Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on March 9, 2019 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 chat about stress and heart health with Dr. Gordon Chang, why you might want to set up a health entourage with Kathleen Trotter, mindful cooking with Naomi Bussin and restaurant pet peeves with Vito Marinuzzi.

We specifically discuss:

Stress and Heart Health:

A little bit of stress is good for you

long term stress is bad

Exercise for stress

Supplements as an adjunct to reducing stress

Sleep

Herbal remedies for exercise recovery

Formulated supplements

Mindfulness

Setting Up a Health Entourage:

Building support for your health goals

The health entourage

The Fitness Buddy

Professional help

Accountability Buddy

Mindful Cooking:

The Happiness Project – Gretchen Rubin

How can cooking make you happy?

Zoning Out

Being In The Moment – Mindfulness

Cooking for yourself

Solo – Anita Lo

The Pleasures of Cooking For One – Judith Jones

Restaurant Pet Peeves:

Staying Quiet

Being Rushed Out

Sense of Entitlement

Disconnect Between Menu and Food

Customer Rudeness