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Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 9 and 10, 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 weight loss and gut inflammation with Dr. Gordon Chang, the connection between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction with Carlyle Jansen, Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and what the health of your mouth says about your overall health with Dr. Shana Friedman

We specifically discuss:

Weight Loss and Gut Inflammation:

Why do people not lose weight?

Gut Inflammation

Causes of gut inflammation

What are the signs of gut inflammation?

How does the body stop inflammation?

antioxidants

food sensitivities

Celiacs and gluten sensitivity

Stress

life balance

Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction:

What factors impact sexual satisfaction in a relationship?

self esteem

emotional intimacy

good communication

variety, vulnerability and taking risks

quantity

the connection between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction

Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner:

Valentines’ Day at home

Dips and Appetizers

Sweet Potato Toasts vs. Crackers

Beet Root Hummus

Daikon Radish

Parsnip Fries

Lighter Dinner – Bouillabaisse

Mini Chocolate Souffle

What Your Mouth Health Says About Your Overall Health:

What can your mouth tell you?

What are dentists trained to look for?

Displaced pain

Ulcers, swelling, discoloration

What can our gums tell us?

Dry mouth, fungus, yeast infection -Thrush

Broken teeth

Symptoms that suggest poorly controlled diabetes

Bacteria build-up – Trench Mouth

Mouths as a source of illness

Downside of plaque

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 9 and 10, 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 weight loss and gut inflammation with Dr. Gordon Chang, the connection between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction with Carlyle Jansen, Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and what the health of your mouth says about your overall health with Dr. Shana Friedman

We specifically discuss:

Weight Loss and Gut Inflammation:

Why do people not lose weight?

Gut Inflammation

Causes of gut inflammation

What are the signs of gut inflammation?

How does the body stop inflammation?

antioxidants

food sensitivities

Celiacs and gluten sensitivity

Stress

life balance

Sexual Satisfaction and Relationship Satisfaction:

What factors impact sexual satisfaction in a relationship?

self esteem

emotional intimacy

good communication

variety, vulnerability and taking risks

quantity

the connection between sexual satisfaction and relationship satisfaction

Healthy Valentine’s Day Dinner:

Valentines’ Day at home

Dips and Appetizers

Sweet Potato Toasts vs. Crackers

Beet Root Hummus

Daikon Radish

Parsnip Fries

Lighter Dinner – Bouillabaisse

Mini Chocolate Souffle

What Your Mouth Health Says About Your Overall Health:

What can your mouth tell you?

What are dentists trained to look for?

Displaced pain

Ulcers, swelling, discoloration

What can our gums tell us?

Dry mouth, fungus, yeast infection -Thrush

Broken teeth

Symptoms that suggest poorly controlled diabetes

Bacteria build-up – Trench Mouth

Mouths as a source of illness

Downside of plaque

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 2 and 3, 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 discuss the micro-nutrient Magnesium with Joel Thuna, natural ways to boost your libido with Megan Horsley, Yoga for your heart with Deborah Devine and what are we having for dinner with Vito Marinuzzi.

We specifically discuss:

Magnesium

Macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients

What does magnesium do?

What happens if you’re magnesium deficient?

Why do we want to take magnesium?

Can we get magnesium from our food?

Blood test for magnesium

Taking magnesium as a supplement

Elemental Magnesium and bio-availability

Natural Ways to Boost Your Libido

Reduce stress

Stress reducing activities

yoga and meditation

Thai Yoga Massage

Soaker tubs

Zinc rich foods

Maca

Being creative – sacral shakra

Yoga For Your Heart

Yoga and the expansive feeling

Healing yoga

Yoga and heart health

Dean Ornish

Calming of the thought fluctuations of the mind

Grief and PTSD

Yoga for a better sex life

What’s For Dinner?

