Nikki Bayley is an award-winning writer with a drawer full of crafting materials.

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

Food

Versatile, potent, sensual, spiritual—herbs are extraordinary plants. Join a rookie herbaphile as she learns from the experts and attempts an indoor herb garden.

What I Learned From Growing My Own Herb Garden | alive

Heather Burt bicycles to Langara College, where she teaches literature and writing. Her novel <a href="http://amzn.to/2CLt0mE">Adam's Peak</a> (Dundurn Press, 2007) was shortlisted for the 2008 BC Book Prizes.

Personal Story

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

How are thyroid health and pregnancy connected? Hypothyroidism can be a serious issue affecting fertility, yet it’s often misdiagnosed.

Thyroid Health and Pregnancy: What's the Connection? | alive

Jeda Boughton is a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine specializing in thyroid health and fertility.

Women's Health

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

Health

Reduce your pets ecological pawprint

Sarah Newcomb is an Ontario-based freelance writer and editor, and mom of two (amazing) boys.

Pet Care

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>

Digestive Health

Your breakfast might not be as healthy as you think. Avoid these common breakfast mistakes to get the benefits of steady blood sugar and high energy throughout the day.

Jennifer Messineo, MS, RD is a Registered Dietitian and health and nutrition freelance writer based in New York.

Breakfast

Who doesn't want to get better sleep during the holidays? Some surprising tricks can help you fall asleep faster and wake up refreshed.

How to (Really, Finally) Get Better Sleep During the Holidays | alive

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.

Relaxation

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

Weight Loss

If you’ve ever embarked upon an intense detox protocol that left you feeling weak, irritable, and wondering why you chose to put yourself through this misery, you might not have had your nutritional basics in place! Here are key nutrients for metabolic detoxification.

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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detox

Breast cancer prevention and management can both benefit from the use of natural strategies to boost the immune system and provide ongoing support.

Natural Breast Cancer Prevention and Management

Dr. Gillian Flower is a naturopathic doctor at the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre and counsels her patients in the judicious use of natural supplements.

Women's Supplements

Digestion

Ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers are three lesser known female cancers. Get to know their risk factors, screening methods, and how to prevent them.

Get to Know 3 Common Female Cancers

Jessa Landmann is a naturopathic doctor in Calgary with a practice focus in oncology. She is also an avid writer, researcher, and educator.

Cancer Prevention

Don’t let soaring food prices stop you from eating healthy. Use these insanely smart tips to save money on food (even if you like to buy organic).

9 Smart Ways to Save Money on Food (and Still Eat Well) | alive

Stephanie Raymond is a Toronto-based freelance writer.

Grocery Shopping

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.

Vegetarian

Type 2 diabetes is a global epidemic that's often portrayed as chronic and degenerative. But it's possible to thrive with diabetes.

How to Thrive With Diabetes (Yes, It's Totally Possible) | alive

Chelsey Allen, RHN, is a holistic nutritionist, freelance writer, wellness educator, and type 1 diabetes thriver.

Blood Sugar

You aren’t invincible, but we’ll help you get pretty close to feeling that way. Slash your risks of the seven most common men's health issues that will challenge most Canadian guys at least once in their lives.

7 Common Men's Health Issues (And How to Avoid Them) | alive

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

Men's Health

Say hello to the next logical step in plant-based eating: vegan butchers, where you can find to-go sandwiches loaded with animal-free meats and cheeses.

Vegan Butchers: Meet 3 of North America's Meat-Free Butchers | 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.

Trends

Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, DNM, is an internationally bestselling author whose works include <a href="https://amzn.to/2Q9brUC" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Cultured Cook</a> and <a href="https://amzn.to/2IktQuO" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Be Your Own Herbalist</a>. She is a certified herbalist, a board-certified doctor of natural medicine, and one of the world’s most popular natural health bloggers.

health

Lindsey Vonn (one of the most successful female skiers of all time #nobigdeal) knows that peak fitness is all about doing what you love.

Lindsey Vonn Reveals How to Find Your Fitness You | alive

Lindsey Vonn is an alpine ski racer and a member of the U.S. Ski Team. She was also an NBC news correspondent during the 2014 Winter Olympics and is the founder of the Lindsey Vonn Foundation. She is currently training for the 2018 Winter Olympics, for which she’s been named an International Games Ambassador.

Athletes

Fitness

No, CBD-infused vegan eats and drinks aren’t going to make you high. But they may provide a therapeutic effect, and they’ll ensure you’re savoring the most on-trend ingredient of the year.

Margaret Littman is a journalist, stand-up paddler, author and lover of all things Nashville.

cauliflower

The cutting edge

How Does Your Herb Garden Grow?

Thyroid Health & Fertility

"Green" Your Pet

“Green” Your Pet

Is Your Gut Happy?

10 Common Breakfast Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Getting Your Zzz’s This Holiday Season

Signs That You're Already Practically Vegan

Is Intermittent Fasting a Diet Craze or Legit Health Regimen?

Feeding Metabolic Detox

Your Best Breast Defence

So You’ve Switched To A Plant-Based Diet

The Women-Only Cancers We Should Talk About More

9 Ways to Save on Food

How to Eat For Your Gut

Are You a Plantivore?

Balance in Motion

Men’s Health Fixer-Upper

Move Over Meat

These Diets are Still Popular in 2021

Finding Your Fitness You

The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with CBD

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