Eat Move Think
199 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★ - 2 ratingsThe essential guide to living a longer, more active, and more fulfilled life, full of answers to your most-pressing health and wellness questions.
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The Link Between Diet, Inflammation and Brain Health with Leslie Beck
January 17, 2022 10:59 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBMounting evidence suggests that our diet may play a role in our brain health as we get older. Age-related inflammation, or “inflammaging,” has recently been linked to higher risks of chronic disease, dementia and Alzheimer's. But how can we know which foods spur inflammaging? In today's episode, our host Shaun Francis talks with Medcan’s director of food and nutrition, Leslie Beck, RD, to explore the connection between diet, inflammation and brain health as we age. The episode also provides ...
Listener Wellness Stories and Omicron Update
January 10, 2022 10:59 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBWe’ve spent 99 episodes interviewing global experts about optimal wellness. So for our 100th episode, host Shaun Francis and his team turned the mic over to listeners and explored audience-submitted Eat, Move and Think stories. Featuring one listener’s thoughts on dairy, a 70-year-old man performing remarkable feats of strength, and an easy way to control your social media use. Also: An Omicron COVID-19 update from Medcan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Peter Nord. For links and insights ...
Humour and Wellness with Comedians Jessica Holmes and Ryan Zeitz
January 03, 2022 10:59 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBLife can be difficult. Whatever we’re enduring—a global pandemic? a difficult medical diagnosis?—emerging scientific research shows that humour can be an important coping tool. In this episode, we explore how author/comedian Jessica Holmes (Royal Canadian Air Farce, The Holmes Show) and mental health comedian Ryan Zeitz (Mental Hellth) use humour to get through tough times—and what the rest of us can learn from them. For links and insights with time codes, visit the Episode 99 web page.
The Sleep Fix with Diane Macedo
December 20, 2021 10:59 - 45 minutes - 61.8 MBOmnipresent screens and always-on work schedules are playing havoc with our sleep cycles, creating a population that is getting less shut-eye, and experiencing more sleep disruptions, than ever before. That’s a problem because research suggests that sleep is integral to our cognitive, physical and mental health, with poor sleep increasing risk for everything from high blood pressure to diabetes and depression. Former insomniac and ABC News anchor Diane Macedo’s new book, The Sleep Fix, inclu...
How to Be Resilient with Samra Zafar
December 13, 2021 11:34 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBWhen she was 17, Samra Zafar was forced to marry an older man she’d never met and move to Canada with him. She suffered years of verbal, physical and emotional abuse, but eventually, through hard work and the support of peers, she gained the courage to walk away, and build a new life for herself and her daughters. Now, Zafar is an international speaker, a bestselling author and a med school student at McMaster University. Here, she shares her riveting story with Dr. Jack Muskat, and provides...
2021 Wellness Trends: The Year in Review
December 06, 2021 10:59 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBEat Move Think experts nutritionist Leslie Beck (eat), our host Shaun Francis (move), psychologist Dr. Jack Muskat (think) and Dr. Peter Nord (medicine) discuss the year that was, make their picks for the wellness trend that dominated the last 12 months, and speculate about what’s to come in 2022. Episode 95 webpage We’ll get to links and insights in a moment, but first: Our 100th episode is coming up! And want to hear from you: What’s YOUR best eat, move or think tip? We’ll use...
Pioneering Workplace Mental Health at Starbucks
November 29, 2021 10:59 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBDoes your local Starbucks barista make a mean frappuccino? Perhaps that’s because their company provides them with one of the most comprehensive wellness benefits packages around. Each Starbucks “partner” who works 20 hours a week is eligible for $5,000 for mental health support every year, among other perks. Here, Medcan Chief Growth Officer Bronwen Evans chats with Starbucks Canada VP of Partner Resources Cara Beck about the way the Seattle-based coffee company is bridging the gap between ...
The Long Run: Boston Marathoner Keijo Taivassalo
November 22, 2021 10:59 - 30 minutes - 42.3 MBKeijo Taivassalo is 82 years old, and at the 2021 Boston Marathon he demolished the competition, winning his age group by more than 30 minutes. We think Keijo is the embodiment of the Eat Move Think approach to living a long and healthy life. So what’s his secret? We had Medcan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Peter Nord, sit down with Keijo to explore the life of the master marathoner, and the lessons the rest of us can draw from it. Episode 93 webpage features video of the entire podcast! ...
Food journalist Mark Schatzker, nutritionist Leslie Beck and the End of Craving
November 15, 2021 10:59 - 32 minutes - 45.1 MBLow-fat, sugar-free, zero carb….oh my! Society has come up with every diet imaginable in our journey toward living healthy, but rates of obesity continue to rise. Food journalist Mark Schatzker argues that tampering with the food we eat has harmed our ability to properly feed ourselves. Medcan Director of Food and Nutrition Leslie Beck chats with Schatzker about his new book, The End of Craving, what’s so bad about manufactured additives, artificial sweeteners, and the puzzling paradox of It...
