alive Contributors

Laura Murray is a health and wellness consultant. She is a nutritionist and fitness instructor and has a small hobby business making beeswax candles.

Nick Galvin is a Fairfax journalist.

Dawn Rae Downton's most recent book is The Little Book of Curses and Maledictions for Everyday Use (Skyhorse Publishing, 2009). She also writes for national newspapers as well as alive and Maclean's.

Margot Mostyn, RMT, is a registered massage therapist at Ryerson University and runs a successful massage therapy practice at the St. Clair West Chiropractic and Wellness Clinic in Toronto.

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

Natasha Turner, ND, founded Clear Medicine, a wellness boutique offering medical programs involving an ND, MD, and/or fitness expert. Her new book is The Hormone Diet (Random House, 2009).

Eoin Finn, ERYT, is a Vancouver-based yogi, surfer, and Blissologist who teaches yoga to thousands of students around the world.

Dr. Joey Shulman, DC, RNCP, is author of several books including The Metabolism-Boosting Diet (Collins, 2012) and The Last 15: A Weight Loss Breakthrough (Colins, 2014).

Melissa Keith is a Nova Scotia-based environmental engineering technology student, specializing in water resources management. She is also a freelance journalist and former broadcaster.

Julian Worker drinks with the future in mind and not to forget the past.

Sherry Norman is a mother of two young children, a freelance writer and currently on the front lines at Xerion Homoeopathie in Calgary.

Emina Jasarevic, ND, practises preventive family medicine at the West Vancouver Wellness Centre with a focus on women's health and environmental medicine.

Bruce McDougall writes about business, finance, and investing and has written or co-written 17 books, including a biography of Ted Rogers.

Barbara Yaffe is a columnist at the Vancouver Sun. Her column is read across Canada in CanWest newspapers.

Robyn Braun, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Science, Technology, and Society at the University of Alberta.

Gordon Raza, a graduate of Acadia University, majored in biology, and is part of the scientific and customer service team at New Roots Herbal.

Janet McKenzie, BSN, MBA, ND, has a deep understanding of both conventional and alternative health care. Her practice is located in Hamilton, Ontario.

Allison Forsythe is a freelance writer based in Ottawa and a proud Ambassador for The Power of Movement.

Melanie Scott is a freelance writer living in Vancouver.

Jill Hillhouse, RNCP, ROHP, is a holistic nutritionist at the Clear Medicine Wellness Boutique in Toronto. She comes from a line of long-lived ancestors, so she has a vested interest in healthy aging.

After an ongoing bout with adult acne, writer Tina Curry turned to an all-natural skin care regime that keeps her skin blemish free.

Josée Fortin, ND, has 15 years of experience practising in the Ottawa-Gatineau area.

Vancouver writer Trudy Peskett is especially interested in health and environmental issues.

Michelle Currie, MEd, is a musician and founder of Meditative Arts, a new program based in Toronto promoting wellness, mindfulness, and personal growth.