alive Contributors

Bruce W. Cole is the publisher and editor of Canadian Natural Health Retailer Magazine, a national business publication that reports on news and trends in the natural health retailing sector.

Verna Hunt, DC, ND, co-founded Medical Thermography International in 2001. She now serves as MTI's medical advisor while practising chiropractic and naturopathic medicine in Toronto.

Cheryl Perlitz is the author of Soaring Through Setbacks: Rise Above Adversity#166; Reclaim Your Life (Cameo, 2004).

Penny Seth-Smith is a naturopathic physician with a private practice in Victoria, BC.

Nancy Rogers is a freelance writer with a keen interest in natural and alternative health issues. She lives in Brooklin, ON.

S. Colet Lahoz is the founder and director of the East West Clinics in Minnesota. A practitioner of traditional Chinese medicine and a registered nurse, she is also the author of Conquering Yeast Infections: The Non-Drug Solution for Men and Women.

Joanne Howery is a former editor in chief of alive Magazine.

Terry Lige is executive director of True Connections, a personal development company, and Inside Out Leadership Development Group, a corporate training company.

Dr. Edward Leyton has practised complementary and alternative medicine in Kingston, ON for more than 22 years. He is also a member of the Canadian Complementary Medical Association.

Lynn McIntosh is a nutritionist practising in Surrey, BC.

Kim Brandt represents Magnefield Technology and is a proponent of healthy technologies. He also works with Uncommon Knowledge to produce workshops and lectures that promote informed consent.

David Rowland is the former publisher of Health Naturally.

A graduate of the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Dr. Dodd currently operates the Natural Path Alternative Health Care Center in Mississauga, ON.

Rand Smith is a herbalist, consulting in an integrated health clinic in Winnipeg, MB.

Cory Holly specializes in clinical sports nutrition and product formulation, and lectures across Canada on topics related to health and human performance.

Patrick Wright is director of the Institute for Research of Food-Related Disease and author of Food for Humans. He lives in San Rafael, CA.

Verena Zimmerman lives in Calgary, AB.

Tutti Gould is a trained chiropractor, NLP practitioner, and naturopathic doctor. Hazel Gill is a practitioner of classical homeopathy with eight years experience in the natural health industry as a researcher, writer, and editor.

Heather Apple is a certified aromatherapist and certified natural health practitioner.

Ann Louise Gittleman is a nutritionist in the United States. She is the author of more than 15 best-selling books on health and healing, including The New Fat Flush Plan (McGraw-Hill Education, 2016).

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.