All About Exercise Snacking with Prof. Martin Gibala
November 08, 2021 10:59 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBShould we break up our work days with short bouts of exercise? Should we exchange the single 45-minute workout for three 15-minute bouts, or even smaller units of physical activity? According to The One-Minute Workout author and McMaster kinesiology professor Martin Gibala, a series of short exercise bursts distributed throughout the day provides a wide variety of health and longevity benefits. In this episode, Prof. Gibala chats with host Shaun Francis about the benefits of exercise snackin...
Neuroscience, Social Isolation and Addiction
November 01, 2021 09:59 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBMarc Lewis, neuroscientist, former opiate addict and author of Memoirs of an Addicted Brain, believes that addiction rates increased recently because lockdowns deprived people of the physical proximity to loved ones that the brain finds so nourishing. Here, he explores his thesis with Medcan’s clinical director of mental health, Dr. Jack Muskat, in a wide-ranging conversation about the nature of addiction, the neurological benefits of hugs and physical affection—and the unintended consequenc...
Art and Wellness
October 25, 2021 09:59 - 32 minutes - 44.2 MBThe growing field of art therapy argues that paintings and sculpture can improve your wellness. In collaboration with Art Toronto, host Shaun Francis examines the evidence with such experts as the contemporary artist Marcel Dzama, RxArt founder Diane Brown, Sinai Health psychiatrist-in-chief Dr. Lesley Wiesenfeld and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts art therapist Stephen Legari. Plus: Medcan’s art strategist, Stacy Francis, discusses her innovative approach to art. Episode 89 webpage ...
Hayley Wickenheiser’s Life Lessons
October 18, 2021 09:59 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBThere are a lot of self-help books out there, but none of them are written by a hockey legend with four Olympic gold medals and a medical degree. Hayley Wickenheiser’s extraordinary success as a woman in a male-dominated sport happened because of her remarkable grit and resilience. In this episode, she chats with Medcan’s Chief People and Growth Officer Bronwen Evans about her new book, Over the Boards: Lessons from the Ice, and tells stories of the moments and mentors that made her who she ...
Fermented Food & the Gut Microbiome with Dr. Justin Sonnenburg & Dr. Christopher Gardner
October 11, 2021 09:59 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBWhether you’re talking kombucha or kimchi, fermented foods are all the rage. They’re taking over grocery store aisles—and being featured in some important clinical trials. Recently, Stanford scientists Dr. Christopher Gardner and Dr. Justin Sonnenburg established that eating a diet high in fermented foods promotes a healthier, more diverse gut microbiome, and lowers inflammation. What does that mean? Why does it matter? In this episode, they chat with Medcan Director of Food and Nutrition Le...
Five Secrets of Longevity from Medcan’s Dr. Peter Nord
October 04, 2021 09:59 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBWant a cheat sheet on how to extend your life, while staying healthy and happy along the way? Medcan Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Nord has been a sailor for more than 50 years. He noticed that his fellow sailors are staying incredibly fit, sharp and healthy well into their old age. This week, Dr. Nord joins host Shaun Francis to describe five secrets of longevity that we can all incorporate into our lives — each one drawn from the way sailors live, as well as medical research. Don’t worry...
Curing Mental Illness with Psychedelics
September 27, 2021 09:59 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MB“Psychedelics saved my life,” says Payton Nyquvest. “Now [I’m] on a mission to pay that forward.” Nyquvest is the CEO of Numinus Wellness, a publicly traded Vancouver start-up that manufactures such illegal psychedelics as MDMA and psilocybin for clinical drug trials. The intent is to determine how effective they are as a therapy for mental illness. And if their potential pans out, Numinus Wellness wants to administer the drugs to patients in guided sessions across the continent. In this epi...
Psychedelics and Wellness with Dr. Roger McIntyre and Dr. Ishrat Husain
September 20, 2021 09:59 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBThey’re portrayed as a mechanism to achieve self-knowledge in the Amazon Prime show, Nine Perfect Strangers. They were the subject of promising clinical trials in the New England Journal of Medicine and Nature Medicine. They fascinate Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss, and their promise was even the subject of a book by Michael Pollan (How to Change Your Mind). So is the buzz about psychedelics justified? What’s the deal with microdosing? And exactly which mental illnesses might benefit from psyched...
How to Build a High-Performance Team with Scott Kress
September 13, 2021 09:59 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBHumans are social creatures. Our wellness as individuals depends on the extent we feel like we belong in community settings at work, when socializing, and at home. But how can today’s leaders encourage strong ties among coworkers when so many are working virtually? Host Shaun Francis, the CEO of Medcan, explores the challenge of creating strong social bonds with climbing expedition leader Scott Kress of Summit Team Building, who has climbed the Seven Summits (the tallest mountains on each of...
