While fast food is cheap, filling, and tasty, its real costs are often faced later in life. Today Dr. Power discusses the dangers of fast food and sugar, salt, and saturated fats lead to poor health. A key insight, Dr. Power shares how a patient of his lost a remarkable amount of weight by thinking of fast food as smoking. Tune in for more on the challenges of fast food.

When exercising outside, the seasons each bring unique risks and rewards. Today Dr. Power unpacks top ways to exercise in winter, along with the benefits that they bring. We touch on classic winter workouts before diving into how winter exercise can boost your immune system. Tune in for more on winter workouts.

As we get older, we feel more and more inclined to stay in and watch TV. Today Dr. Powers touches on ways to help encourage our elderly loved ones to exercise. From gifting walkers to our parents to helping them get yoga on their TV, we discuss ways of strengthening the body and prolonging independence.

Despite being a source of fresh meat, live animal markets come with many dangers. Today Dr. Powers explores these markets as a major source of viral epidemics like COVID-19. Tune in to hear how viruses are transferred between animals and why it’s so challenging to eradicate live meat markets.

The COVID pandemic has led to many protective medical procedures like dental checkups and cancer screenings getting postponed. Today on the show, Dr. Power gets into the types of appointments that people have been skipping and which groups of the population might start seeing health complications as a result.

Drinking with friends in the evening can be fun but the morning headaches and hangovers this activity causes are certainly not. In today’s show, some common myths about hangovers are cleared up by Dr. Power, so be sure to tune in.

We are just around the corner from the time of year where indulgence in rich food becomes a daily reality. For people who are concerned with their weight, sticking to a diet regimen that functions properly in other months becomes difficult because of the abundance of treats. In this episode, you’ll learn a few strategies for maintaining discipline but still indulging in the tasty morsels on offer, so be sure to listen in.

After a night on the town, many people rely on coffee to give them the focus to drive home. But how your body clears alcohol is highly individualized, with women often taking longer to get the alcohol out of their system. While coffee may help with your alertness, tune in to hear why nothing can substitute a sober, designated driver.

Psilocybin, the chemical found in a family of fungus hallucinogens, is being trialled as an antidepressant. From controlling migraine headaches to helping patients overcome nicotine addiction, psychologists point to psilocybin’s other benefits. Tune in to hear more about using magic mushrooms to cure depression.

With cranberry season upon us, you might be wanting a refresher on the many ways these tart berries can add flavor to your diet as well as benefit your health. If this is true then this episode is for you, so be sure to tune in today!