Meet the Contributors

A journalist with more than 10 years experience, Alison’s work has appeared in a number of top Canadian publications, including glow, Oxygen, Canadian Running and more. She is the former editor of a number of well-respected Canadian and American trade journals and recipient of a Kenneth R. Wilson Gold Award of Excellence in feature article writing. She is a part-time faculty member at Sheridan College’s journalism department, as well as an avid runner and fitness enthusiast.

Articles by Alison Dunn

Ear infection 101 (Apr. 25, 2011)
Face your fears (Apr. 15, 2011)
Making post-baby weight loss a cinch (Apr. 13, 2011)
Mother knows best? (Apr. 8, 2011)
Savvy grocery shopping (Mar. 25, 2011)
Going organic, part two (Mar. 23, 2011)
The scoop on poop (Mar. 21, 2011)
Financing your future (Mar. 18, 2011)
Going organic (Mar. 16, 2011)
Budget basics (Mar. 11, 2011)
One diet to rule them all? (Mar. 9, 2011)
End-of-winter skin care basics (Mar. 4, 2011)
Signs of stroke (Feb. 28, 2011)
Smashing soups (Feb. 23, 2011)
Cardio for your cardio health (Feb. 18, 2011)
Learn CPR… stat! (Feb. 14, 2011)
If the shoe fits… (Feb. 11, 2011)
Stuck on salt? (Feb. 9, 2011)
Losing it (Feb. 4, 2011)
Workouts that work (Jan. 28, 2011)
Cold or flu? (Jan. 24, 2011)
Sunny days ahead (Jan. 21, 2011)
Ten reasons to quit today (Jan. 17, 2011)
Time to pay the piper (Jan. 14, 2011)
Plastic makes perfect? (Jan. 10, 2011)
Whip it! (Jan. 5, 2011)
The facts about lung cancer (Jan. 3, 2011)
Too much, too soon (Dec. 17, 2010)
Thinking outside the box… of chocolates (Dec. 10, 2010)
Silent killers (Nov. 29, 2010)
Everybody was kung fu fighting (Nov. 26, 2010)
Cleaning up (Nov. 24, 2010)
A night to remember (Nov. 17, 2010)
Start your engines (Nov. 12, 2010)
Generation gap (Nov. 5, 2010)
How to have a healthy Halloween (Oct. 27, 2010)
Getting smart about ovarian cancer (Oct. 25, 2010)
The best yeast-busting diet (Oct. 20, 2010)
Yeast infection 101 (Oct. 18, 2010)
Bone-busting myths (Oct. 11, 2010)
Keep your eye on the prize (Oct. 8, 2010)
New to “nutraceuticals?” (Sep. 29, 2010)
Painfully awake (Sep. 24, 2010)
Stop right there, period (Sep. 20, 2010)
Secrets of de-stressing (Sep. 17, 2010)
Do unto others (Sep. 10, 2010)
Pain relief, naturally (Sep. 6, 2010)
Just say "om" (Sep. 3, 2010)
Making sense of metabolism (Aug. 30, 2010)
Fabulous fall sports (Aug. 27, 2010)
Super snacks (Aug. 18, 2010)
Splurge or save? (Aug. 6, 2010)
Lunchbox learning (Aug. 4, 2010)
S.O.S. for PMS (Jul 26, 2010)
Vigorous vacations (Jul 23, 2010)
Somebody call 9-1-1! (Jul 19, 2010)
Bust a move (Jul 16, 2010)
Want to try a tri? (Jul 9, 2010)
Surviving summer vacation (Jul 2, 2010)
Swim to survive (Jun 25, 2010)
Don't take it inside (Jun 21, 2010)
The safe outdoors (Jun 18, 2010)
Skin deep (Jun 14, 2010)
Is the grass always greener? (Jun 11, 2010)
Essential items for new moms (Apr. 30, 2010)
Breastfeeding basics (Apr. 12, 2010)
Time is on your side (Apr. 9, 2010)
Oh no, Canada (Apr. 5, 2010)
The scoop on supplements (Mar. 22, 2010)
Are you getting enough? (Mar. 15, 2010)
Pilates primer (Mar. 12, 2010)
No more nighttime noshing! (Mar. 3, 2010)
Feeding frenzy (Feb. 24, 2010)
Great, white winter vacations (Feb. 19, 2010)
Take it outside (Jan. 29, 2010)
Mind over matter (Dec. 21, 2009)
Flu shot facts versus fiction (Dec. 14, 2009)
How to control your holiday spending (Dec. 7, 2009)
Money-saving tricks to manage your diabetes (Nov. 30, 2009)
Walk this way (Nov. 16, 2009)

