Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on April 2 and 3, 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 what criteria a naturopathic doctor thinks is important when recommending a probiotic with Dr. Ludovic Brunel ND, how to Spring clean your cookware with Carolyn Tanner Cohen, why flip-flopping could be holding you back with Hina Khan and Spring smoothies with Dominic Dube.

We specifically discuss:

Prescribing Probiotics

  • Are patients getting the best results from probiotics?
  • Food products being marketed as probiotic
  • Pasteurization and shelf stability of fermented foods
  • Sales gimmicks
  • Is it possible to get enough probiotics from your food?
  • Not all supplements are the same
  • Refrigeration vs. shelf stability
  • How the body takes in probiotics
  • Enteric coating and stomach acid
  • Convenience and cost of production
  • The cost of probiotics to the consumer
  • Recommendations

 

Spring Cleaning Your Cookware

  • Deep cleaning pots, pans and sheet pans
  • Copper cloth
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Drying pots pans in the oven
  • Vinegar and baking soda
  • Seasoning and cleaning cast iron pans
  • Cleaning the kitchen environment
  • Cleaning a dishwasher
  • Cleaning a microwave

 

Why Flip-Flopping Is Holding You Back

  • Most people have difficulty making  decisions
  • Pros and cons lists
  • Are you going to the right people for their opinion?
  • Don’t seek validation and permission
  • How does indecision set us back?
  • How do decisions impact your life?
  • Creating a habit of making decisions
  • The knowing/doing gap
  • How can we get better at making decisions?
  • Don’t focus on how you are going to execute your decision

 

Spring Smoothies

  • The difficulties of eating healthy
  • Protein
  • Why have a smoothie in the morning?
  • Organic ingredients
  • Carbon neutrality

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

To learn more about Dr. Ludovic Brunel ND go here

To learn more about Carolyn Tanner Cohen go here.

To learn more about Hina Khan go here

To learn more about Dominic Dube and his company Evive Nutrition go here.