Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on August 5 and 6, 2023 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 your cognitive health with Dr. Colleen Hartwick ND, a proactive approach to energy management with professor Joseph Gibbons, water safety with clinical psychologist Dr. Barbarah Morrongiello and your vagus nerve, stress and burnout with Dr. Greg Hammer MD

We specifically discuss:

Your Cognitive Health…Are You Forgetting Anything?

  • Why does memory loss become more common as we age?
  • Misconceptions regarding cognitive health
  • Lifestyle decisions that can help with memory loss
  • Exercise
  • Social Network
  • Managing stress levels
  • Sleep
  • Neuroplasticity
  • Diet: Brain boosting foods and eating habits
  • Supplements: Omega 3’s, Bacopa Monnieri, Citicoline and Lecithin  Lion’s Mane

 

A Proactive Approach To Energy Management

  • The importance of “rest”
  • The problem of overworking
  • What is the biggest health issue facing us?
  • Take a pause and reflect
  • Sustainable rest
  • Everyone’s optimum is different
  • Impediments to proper rest
  • Discovering Optimal

 

Top Water Safety Tips

  • How prevalent are drownings?
  • What are the risks of water related injuries?
  • Overestimation of skills
  • The dangers of panic
  • Preventing drowning
  • Life jackets
  • The “Buddy System”
  • Uncertain environments

 

Your Vagus Nerve, Stress and Burnout

  • What is the vagus nerve?
  • The sympathetic nervous system:”Fight or flight”
  • The parasympathetic nervous system
  • Stress reduction
  • Long term ramifications for stress
  • What can we do to activate the vagus nerve?
  • Breath work
  • Long term ramifications of breath work

 

For more information about show sponsor New Roots Herbal go here

To learn more about Dr. Colleen Hartwick ND go here

To learn more about Joseph Gibbons go here

To learn more about Dr. Barbara Morrongiello go here

To learn more about Dr. Greg Hammer go here