Who Is The Dream Team? | Gorgeously Green

I want to introduce you to The G.G. Dream Team of experts, who will regularly weigh on on matters great and small, pertaining to Green & Healthy Living. These inspiring men and women walk the Green walk and will share their insights, revelations and wisdom along the way. We're thrilled to have them.

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Sherrill Sellman, N.D., Naturopathic Doctor (Board Certified in Integrative Medicine),is an educator, women’s natural health expert, psychotherapist and journalist in the field of women’s health. She is also, a much sought after international lecturer, host of two women’s weekly radio shows, senior editor and contributing writer to numerous health publications. Dr. Sellman is the best-selling author of Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know, What Women MUST Know to Protect Their Daughters from Breast Cancer, The Return of the Ancient Seed and The Promise of hCG: How to Banish Fat, Resculpt Your Body and Rebalance Your Metabolism. Her professional credentials and commitment to an integrative healing approach extends over a 30-year period. Her websites are whatwomenmustknow.com and fatlossaustralia.com.au.

Kate Kerrigan is a green girl who walks the walk. She is an author living and working in Ireland. Her novels are Recipes for a Perfect Marriage, which was shortlisted for Romantic Novel of the Year in 2008 and been translated into 20 languages, The Miracle of Grace, which has been adapted as a film script with funding from the Irish Film Board and Ellis Island, the first of a trilogy which was selected as a TV Book Club Summer Read in Britain and launched in the U.S. with Harper Collins in July 2011. Its sequel, City of Hope, was recently published in hardback in Ireland, and paperback editions will be publishing the following spring.

Virginia McKenna is best remembered for her 1966 role as Joy Adamson in the true-life film Born Free for which she received a nomination for a Golden Globe. Bill Travers, her real life husband, co-starred with her, portraying conservationist George Adamson, and the experience led them to become active supporters for wild animal rights and the protection of their natural habitat. McKenna appeared in An Elephant Called Slowly, a travelogue of what it was like years ago in Kenya, Africa. The film features her close friend conservationist George Adamson and also elephants Eleanor (raised by conservationst Daphne Sheldrick) and young Pole Pole. The death of Pole Pole in a zoo was to lead to Virginia and Bill founding the organization Zoo Check. This led to McKenna and her husband becoming involved in the Zoo Check Campaign in 1984 and to their establishing the “Born Free Foundation” in 1991.

Virginia continues to work tirelessly for BornFreeUSA

These days I like to refer to myself as The Accidental Coastal Woman, on account of the fact that I now spend my life on a small plot of land with about 50 fruit trees, 4 rotating vegetable plots, horse ranches nearby, a nutty Labrador and the great outdoors looming benevolently everywhere. This is all well and good, and my children thrive, but I am at heart a severe urbanite, therefore I straddle two worlds; eco friendly living, (jam making, veggie picking, compost making, beach combing and general fairyland inhabiting) and the fab fashion world, (fashion shows, consumerism, thrifting and serious style-mongering). Oh, and my life in TV land!

I live up the coast from LA about an hour with Russell Young, my artist husband and our three children, Dylan, Cash and Sadie.

Finola Hughes. Film and TV actress: Stayin’ Alive. Soapdish. Aspen Extreme. TV: General Hospital. All my Children. Jacks Place. Blossom. Pacific Palisades. Charmed. How Do I Look? NightShift.

For more information, please visit FinolaHughes.com.

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Is there a difference between trends, micro trends and fads? Does the generation gap still exist? And why does it matter to you as marketers, employers and even parents? Jane Buckingham has the answers.

Jane Buckingham is the world’s foremost expert on Gen X, Y, and upcoming Z Generations. Having studied the generations for over 20 years she is able to help companies and individuals gain insights and actions around these difficult to understand groups.

Buckingham began her career by writing the book, Teens Speak Out, about her own generation at age 17. This started her on a quest to better understand and explain how young people feel.

She pioneered the trend forecasting field by creating Youth Intelligence, which she sold to Creative Artists Agency in 2003. She created and published The Cassandra Report, the leading trend forecasting study which is used by CEOs and Movie Studio heads and has become an industry-wide standard for all things “cool.”

