Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on July 15 and 16, 2023 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in The Tonic Magazine. This week we’ll discuss how medical cannabis might interact with your prescriptions with clinical pharmacist Andy Donald, the problem with experiential avoidance with mindfulness expert Tracey Soghrati, which supplements you should take if you’re on a budget with Dr. Barb Woegerer ND and why we should stop glamourizing suffering with author Judy Wilkins-Smith

We specifically discuss:

Medical Cannabis and Your Prescriptions

• What can medical cannabis be used to treat?
• Does medical cannabis differ from recreational cannabis?
• CBD and terpenes
• Potential side effects of medical cannabis
• Ways of taking medical cannabis
• Cannabis interactions
• A consultation with a pharmacist if you’re taking other medications is recommended
• Doctors are still reluctant to prescribe cannabis because of interactions
• Adjusting other medications
• Guidelines and precautions

 

Experiential Avoidance

• What is experiential avoidance?
• Is experiential avoidance necessarily negative?
• Examples of maladaptive avoidance
• Why is maladaptive avoidance bad?
• How do we stop maladaptive avoidance?

 

Supplements on a Budget

• What are supplements?
• The 4 purposes of taking supplements?
• Which supplements should you take if you’re on a budget?
• Multivitamins
• Vitamin D
• Vitamin B12
• Magnesium
• Digestive enzymes
• What about generic supplements?
• The one supplement to take….Vitamin D

 

Why We Shouldn’t Glamourize Suffering

• Why do so many people find validation in trauma and suffering?
• The role of social media
• Are we genetically predisposed to negativity?
• Generational negativity
• Epigenetic imprints
• Victimhood in the health and wellness context
• How do you move beyond negativity?
• Are we soft?

 

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To learn more about Tracey Soghrati go here

To learn more about Dr. Barb Woegerer ND go here

To learn more about Judy Wilkins-Smith go here.