Fondu

Faro

Tomahawk Steak

Slow cooked bbq chicken

Fresh pasta

Cacio e pepe

Amatriciano

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 2 and 3, 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 discuss the micro-nutrient Magnesium with Joel Thuna, natural ways to boost your libido with Megan Horsley, Yoga for your heart with Deborah Devine and what are we having for dinner with Vito Marinuzzi.

 

We specifically discuss:

Magnesium

* Macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients

* What does magnesium do?

* What happens if you’re magnesium deficient?

* Why do we want to take magnesium?

* Can we get magnesium from our food?

* Blood test for magnesium

* Taking magnesium as a supplement

* Elemental Magnesium and bio-availability

Natural Ways to Boost Your Libido

* Reduce stress

* Stress reducing activities

* yoga and meditation

* Thai Yoga Massage

* Soaker tubs

* Zinc rich foods

* Maca

* Being creative – sacral shakra

Yoga For Your Heart

* Yoga and the expansive feeling

* Healing yoga

* Yoga and heart health

* Dean Ornish

* Calming of the thought fluctuations of the mind

* Grief and PTSD

* Yoga for a better sex life

What’s For Dinner?

* Fondu

* Faro

* Tomahawk Steak

* Slow cooked bbq chicken

* Fresh pasta

* Cacio e pepe

* Amatriciano

For more information about show sponsor Pure-Le Natural go here.

To read Joel’s article on magneisum in Tonic Magazine go here.

To read Megan’s article on natural ways to boost your libido in Tonic Magazine go here.

To read Deborah’s article on yoga and heart health in Tonic Magazine go here.

To learn more about Vito Marinuzzi go here.

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Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 26 and 27 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 discuss medical cannabis and integrated health care with Shekhar Parmar, confidence is a skill with Carlyle Jansen, entering into the edibles market with Peter Neal and what to do when the circumstances change in the care of your loved one with David Bernstein.

We specifically discuss:

Medical Cannabis and Integrated Health Care

Medical Cannabis in the context of Western medicine

Quality of life

What does integrated health care mean?

Why is medical cannabis conducive to integrated health care?

What symptoms does medical cannabis treat?

Access to medical cannabis in context of integrated health care

minimum viable dosage

genetic markers and the metabolizing of medical cannabis

difficulties in dispensing information

opportunities for medical cannabis because it is different

Confidence is a Skill

Accepting your own body

What can we do to love ourselves?

Focus on the positive

How do we address what we’d like to improve?

Breaking down the concerns

Lifestyle for confidence – exercise, health, sleep

Get your partner involved

There’s more than one kind of sexy

The process takes time

Entering Into The Edibles Market

Why enter the edibles market?

Advocating for cannabis through good food

Edibles legalization in October/November 2019

Product lines – confectionery, snacks

Micro-dosing to 100milligrams

Packaging concerns

Best practices in food production

Healthy ingredients in edibles

How do the other ingredients impact the cannabis?

What To Do When The Circumstances Change In The Care of Your Loved One

Health cares situations are dynamic

Event driven necessity

Private caregivers need more help

Small incremental changes

Differing Opinions as between family members

Which incremental changes are more serious?

Safety, Independence, Quality of Life

Risk of Falling

The cost of private care

Being a caregiver changes personal relationships between family members

Quality of Time as a Family

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 26 and 27 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 discuss medical cannabis and integrated health care with Shekhar Parmar, confidence is a skill with Carlyle Jansen, entering into the edibles market with Peter Neal and what to do when the circumstances change in the care of your loved one with David Bernstein.

We specifically discuss:

Medical Cannabis and Integrated Health Care

* Medical Cannabis in the context of Western medicine

* Quality of life

* What does integrated health care mean?

* Why is medical cannabis conducive to integrated health care?

* What symptoms does medical cannabis treat?

* Access to medical cannabis in context of integrated health care

* minimum viable dosage

* genetic markers and the metabolizing of medical cannabis

* difficulties in dispensing information

* opportunities for medical cannabis because it is different

Confidence is a Skill

* Accepting your own body

* What can we do to love ourselves?