Jane has worked with numerous Fortune 500 clients, including Microsoft, Nike, Target, Chanel, NBC, Proctor & Gamble, MTV, Levis, Sony and others. Jane combines research tools with trend knowledge helping companies understand how consumers fell and what trends will impact their businesses.

Recently, Jane has launched a new multi-media business in synch with the digital age. Trendera utilizes digital platforms to allow for more digital research to be used in conjunction with traditional research. In addition, Trendera has launched several websites and iphone apps for consumer use.

Jane is also the author of the bestselling book series, The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life and The Modern Girl’s Guide to Motherhood and will be publishing the third book, The Modern Girl’s Guide to Sticky Situations in May 2010. She was host of The Modern Girl’s Guide to Life telelvision series on the Style Network for four years.

In her role as author, independent consultant and speaker, Jane has been the subject of in-depth profiles in the LA Times, The Boston Globe, 60 Minutes, and Good Morning America, She has appeared on numerous programs, including The Today Show, The Oprah Winfrey Show and The View.

Jane was graduated from Duke University in 1990 with a degree in English.

Priscilla Woolworth is a 4th-generation descendant from one of the founders of the original Woolworth’s. Last January, she launched her own online, eco-friendly general store (PriscillaWoolworth.com), in step with the environmentally conscious times that we are in today. She offers a wide selection of green, organic, non-toxic, made from recycled materials and fair trade products for the home and more. Personally testing every product before she makes it available in her store, her hope is to inspire, educate and motivate her customers through her products, as well as her blog, monthly newsletters and daily tweets, to be part of the movement of change in the choices we can make in order to improve our environment today.

Rachel Carr is one of the United States’s Premiere Raw Food Chef’s. Since taking over as executive chef of Cru, a trendy raw food café , it was voted Best Raw Food Restaurant in Los Angeles. Renowned for her creative use of the freshest organic produce, Chef Carr crafts exquisite vegetarian offerings from a huge variety of seasonal fruits, vegetables, seeds, nuts and whole grains, artfully weaving Italian, Japanese, Tunisian, Thai and Indian flavors into a fresh interpretation of life enhancing gourmet food.

With a Masters degree in the arts, she blends the holistic nature of life with the living essence of raw and super food preparations. She inspires both clients and students with her dynamic classes and artful dinners, demonstrating the incredible power of raw food to transform both the physical body and spiritual consciousness as well as delighting the palate. She is known locally and nationally for her inner light and exquisitely prepared gourmet plant based cuisine.

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Chloé Jo Berman, writer, green expert, animal rescue warrior, radio host, online personality and ethical fashion expert, has amassed a large, loyal following of readers and fans. Beyond being named one of the “Hottest Jews in the World,” by HEEB Magazine, Chloé is a bona fide green, vegan vixen. She lives in NYC with her better half and their five pets where she works daily on her life’s mission, to green the world…one person and animal at a time. She makes strides toward that end each day as the editor-in-chief of GirlieGirlArmy.com, a green guide to glamazon living that boasts more than 300,000 readers. You’ve also seen Chloé as celebrity dirt’s host on RiverWired and in an Errol Morris-directed, national commercial for Silk Soy Milk. Plus, you’ve heard her on the air waves weighing in on the topics that she cares about on a variety of radio shows from Air America to Q102. Chloė was honored this year for her Philanthropic Achievements by Pay it Fashion Forward and LL Cool J, and voted an “Ethical Fashion Icon” by VegNews Magazine. The good news is you’ll be hearing a lot more from Chloé as a book on compassionate glamazon living and a television show in development on the same topic are what’s in store for ‘10! You are as likely to see her front row at a fashion show air kissing her famous friends, as you leading a demonstration for a cause she’s passionate about… and that darlings, is what a glamazon is all about.

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Natasha is a Senior Teacher at Yoga Works, where she has taught since 1997. She is the featured teacher in Yoga Journal’s “Step-by-Step” Home Practice DVD series, and has appeared in magazines and on television, as well as in the photo essay “Yoga: A Yoga Journal Book.” She is a contributing editor and columnist for Yoga Journal, and writes the on-line column “Ask the Beginner’s Expert” for YogaJournal.com. In addition to her classes in Boston, Natasha travels extensively, teaching at conferences and leading workshops and teacher trainings around the world. For further information, visit her website at www.natasharizopoulos.com.

