alive Contributors

Julie Ferraro is a certified horticulturist from Barrie, Ontario.

Sharon Rempel has a degree in agriculture and has been working with heritage wheat seeds for 12 years.

Audrey Ball is a social worker, researcher and health freedom advocate. She lives in Kingston, ON.

Chuck Cochran is a researcher, educator and lecturer. He has a private practice in California.

Larry Clapp was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990 and developed a natural treatment for the disease. Today he is cancer free and continues his research into natural healing remedies.

John Zapfel is a leading researcher in enzyme development.

James Wallace lives in Comox, BC and writes regularly on health related issues.

Leann Moir is a member of the Canadian Celiac Association's chapter in Victoria, BC.

Judith Spence is the chief executive officer of the Environmental Illness Society of Canada.

Richard DeSylva writes, teaches, lectures and practises botanical medicine in Guelph, Ont. He is the owner of The Herb Works and has lobbied the federal and provincial governments on behalf of herbalism since 1984.

Keith Stelling is a herbalist with a holistic approach. He has retired from active practice and resides in Southampton, ON.

Abra Brynne is the Foodshed Animator for the Christopher Spicer Institute in the West Kootenays. She works with small-scale farmers and food processors by providing information and resources as well as enabling networking among the producers.

Rowan Hamilton is a lecturer in Botanical Medicine at the West Coast College of Naturopathic Medicine.

Ron Gdanski is a health researcher and author of Cancer: Cause, Cure and Cover-Up (New Century, 2000).

Bill Asenjo, PhD, CRC, is a certified rehabilitation counsellor, consultant, writer, and university instructor.

Loreen Dawson is a naturopathic physician practising in Sechelt, BC.

Syeda Z. Hamdani works as a freelance writer in the United States. She writes about food, health, parenting, and education.

Daljit Kaur, ND, is a naturopath who specializes in traditional tropical therapies.

Connie Proteau is a freelance writer who lives and laughs in the Interior of British Columbia.

John Sherman is a registered nutritional consulting practitioner with over 10 years experience in the natural health industry. He lives in Naramata, BC.