Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on December 28 and 29, 2024 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in The Tonic Newsletter and on the Tonic Website. This week we’ll discuss the stigma of obesity with local celebrity chef Rodney Bowers, the importance of the pelvic floor to your sexuality with sex expert Amandine Ranson, what the appointment of RFK means to your health with natural food advocate Charles Platkin and giving and receiving feedback with author Becky Westwood.

We specifically discuss:

The Stigma of Obesity

  • Obesity Out Loud
  • Rodney’s decision to participate in Obesity Out Loud
  • Emotional eating
  • Stigma – personally and professionally
  • …friendly comments may not feel friendly
  • Misconceptions surrounding obesity
  • Mindfulness
  • Obesity doesn’t equate to a lack of discipline
  • Obesity recognized as a chronic disease
  • If obesity is a chronic disease…
  • Advice for someone living with obesity
  • Education

 

Your Pelvic Floor and Your Sexuality

  • Why do women suffer pain from penetrative sex?
  • What is the pelvic floor?
  • What causes a weak pelvic floor?
  • What causes a tense pelvic floor?
  • Can men suffer pelvic floor dysfunction?
  • Symptoms of male pelvic floor dysfunction?
  • How can you tell if you have a weak pelvic floor?
  • The benefits of a strong pelvic floor
  • How to strengthen your pelvic floor
  • Kegels

 

RFK and Your Health

  • Appointment to the Trump cabinet
  • The FDA and CDC
  • What does the FDA do?
  • What could the FDA do better?
  • RFK’s agenda
  • Biases and influences in the FDA

 

Giving and Receiving Feedback

  • “Feedback” vs. “Perspective”
  • Feedback in the work context
  • Overuse of the word “feedback”
  • Origin of the word “feedback”
  • What is implied from feedback
  • Conversation

 

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