Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on February 22 and 23, 2025 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. We’ll discuss the uptick in winter respiratory viruses with Dr. Christine Palmany MD, anger management with psychologist and author Dr. JJ Kelly PhD, what a farmer wants you to know about food with farmer and author Dennis Bulani and how to deal with relationships that don’t foster happiness with author Julio Vincent Gambuto.

We specifically discuss:

Winter Respiratory Viruses

  • Influenza, RSV and Covid-19 on the upswing
  • 20% of Canadians have been affected by influenza
  • Symptoms of influenza, RSV and Covid-19
  • Vaccination rates
  • Upward trend in RSV
  • Covid-19 is still here
  • Covid-19 and weakened immune system
  • Takeaway points

 

Anger Management

  • Punk culture and anger
  • Expressing anger doesn’t make you an angry person
  • How to effectively express anger
  • Values and beliefs
  • Aligning anger with your values
  • How do you confront your own anger?
  • Fear management and emotional intelligence

 

What A Farmer Wants You To Know About Food

  • Only 30% of Canadians believe our food system is on track
  • Only 18% of Canadians trust farmers
  • 90% of farms are family owned farms
  • Food moralizing
  • What are GMOs?
  • The purpose of GMOs
  • Organics and foreign regulation of organics
  • Organics and the use of pesticides and fertilizers

 

Relationships That Don’t Foster Happiness

  • How do you know if a relationship isn’t fostering happiness?
  • Trusting our gut feelings
  • Covid-19 lockdown and learning socialization
  • Why is it so hard to change or end relationships that don’t spark joy?
  • Relationships are “emotional contracts”
  • Do we know what a “friend” is (in modern society)?
  • How do we disengage from a relationship?
  • Change terms of relationship first, before completely disengaging
  • Honesty, not “ghosting”

 

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