Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on September 10 and 11 2022 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'll discuss how to know if you're getting enough nutrients with Dr. Krista Mackay ND, the common mistakes that people make when trying to get fit with Dr. Erin Boynton, digesting your stress with mindfulness expert Tracey Soghrati and soup season with dietician Shauna Lindzon

We specifically discuss:

Are You Getting Enough Nutrients?

Why are we lacking in vitamins?

What vitamins are we specifically lacking?

1/3 of Canadians are deficient in Vitamin D

Omega 3's

EPA and DHA

Magnesium deficiencies

Magnesium Glycinate

Magnesium Citrate

Magnesium Orotate

Magnesium L'threonate

Calcium

What to look for in a supplement

Mistakes People Make Trying To Get Fit

Overdoing it

Sedentary behaviour

Aerobic activity is good

Keep good form

Injuries occur when you're fatigued

Indicias of wear and tear injuries

Changing up the routine

How do you know if you're doing an exercise correctly?

Warm up and cool down

Static stretch and foam rolling

Working out through pain

Digesting Your Stress

What does digesting your stress mean?

What does stress look like cognitively?

Emotional symptoms of stress

How does stress manifest physically?

Stress and your behaviours

Awareness

What is the source of the stress?

Limitations on pressures

How to digest the stress hormones

Uncoupling from your thoughts

Notice the trigger and the reaction

Make choices based on your values

Fall Soup Recipes

Do you maximize the nutritional value of vegetables when we make soup?

Heat stable nutrients

Lycopenes and beta carotene

The benefits of making and eating soup

Cost efficient lentils

Other nutritional benefits

Minestrone soup

Butternut squash soup

Roasted cauliflower soup

Leek Soup

Roasted Tomato soup

For more information about show sponsor New Roots Herbal go here.

To learn more about Dr. Krista Mackay ND go here

To learn more about Dr. Erin Boynton go here.

To learn more about Tracey Soghrati go here

To learn more about Shauna Lindzon go here