Derek Markham is a father, writer, and social media butterfly who enjoys bikes, bouldering, and slacklining. He can usually be found on Twitter, Natural Papa, Twilight Earth, Blue Living Ideas, and Green Living Ideas, as well as dropping random goodness into DerekMarkham.com. Connect with him on Facebook.

Maria Olsson-Tysor is the owner of Global Media PR, a PR firm that specializes in fashion, beauty, health, fitness and lifestyle public relations. Follow her on twitter.

Writer, nutritionist, chef, and founder of GreenChic, Jennifer Spaide, MS, has had a love affair with all things natural which began when she was just a sprouting Maine-iac eating produce straight from her grandparents' garden. Following her passion for a healthy lifestyle she received a Master's Degree in Human Nutrition from Columbia University in 2002. You can also find her on twitter.

Dr. Tim O'Shea is a Dr. of Chiropractic with more than 19 years of clinical experience. He has practiced in Europe and has traveled throughout the world studying holistic health practices. An author with several books to his credit, he is best known for his meticulously researched and uncompromising book on the risks and limitations of vaccines, The Sanctity of Human Blood: Vaccination Is Not Immunization. A strong advocate for nutrition and holistic health, he reminds us, "The healthiest people in human history were groups who were geographically isolated from 'civilization'... they had beautiful teeth, strong bones, and very little degenerative disease." thedoctorwithin.com

Dr. Ian Shillington is a Naturopathic Doctor who specializes in helping others to help themselves using nutritional and herbal naturopathic remedies. His definition of naturopathy is "the science or art of treating a disease by addressing the cause, using nutrition, exercise, sunlight, clean air, pure water, massage, hydrotherapy (both hot & cold), confront, prayer, meditation, lifestyle, biochemistry (which includes vitamins, minerals, enzymes, etc.), and correcting any imbalances found." organicsolutionsstore.com

Dwight Francis is our artist. Dwight is currently living in Calgary Alberta. He received a Bachelor of Design from the Alberta College of Art and Design. dwightf.com

Allene Edwards is a contributing writer and the editor for both Organic Lifestyle Magazine and Green Lifestyle Magazine. She first became interested in alternative medicine and holistic treatment modalities when she successfully used diet therapy to manage her children’s ADHD. Later when she became chronically ill with an auto-immune disease that multiple doctors could not identify, much less cure, she successfully treated both the symptoms and the cause through naturopathic treatment and nutrition. Read more about Allene Edwards

Dayton's my dog. He speaks his mind and he's not afraid to get a little dirty (as you can see).

Michael Edwards is editor in chief of Organic Lifestyle Magazine and Green Lifestyle Magazine. Read more about Michael Edwards