* Focus on the positive

* How do we address what we’d like to improve?

* Breaking down the concerns

* Lifestyle for confidence – exercise, health, sleep

* Get your partner involved

* There’s more than one kind of sexy

* The process takes time

Entering Into The Edibles Market

* Why enter the edibles market?

* Advocating for cannabis through good food

* Edibles legalization in October/November 2019

* Product lines – confectionery, snacks

* Micro-dosing to 100milligrams

* Packaging concerns

* Best practices in food production

* Healthy ingredients in edibles

* How do the other ingredients impact the cannabis?

What To Do When The Circumstances Change In The Care of Your Loved One

* Health cares situations are dynamic

* Event driven necessity

* Private caregivers need more help

* Small incremental changes

* Differing Opinions as between family members

* Which incremental changes are more serious?

* Safety, Independence, Quality of Life

* Risk of Falling

* The cost of private care

* Being a caregiver changes personal relationships between family members

* Quality of Time as a Family

Links:

For more information about show sponsor Harvest Medicine go here.

To read Carlyle’s article in Tonic Magazine go here.

To learn more about Peter Neal and Neal Brothers go here.

To learn more about David Bernstein and Caregivers go here.

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Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 19 and 20 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 discuss the factors impacting the residential real estate market in Toronto with Mitchell Abrahams, cannabis and seniors with Dr. Jonas Vanderzwan, healthy cooking hacks with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and traveling to Morocco with Elaine Dixson

We specifically discuss:

Factors Impacting the Residential Rental Market in Toronto

How long can you be in a positive real estate market?

The cultural/political impetus to be a home owner

Historically lower interest rates

Foreign investment

AirBnB and short term rental

Interest Rates and Boomers

Interest Rate Income

Millennials and the Real Estate Market

Development Constraints

Is Toronto a “World Class City”?

Cannabis and Seniors

Shift in demographics – seniors and cannabis

Lifting the stigma of cannabis

Why did doctors not previously embrace cannabis?

Senior population: poly-pharmacy, drug interactions

Cannabis instead of other medications

Legalization of the recreational market

Benefits of medical vs. self-medication with recreational market

Healthy Cooking Hacks

Setting Food Intentions

Changing sugar – switching out white sugar for coconut sugar

Changing dairy – switching to goat milk

Changing coffee – switching to matcha

Changing gluten – switching to fermented sourdough

Meal prepping

Traveling to Morocco

The Sahara Desert

Variety of landscapes and terrains

Agriculture

Spices

Moroccan cuisine

Wine culture

Hammam

Argan Oil

Cities and UNESCO World Heritage sites

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 19 and 20 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 discuss the factors impacting the residential real estate market in Toronto with Mitchell Abrahams, cannabis and seniors with Dr. Jonas Vanderzwan, healthy cooking hacks with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and traveling to Morocco with Elaine Dixson

We specifically discuss:

Factors Impacting the Residential Rental Market in Toronto

* How long can you be in a positive real estate market?

* The cultural/political impetus to be a home owner

* Historically lower interest rates

* Foreign investment

* AirBnB and short term rental

* Interest Rates and Boomers

* Interest Rate Income

* Millennials and the Real Estate Market

* Development Constraints

* Is Toronto a “World Class City”?

Cannabis and Seniors

* Shift in demographics – seniors and cannabis

* Lifting the stigma of cannabis

* Why did doctors not previously embrace cannabis?

* Senior population: poly-pharmacy, drug interactions

* Cannabis instead of other medications

* Legalization of the recreational market

* Benefits of medical vs. self-medication with recreational market

Healthy Cooking Hacks

* Setting Food Intentions

* Changing sugar – switching out white sugar for coconut sugar

* Changing dairy – switching to goat milk

* Changing coffee – switching to matcha

* Changing gluten – switching to fermented sourdough

* Meal prepping

Traveling to Morocco

* The Sahara Desert

* Variety of landscapes and terrains

* Agriculture

* Spices

* Moroccan cuisine

* Wine culture

* Hammam

* Argan Oil

* Cities and UNESCO World Heritage sites

Links:

For more information about show sponsor The Benvenuto Group go here.

