alive Contributors

Stephanie R. Kinnon is a Vancouver-based freelance writer. Her work has appeared in Reader's Digest, Chatelaine Magazine, Her Sports, Northwest Runner, the Georgia Straight, Business in Vancouver, and IMPACT magazine.

Pamela Irving is a lifestyle journalist who writes about all things green, from spa visits to local cuisine.

Melina Roberts, ND, practises in Calgary, AB. Her clinical focus includes detoxification, chronic disease, digestive disorders, women's health, and cancer.

Anne Marie Aikins founded a rape crisis centre following a brutal sexual assault in 1981 and went on to have four books published, including one for pre-teens on dealing with racism.

William E. Rees, PhD, FRSC, is a professor of human ecology and ecological economics at UBC's School of Community and Regional Planning.

Robin Laurence is an art critic, based in Vancouver.

Trevor Warren is a registered clinical counsellor and certified relationship specialist. As the clinical director of CoreQuest Counselling Group, he heads a group of therapists who specialize in relationship counselling.

Magazine editor Michelle Bilodeau has worked at Flare, Weekly Scoop, and Fashion magazine, covering fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment.

Bev Maya, MH, is a medical herbalist trained at the College of Phytotherapy in England. She practises at Maya Natural Health in North Vancouver, BC.

Sherrill Sellman, ND, is a naturopathic doctor, author, and lecturer specializing in women's health.

Leticia Rao, PhD, Associate (adjunct) Professor, University of Toronto is Director of the Calcium Research Laboratory at St. Michael's Hospital. She co-authored the book The Bone-Building Solution (Wiley, 2006).

Murray Dobbin is a Vancouver writer and social activist. The author of five books, he is a columnist for the online journal TheTyee.ca. He writes on globalization and free trade. Ellen Gould is an independent trade researcher based in Vancouver.

Sherry Torkos, BSc Pharm, is a pharmacist and author of The Glycemic Index Made Simple (Wiley, 2007) and The Canadian Encyclopedia to Natural Medicine (Collins, 2013).

David Kitts, PhD, is a professor and the Director of Food Nutrition and Health at University of British Columbia.

Stephanie Dickison is a journalist who writes about beauty, fashion, food, and entertainment for many international publications.

Carolyn DeMarco specializes in women's health and alternative medicine. She is the author of Take Charge of Your Body: Women's Health Advisor.

Kim Vasdani is a freelance writer and mother of three.

Sandi Gauvin is a senior editor and Crystal Auffray is an editorial intern for alive magazine.

Poet, essayist, and Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume caught his first salmon on the Nanaimo River in 1954 but these days would rather hike a stream than catch a fish.

Lucy Gotell is a student at the University of British Columbia's School of Journalism. She holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Prince Edward Island.

Sarah Marchildon is a Vancouver-based freelance writer and a senior communications specialist with the David Suzuki Foundation.

Karolyn A. Gazella is the founding publisher of the journal Integrative Medicine and has written several books and hundreds of articles on the topic of natural health.

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