Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on November 8 and 9, 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. This week we’ll discuss how to recover from workouts as the weather gets colder with naturopath Dr. Coleen Hartwick ND, the psychology of conflict with author Cynthia Rivard, five ingredients to help with the symptoms of perimenopause with registered dietician, naturopath and cookbook author Jenn Salib Huber, and the five types of obesity with functional medicine practitioner Dr. Aaron Hartman MD.

We specifically discuss:

Cold Weather Workout Recovery

  • Why are there more sports related injuries this time of year?
  • Repetitive exercises
  • Warming up
  • Load Management
  • Anti-inflammatories and cold plunges
  • Modulation vs. blunting inflammation
  • Antioxidants
  • Supplementation: Protein and carbohydrates, curcumin, omega 3’s, collagen, vitamin C, creatine, iron
  • Sleep and exercise

 

The Psychology of Conflict

  • Conflict: fight or flight
  • Our fear of change
  • If our modern struggles are rooted in conflict, how do we move forward?
  • Extreme individualism and tribalism
  • Building community
  • Dysfunctional tribalism
  • The missing “middle”

 

5 Ingredients To Help With the Symptoms of Perimenopause

  • Eat to Thrive During Menopause
  • The most common symptoms
  • Soy and phytoestrogens
  • Protein
  • What source of protein is best?
  • Calcium
  • Do women get enough calcium?
  • Omega 3’s
  • How much Omega 3’s do we need?
  • Why do we need fibre?

 

The 5 Types of Obesity

  • There are five different types/causes of obesity
  • Anxiety and stressed based obesity
  • Dopamine
  • Diet based obesity
  • Hyper-processed foods and environmental issues
  • Venous, sedentary lifestyle based obesity
  • Hormone based obesity
  • Genetic based obesity
  • The ‘thrifty gene’ hypothesis
  • The interaction of the factors

 

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