To learn more about Dr. Vanderzwan and WeedMD go here.

To learn more about Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and get recipes discussed today go here.

To read Elaine Dixson’s article in Tonic go here.

 

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Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 12th and 13th, 2018 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 the efficacy and safety of herbal remedies with Dr. Gordon Chang, how to get more vegetables into your meals with Megan Horsley; mindfulness and being effective with Tracey Soghrati and extreme restaurant food trends with Vito Marinuzzi

We specifically discuss:

Efficacy and Safety of Herbal Remedies:

Do herbal remedies work?

The question of dosage

Pathways – opioid, cannibanoid, etc.

Toxicity of herbal remedies

Health Canada regulations

Safety of herbal remedies

How you make herbal remedies; active ingredients

How do you get an effect from herbal remedies?

Herbal remedies are more effective for chronic as opposed to acute conditions

Getting More Vegetables in your Meals:

Why is it important to eat vegetables?

How do we get vegetables into the diet?

Swapping out grains

Cauliflower rice and spiralized vegetables

Swap out wraps

Sauces

Kale chips

Smoothies

Mindfulness and Effectiveness:

Effective Action

All actions have a cost or consequence

Five Gates of Speech

Is it the right time to say what I want to say?

Window of tolerance

Is what you want to say factual?

fact vs. opinion

Can I say what I want to say gently?

Is what I’m going to say to benefit all parties involved?

Is it actually necessary to say what I’m going to say?

holding the moment of uncomfortableness

Extreme Restaurant Food Trends:

People are eating more vegetables in restaurants

Pescatarian, Vegan, Raw Foodists

Vegetable forward restaurants: Quetzal, Rosalinda, Planta

Amending restaurant menus to meet diets

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 12th and 13th, 2018 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 the efficacy and safety of herbal remedies with Dr. Gordon Chang, how to get more vegetables into your meals with Megan Horsley; mindfulness and being effective with Tracey Soghrati and extreme restaurant food trends with Vito Marinuzzi

We specifically discuss:

Efficacy and Safety of Herbal Remedies:

* Do herbal remedies work?

* The question of dosage

* Pathways – opioid, cannibanoid, etc.

* Toxicity of herbal remedies

* Health Canada regulations

* Safety of herbal remedies

* How you make herbal remedies; active ingredients

* How do you get an effect from herbal remedies?

* Herbal remedies are more effective for chronic as opposed to acute conditions

Getting More Vegetables in your Meals:

* Why is it important to eat vegetables?

* How do we get vegetables into the diet?

* Swapping out grains

* Cauliflower rice and spiralized vegetables

* Swap out wraps

* Sauces

* Kale chips

* Smoothies

Mindfulness and Effectiveness:

* Effective Action

* All actions have a cost or consequence

* Five Gates of Speech

* Is it the right time to say what I want to say?

* Window of tolerance

* Is what you want to say factual?

* fact vs. opinion

* Can I say what I want to say gently?

* Is what I’m going to say to benefit all parties involved?

* Is it actually necessary to say what I’m going to say?

* holding the moment of uncomfortableness

Extreme Restaurant Food Trends:

* People are eating more vegetables in restaurants

* Pescatarian, Vegan, Raw Foodists

* Vegetable forward restaurants: Quetzal, Rosalinda, Planta

* Amending restaurant menus to meet diets

For more information about show sponsor OmegaAlpha go here.

To read Megan Horsley’s article in Tonic Magazine go here.

To learn more Tracey Soghrati go here.

To learn more about Vito Marinuzzi go here.

To learn more about Lisa Marvin go here.

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