might just take a shine to this mouth-watering delicacy.

Serves 8

Amie Watson is a Montreal-based freelance writer, television contributor, and founder of the Fork That app. Her work has appeared in the Montreal Gazette, enRoute magazine, and The Globe and Mail.

dessert

Serves 6.

Jackie Skrypnek is a holistic nutritionist. She lives in Cochrane, Alberta, where she practises permaculture and operates an urban tiny house bed and breakfast.

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

Want to avoid winter weight gain? Check out these strategies to break out of your annual cycle of rigorous exercise and restrictive dieting next summer!

3 Nutritionist-Approved Tricks for Avoiding Winter Weight Gain | alive

Ashley Freeman is a nutritionist supporting women with weight loss, food sensitivities, and stress management through nutrition, lifestyle, and motivational coaching.

Winter Blues

Serves 2.

Helena McMurdo is a writer, food stylist, and photographer based in Vancouver.

Fish aren’t the only nutritional powerhouses from the ocean. These healthy seaweed recipes go beyond sushi and will make sea veggies your new go-to greens.

5 Healthy Seaweed Recipes That Go Beyond Sushi | alive

Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a dietitian, nutrition writer, and recipe developer. He is also the author of Rocket Fuel (VeloPress, 2016) and Muffin Tin Chef (Ulysses Press, 2012).

Seaweed

Did you know: oral health and overall health are connected? April is Oral Health Month--take care of your pearly whites!

Smile! It's Time To Celebrate Oral Health

Sandi Gauvin is a senior editor at alive.

Dental Health

Sweet potato can brighten almost any dish, from soup to—gasp—brownies. These sweet potato recipes are healthy and delicious.

Root Vegetables

Enews

Serves 4.

Vegan recipes offer a hearty, healthy twist on classic winter fare, providing sustained energy and supporting heart health.

Comfort Foods

Chips, nachos and fries are easily the best part of any snacking spread … but usually not the healthiest. These veggie snacks are delicious *and* healthy.

Veggie Snacks: 3 Healthier Recipes For Chips, Nachos and Fries | alive

Allison Day, RHN, is the cookbook author of Modern Lunch (Appetite by Random House, 2019), <a href="http://amzn.to/2xTNqHz" target="_blank">Whole Bowls</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2zoSogs" target="_blank">Purely Pumpkin</a>. She’s also the creator of Yummy Beet (<a>yummybeet.com</a>). Follow her on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/yummybeet/" target="_blank">@yummybeet</a>.

Matthew Kadey, MSc, RD, is a nutrition writer and recipe developer. He’s also the author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2zqKOC2" target="_blank">Rocket Fuel</a> and <a href="http://amzn.to/2l4pW1g" target="_blank">Muffin Tin Chef</a>.

Healthy Snacks

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Heidi Swanson is the author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2FAl5M3" target="_blank">Near &amp; Far: Recipes Inspired</a> by Home and Travel.

vegetables

Brain Boosters

Late Summer Cucumber Soup

Raise Health-Smart Kids

Vegan Barbecue Feast

Eat for your Dosha

Meatless Monday: 5 Ways to Use Zucchini

Late Summer Cucumber Soup

Turnip Soup Shots with Horseradish

Root to Stem

Zucchini Pizza Crust With Lemony Pea Pesto

Caramelized Pecan Pudding Cake

Saffron Chicken with Dried Apricots and Chickpeas

Catch It While You Can

Goodbye Summer, Hello Bloat?

Pea and Radish Salad with Miso Tahini Dressing

The Marine Green

Smile! Time to Celebrate Oral Health—Show off Your Pearly Whites

10 Delicious Ways to Cook Sweet Potato

Green Goddess Salad

Vegan Comfort Foods

Vegan Comfort Foods

Dippable Veggie Snacks

Tips for Eating Plant-Based on a Budget

Vaghareli Makai