alive Contributors

Kathryn Gorman-Lovelady is a licensed aboriginal minister and practising medicine woman. She and her husband Brian are two of six elders for the Canadian Métis Council. They live near Durham, ON, where they grow traditional medicine plants.

Anne Lofting is a Calgary freelance writer who is married to a naturopathic doctor. They have two children. Anne is especially interested in wholesome living and disease prevention.

Andrea Lemieux is a registered nutritional consultant in private practice in Toronto, ON.

Samantha Kelly is a graduate from The Institute of Holistic Nutrition and practises as a registered nutritional consultant and registered nurse in the Toronto area.

Kerstin Peterson is a freelance writer and editor in Prince George, BC. As coordinator of the Association for the Improvement of Maternity Services in BC (AIMS BC), she works to promote woman-centred care.

Ken Babal has a clinical nutrition practice in Los Angeles and is the author of Good Digestion: Your Key to Vibrant Health (alive Books, 2000) and Maitake Mushroom and D-Fraction (Woodland, 2001).

Katharina Gustavs is a nutritional consultant specializing in whole-grain workshops.

Cynthia B. Olsen is the author of several best selling books. She is also a successful publisher, researcher, and speaker on complementary health, healing, and ecology.

Carl Germano, RD, CNS, CDN, is a registered and certified nutritionist. He is the author of Nature's Pain Killers (Kensington Pub. Corp., 1999).

Dr. Anthony Cichoke, better known as Dr. Enzyme, is an internationally recognized author, researcher, lecturer, radio personality, and chiropractic physician. His many book titles include The Complete Book of Enzyme Therapy.

Heather Conn is a freelance writer, editor and photographer who writes about health, environment, lifestyle, and arts and culture for a variety of media.

Lauri M. Aesoph is a health writer living in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She is the author of Your Natural Health Makeover (Prentice Hall, 1998) and How to Eat Away Arthritis (Prentice Hall, 1996).

Steven Macramalla is a BCRPA-certified personal trainer and an instructor in the martial art of Chien-lung.

Steve Olsen has been practising homeopathy for over 12 years. His office is in Maple Ridge, BC.

Stacelynn Caughlan, Cl.N, CH, RNCP is a prenatal and pediatric nutritionist and herbalist. She maintains a private practice in Vancouver and frequently writes, teaches and lectures on both natural medicine and parenting.

Jessica North-O'Connell (Hypatia Therapeutics) is a fully qualified aromatherapist, writer and educator with a 30-year background in alternative health practices.

Aman Motwane is the author of The Power of Wisdom (Prakash Press, 2003).

Arthur M. Evangelista is a former FDA Investigator who pursues scientific, medical, and investigative health research for public education and for analysis of government-corporate malfeasance that compromises public health and safety.

Heather Picotte uses her interest in writing to educate others about natural health and healing for both humans and animals. She lives in Winfield, BC with her husband and their cat and chickens.

Hyla Cass, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist and an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at UCLA School of Medicine. She the co-author of Natural Highs (Penguin Putnam Avery, 2002).

Dr. Vanderlinden practices at the West Coast Clinic of Integrative Medicine in Vancouver, BC.

Leith Stewart is a homeopath, herbalist and writer with a practice in The Discovery Village, a holistic healing community in Edmonton, AB.

Marlene Wurfel is a freelance writer living in Calgary, AB.