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John Marshall is the winner of our Guest-Blogger Contest. He will give us the scoop on green living from a male point-of-view and we’re very excited to have him on board. Click here to read John’s winning post.

You can read more at John’s blog: www.simplefamilyadventures.com

Sara Lynn is a medical student, humanitarian, and the founder of internationally recognized website Well-World.com. She completed her undergraduate degree in Health Sciences, with a focus in health promotion and global health. While completing her degree Sara worked for the Nobel Peace Prize nominated charity ‘Free The Children’ and had the privilege of visiting their projects within Eastern Africa.

Her interest in global health and wellness flourished when she learned about traditional healing and wellness practices from around the world on her travels to places such as Morocco and Kenya. Sara has since consulted with a number of international charities, feeding her passion for wellness and providing health care to developing countries.

In 2011, brining her love of health and international charity together, Sara founded Well World, a website that shares wellness tips from around the world, and showcases inspiring organizations and individuals who are spearheading innovative global health initiatives. Well-World.com has readers in over 15 countries and aims to inspire individuals to feel their best so that they can do their best to better our world.

Sara is currently completing her medical degree in Naturopathic Medicine, with a focus on preventative medicine and women’s health. Her vision is to open her own medical practice while also helping to establish clinics abroad. She currently lives in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Holly Phaneuf Erskine has a PhD in medicinal chemistry and has bachelors degrees in chemistry and biology. She is the author of Herbs Demystified and enjoys writing about how molecules exert their effects–both positive and negative–on the body. She is semi-retired from teaching biochemistry and chemistry to college nursing, pharmacy, premed, and med students but still teaches for fun and to “keep from getting stupid”. She and her husband are ardent environmentalists and live with their tribe of cats in Door County, Wisconsin.

For more information, please visit Ask Me How It Works.

Kristie has been passionate about the science and therapeutic uses of plants her whole life. While studying Botany and chemistry in College, she also worked at a health food store in Michigan. Her fascination with plants and formulating toxin free skin care products grew as she met customers asking for skin care products without harmful ingredients. After intense research and formulating using “green chemistry”, Tilvee was launched in 2008. Kristie stays on the forefront of ingredient research and efficacy as well as educating on the importance of healthier products for our bodies and the environment.

The Tiilvee “eco lab” is in Colorado where they produce sustainable, toxin free skin care products that are effective, luxurious, sexy and manufactured with eco-friendly labels and packaging. Kristie lives in Colorado with her family where they enjoy gardening, living green and being active in the outdoors.

Tilvee is all about connecting, sharing and educating so that we can all be a part of living healthier. Check out their website, facebook page, blog, newsletter and tweets.

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Sharon Naylor is the author of over 35 wedding planning books, including Your Wedding, Your Way; Your Special Wedding Vows; Your Special Wedding Toasts, The Complete Outdoor Wedding Planner, The Bride’s Survival Guide, and many more. As a noted wedding expert has appeared on top television programs including I Do!, Get Married, Good Morning America, Primetime, ABC News, Lifetime, and additional programs. She has also been featured in InStyle Weddings, Modern Bride, Brides, Wedding Channel, The Wall Street Journal, Bridal Guide, Southern Bride, New York Bride, New Jersey Bride, and as the resident wedding Q&A expert and spotlight blogger at iVillage. She lives in Morristown, NJ with her husband Joe and has established the Norah Awards, celebrating wedding industry professionals who exemplify the virtue of Honor.

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Dr. John Douillard is the former Director of Player Development for the New Jersey Nets and has written and produced 18 health and fitness books, CD’s and DVD’s. Dr. Douillard publishes a nationally known video-newsletter on health issues and cutting edge research available at www.LifeSpa.com. He is the author of The Yoga Body Diet, The 3-Season Diet; Body, Mind, and Sport; Perfect Health for Kids and The Encyclopedia of Ayurvedic Massage. He is the creator of the LifeSpa Ayurvedic Skincare and Herbal Line and currently directs LifeSpa, an Ayurvedic Retreat Center, where he offers consultations and personalized Panchakarma Detox Retreats. He lives with his wife and six children in Boulder, CO.

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