alive Contributors

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.

Dr. Parris Kidd is an internationally recognized nutrition educator who has written and lectured since 1984 on every category of dietary supplement for practically every health application.

Roger L. Turner is a practising chiropractor in Barrie and North Bay, ON.

Rudi Verspoor is director of the Hahnemann Center for Homeopathy and Heilkunst and is president of the National United Professional Association of Trained Homeopaths.