Editorials by Alison Dunn

Hearing the truth about ear infections (Apr. 26, 2011)
Fear factor (Apr. 19, 2011)
I guess that's why they call it the blues (Apr. 12, 2011)
The advice of strangers (Apr. 5, 2011)
Putting your best foot forward (Mar. 29, 2011)
Getting down and dirty (Mar. 22, 2011)
Last night a TV saved my life (Mar. 15, 2011)
Lowered expectations (Mar. 8, 2011)
Deadly cousins (Mar. 1, 2011)
The old fitness dilemma (Feb. 22, 2011)
Salt of the earth (Feb. 15, 2011)
Heart and soul (Feb. 8, 2011)
Change is good (Feb. 1, 2011)
Wash all your troubles away (Jan. 25, 2011)
It’s payback time (Jan. 18, 2011)
Keeping it real (Jan. 11, 2011)
Resolving not to make a resolution (Jan. 4, 2011)
Happy New Year, Mommy. Pass the tissues. (Dec. 28, 2010)
Too much of a good thing? (Dec. 21, 2010)
The gift of health (Dec. 14, 2010)
Getting on with your day (Dec. 7, 2010)
Dangerous diets (Nov. 30, 2010)
The many faces of diabetes (Nov. 23, 2010)
Move it, move it (Nov. 16, 2010)
The golden years and beyond (Nov. 9, 2010)
Scary statistics (Nov. 2, 2010)
Little monsters (Oct. 26, 2010)
Have you read your owner's manual? (Oct. 19, 2010)
Got milk? (Oct. 12, 2010)
Don't be a boob (Oct. 5, 2010)
Jumping for Joe (Sep. 28, 2010)
A pain in the brain (Sep. 21, 2010)
An inspiration to us all (Sep. 14, 2010)
A pain that I’m used to (Sep. 7, 2010)
Confessions of a hockey hater (Aug. 31, 2010)
Sick of September (Aug. 24, 2010)
A trip to the dentist (Aug. 17, 2010)
A ‘hole’ lotta love (Aug. 10, 2010)
A shot in the dark (Aug. 3, 2010)
The beast within (Jul 27, 2010)
Summer lunchin' (Jul 20, 2010)
Will I ever "tri" something new? (Jul 13, 2010)
How I (want to) spend my summer vacation (Jul 6, 2010)
Staring into the abyss (Jun 29, 2010)
To eat local or not to eat local (Jun 22, 2010)
Love the skin you're in (Jun 15, 2010)
Beware of summer (Jun 8, 2010)
Do I look fat in these pants? (Jun 1, 2010)
Divorce is a four-letter word (May 25, 2010)
Running down the dream (May 18, 2010)
A house divided (May 11, 2010)
The air we breathe (May 4, 2010)
Tales from the day surgery ward (Apr. 20, 2010)
Breast friends (Apr. 13, 2010)
It can happen to you (Apr. 6, 2010)
Hips don't lie (Mar. 30, 2010)
Fad fiction (Mar. 23, 2010)
The s-word (Mar. 16, 2010)
The taxman cometh… (Mar. 9, 2010)
Not-so-super superfoods (Mar. 2, 2010)
Money, money, money (Feb. 23, 2010)
Would you just relax! (Feb. 16, 2010)
Tick-tock (Feb. 9, 2010)
Winter, winter (Feb. 2, 2010)
Why I can’t lose weight (Jan. 26, 2010)
My holiday hangover (Jan. 18, 2010)
Living the Primacy Life (Jan. 11, 2010)