Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 15 and 16, 2020 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in Tonic Magazine. This week we discuss what toxicities and deficiencies shorten our life and how we attain sufficiency, with Ian Clark, how we self-sabotage our health with Kathleen Trotter, cooking foods for the people we love with Naomi Bussin and the fear of death and the meaning of life with David Bernstein.
We specifically discuss:
Deficiencies, Toxicities and Attaining Sufficiency
What are the most common dietary deficiencies?
Iodine
Magnesium
Selenium
Zinc
Blood tests
Toxicities- heavy metals and mold
Aging and the drying out process
Quality of Life
Self-Sabotage of Your Health
What is self-sabotage
The snowball or mustard effect
80/20
Don't overcompensate for your mistakes
"I deserve"
"I'm too busy"
dopamine
square peg, round hole
circle of influence
Cooking Food For People We Love
Cooking as a demonstration of love
What if you don't cook?
Fresh pasta, Bone Marrow Onion Sauce - American Sfoglino
Cinnamon Rolls -Vanilla Bean Baking Blog
Pancake Princess
Crepe Cake (with coffee pastry cream) -
Brisket - Bonnie Stern
Smoked Chicken
The Fear of Death and the Meaning of Life
This discussion focuses on a documentary about 97 year old philosopher Herbert Fingarette. To access the video go to the Caregiver Services website or here.
Herbert Fingarette
"Being 97"
"Death is nothing to be afraid of"
Valuing life
"What is the meaning of life" is a foolish question
The presence of the absence
The spectacular beauty of the natural world