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Faryal Luhar is passionate about educating and empowering her patients to optimise their health using naturopathic therapies.
Ashley Koff, RD, is an award-winning nutrition expert, practitioner, and author. She believes better nutrition is simple but knows it often doesn’t feel that way. Ashley helps people get better nutrition, simplified.
Elysia Vandenhurk is a Red Seal Chef based in Saskatchewan.
Linda Miles is a doctor of Oriental medicine and holistic practitioner who has developed innovative natural personal care products for more than 30 years.
Renee Blackstone is a freelance journalist and a regular alive contributor.
Jessa Landmann is a naturopathic doctor in Calgary with a practice focus in oncology. She is also an avid writer, researcher, and educator.
Melissa Baker, RD, is currently completing a Master of Health Science degree in nutrition communication. She loves to blog and share healthy, simple recipes to entice people back into their kitchens!
Taarini Chopra is the researcher at the Canadian Biotechnology Action Network (CBAN), a campaign coalition working to research, monitor, and raise awareness about issues related to genetic engineering.
Brandy Gassner is a nutritional consulting practitioner and author who specializes in diseases and disorders that cause people to restrict their food selection.
Hélène Meurer is a writer and book reviewer living in Victoria, BC.
Lisa Marie (Whitaker) Bhattacharya, RHN, is a nutritionist; mom; educator; and host of Found + Foraged, a new lifestyle TV series based on foraging for wild foods throughout BC.
Julia Denker is a holistic nutritionist, blogger, and yoga enthusiast who lives with her best buddy—her miniature schnauzer, Dundas.
Priyanka Gupta is a naturopathic physician practising in Toronto. Her area of specialization is womens health. She's also an avid writer.
Charlotte Francis is a freelance writer who is passionate about exploring ways of staying physically, spiritually, and emotionally balanced in our busy world.
Caitlin Van Den Brink is a former assistant editor at alive.
Noa Glouberman is a freelance writer and editor based in Vancouver.
Seraphina Capranos is a homeopath and herbalist living in the Gulf Islands of BC. She works in a busy interdisciplinary clinic and teaches extensively throughout the US and Canada.
Gilles Beaudin is a clinical exercise physiologist who focuses on the health benefits of strength/resistance training.
Lindsay M. Mulholland is a freelance writer certified in plant-based nutrition and an amateur chewer.
Julie Chen is a naturopathic doctor who has a passion for discovering and researching new remedies and products. She has an extensive knowledge of nutritional supplements and understanding of integrative therapies.
Tara McEachern is a registered kinesiologist who currently runs her own business and studies at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto. Sharing timely health news is her goal.
Tara Thorne is a freelance writer whos studying to become a holistic nutritionist at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition. Preventive nutrition is her biggest passion.
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