Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on July 13 and 14 2024 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in The Tonic Magazine. We’ll discuss the importance of strength training and proper supplementation for muscle, bone and joint health with Dr. Gordon Chang PhD,  the “Healthy At Any Size” fallacy with Dr. Stewart Lonky MD, how to emulate our ancestors’ “in the moment” mindset with author Dr. Jenny Powers PhD and how to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases of the gut, with health and wellness CEO Alex Martinez

We specifically discuss:

Strength Training and Supplementation for Muscle, Bone and Joint Health

  • Quality of eating
  • “Making a wall”
  • Calcium + trace minerals
  • Eat a wide variety of foods
  • Supplements for aches and pains
  • Anti-inflammatories
  • Magnesium and zinc
  • The physiology of building muscle
  • Glucosamine

 

The “Healthy At Any Size” Fallacy

  • What is the “healthy at any size” movement?
  • What is “obesity”?
  • The problem with using BMI as a metric
  • You can’t be obese and be in good health
  • Metabolic measurements don’t tell the whole story
  • Insulin resistance and inflammation
  • Metabolically stable obese people
  • Positivity is necessary to overcome obesity…but not to the point of delusion
  • Yo-yoing weight

 

Our Ancestors’ “In The Moment” Mindset

  • Our ancestors lived in the moment
  • The ‘evolutionary mismatch’ hypothesis
  • Diseases of modernity
  • Our ancestors’ lifestyle
  • Life expectancy
  • The concept of time/day
  • Present vs. future economy models
  • Mindfulness and being present in the moment

 

How To Potentially Treat Alzheimer’s and Other Diseases of The Gut

  • Our diet and Alzheimer’s disease
  • Rethinking our biology
  • The gut-brain axis
  • The direct pathway between the gut and brain: the vagus nerve
  • The indirect pathway: the gut microbes
  • “type 3 diabetes”
  • Constipation associated with IBS is a precursor to Parkinson’s Disease
  • The possibility of lifestyle oriented treatments

 

To learn more about show sponsor OmegaAlpha and Dr. Gordon Chang PhD go here.

Learn more about Dr. Stewart Lonky MD go here

To learn more about Dr. Jenny Powers PhD go here

To learn more about Alex Martinez go here