Holidays

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

Food

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

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

Health

Our ethnically diverse country

Heidi Hoff is a freelance writer specializing in health and parenting. She is a frequent contributor to alive and lives with her family in Vancouver, BC.

The gift of giving

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

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

Family

Holiday maintenance

Brad King, MFS is a nutritional researcher and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2kHVWCP" target="_blank">Beer Belly Blues: What Every Aging Man and the Women in His Life Need to Know</a> (Abundant Health Systems, 2010).

Weight Management

The simple gifts are often the best

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

Holiday Gift Giving

Graham Butler, BSc, CNPA, RH, writes on numerous natural health topics based on his experiences as a consultant, retailer, educator, and lobbyist.

Hardly

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

Nicole Duelli, CCH, RSHom (NA), enjoys sharing her love for homeopathy and other natural, holistic treatments. She is a certified classical homeopath, trained in Germany as a naturopathic practitioner, who practises in Vancouver, BC.

Jenn Farrell is a Vancouver writer and personal trainer.

Jamie Neely, DC, is a chiropractor, professional speaker, and author who lives in London, Ontario. He helps others to live a healthy, inspired life at every age.

Dr. Joey Shulman, DC, RNCP, is author of several books including <a href="http://amzn.to/2n0jj02" target="_blank">The Metabolism-Boosting Diet</a> (Collins, 2012) and <a href="http://amzn.to/2ng0CSl" target="_blank">The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough</a> (Colins, 2014).

Beverley Gray is an aromatherapist, herbalist and author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2mg8Nxp" target="_blank">The Boreal Herbal (Aroma Borealis Press, 2011) and <a href="http://amzn.to/2m5PhV7" target="_blank">A Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants of Canada</a> (Harbour Publishing, 2013).

Wine

Ronald G. Reichert, ND, is the director of naturopathic medical services at the Canadian Center for Functional Medicine in Coquitlam, BC.

Michael Downey, a freelance writer living in Toronto, has a keen interest in researching and writing about health and environmental issues.

Play

Simone Gabbay, RNCP, is a Toronto-based nutritional consultant and author.

Paulette Tomasson, RN, RCC, MA, CET11, CSAT11 is a registered nurse with a masters in counselling psychology. She's a pioneer in the innovative field of equine therapy and is an internationally recognized expert in specialized addictions.

Emotional Health

Christel Gursche is the former Food Editor of alive.

Sally Errey, RNCP, is an acclaimed speaker and author on optimum health through nutrition and lifestyle. She is author of <a href="http://amzn.to/2mu87HP" target="_blank">Staying Alive! Cookbook for Cancer Free Living (Belissimo Books, 2004).

Holidays

Last Minute Holiday Dinner Recipes

Recipes for a Holiday Breakfast

Have a Happy (and Safe!) Holiday

Safe Holiday Drinking Tips

Attention all Party Hosts: Try these Alcohol-free Drink Recipes!

Avoid the Holiday Bulge This Season!

Mold Found on Christmas Trees

Host a (Green) Holiday Party!

There's More to December Than Santa Claus

Playing Santa

Preserving the Gift of Health

Give More by Giving Less

No-Meat Noël

Ho, Ho, Ho...

Emergency Remedies for Sun Holidays

When Resolutions Lack Resolve

Launch Into January

De-Stressing Our Children This Holiday Season

Spice Up Winter Festivities

Help for the Holiday Season

Abolish Your Weight Woes

Soothe Festive Belly Aches

What Do I Do With All These Feelings?

Go Nuts For The Holidays