How to Optimize Your Life with Greg Wells, PhD
September 06, 2021 09:59 - 30 minutes - 41.8 MBWhat’s the difference between getting through the day and performing at your absolute best? A whole lot, argues Dr. Greg Wells—and he wants to help you get there. Dr. Wells is a physiologist, senior scientist at SickKids hospital and the president of Wells Performance. He takes the latest training techniques from elite athletics and applies them to corporate executives, to help CEOs and management teams perform better in their jobs. His latest book is Rest, Refocus, Recharge: A Guide for Opt...
How to Prep Your Child for Another Pandemic School Year with Dr. Janice Weiss and Dr. Jack Muskat
August 30, 2021 09:59 - 26 minutes - 35.7 MBRemember when everyone thought things would be back to normal by September? Instead, children are returning to classrooms with caseloads climbing. So how should parents prepare kids for the return to in-person schooling? Is it safe? Would they be better off being taught virtually? And when should we expect vaccines to be approved for those who are under the age of 12? For guidance, we turned to a pair of Medcan experts: Dr. Janice Weiss, director of child and youth, and Dr. Jack Muskat, clin...
The Best-Ever Protein Explainer featuring Prof. Stuart Phillips and Leslie Beck, RD
August 23, 2021 09:59 - 45 minutes - 62.2 MBHow much protein do you need if you’re trying to lose weight but also retain, or even build, muscle mass? What’s better—plant- or animal-based protein? Why is protein so key in preventing sarcopenia, or age-related decline in strength? And, is it possible to consume too much protein? In a special feature interview with protein expert Stuart Phillips of McMaster University, guest host Leslie Beck, Medcan’s director of food and nutrition and the Globe and Mail’s nutrition columnist, tackles th...
How to Stay Resilient During Health Struggles with Taylor Efford
August 16, 2021 09:59 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBImagine this: you’re young, active and healthy, with ambitious goals. Then, suddenly, you have to rethink it all when you receive a life-changing health diagnosis. How do you come to terms with it? How do you keep pushing forward? That’s exactly what Taylor Efford—a Toronto-based content creator, comedian and actor with a large social media following—had to confront last year when, at 25 years old, she was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Instead of carrying on like nothing had changed, she d...
How to Take Control of Your Own Fitness with Leansquad’s Phil Mackenzie
August 09, 2021 09:59 - 33 minutes - 45.5 MBFormer professional rugby player Phil Mackenzie is working out less than he ever has—yet he feels like he’s in the best shape of his life. What’s going on? Host Shaun Francis investigates with a feature interview that finds Phil fresh off covering Olympic rugby sevens for the CBC. But what Phil’s best known for lately is Leansquad, the online fitness business that has made him one of the most-followed Canadians working in the online fitness space. Phil tells the story of his fascinating care...
How to Reinvent Mental Health Care with Dr. David Goldbloom
August 02, 2021 09:59 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBFor too long, getting adequate mental health care has been difficult. There’s the stigma that, unfortunately, comes with saying you need help. And once you are ready to seek out care, where do you go? Who do you turn to? How can you get the mental health care you need in a timely fashion? Dr. David Goldbloom is a celebrated psychiatrist, professor and the senior medical advisor for Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. In his new book, We Can Do Better: Urgent Innovations to Impr...
How to Overcome Olympic-Sized Pressure with Dane Jensen
July 26, 2021 09:59 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBDo you think you have what it takes to be an Olympian? Never mind the athletic ability—could you withstand the pressure, the weight of the world watching you compete on the world’s biggest stage? Dane Jensen—CEO of consulting firm Third Factor and the author of The Power of Pressure: Why Pressure Isn’t the Problem, It’s the Solution—is the guy Canadian Olympic-level athletes and coaches call when they need help handling that pressure. An expert on the subject, Jensen believes that we can not...
How To Create An Exercise Habit
July 19, 2021 09:59 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBGyms have been closed for months—we’ve had no access to training equipment, go-to yoga studios or favourite spin classes. But now, with fitness facilities reopening across the country, we have an opportunity. We can get back into our fitness regimens—or start completely new ones. Here, Stephen Salzmann, Medcan director of fitness, and fitness manager Anna Topali joined Eat Move Think executive producer Christopher Shulgan for a Medcan webinar about turning exercise into a habit that’s a seam...
Do Nothing with Celeste Headlee (Part 2)
July 12, 2021 09:59 - 23 minutes - 31.8 MBWe’re back again this week with journalist Celeste Headlee, whose conversation with Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan’s clinical director of mental health, was so captivating we had to dedicate two episodes to it. In her book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Underliving, Headlee argues that our obsession with productivity is enabling burnout culture and harming our health. When we last left Headlee and Dr. Muskat, the duo explored the surprising historical evolution of w...
Do Nothing with Celeste Headlee (Part 1)
July 05, 2021 09:59 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBThe British philosopher Bertrand Russell called it “the cult of efficiency”—the drive among high-performers to accomplish more, to be productive, to work. But lately that cult has been pushing more people to burnout and languishing. What’s going on? In evolutionary terms, the cult of efficiency is a recent invention that contradicts the way humans have survived for millennia, according to Celeste Headlee, author of the book, Do Nothing: How to Break Away from Overworking, Overdoing, and Unde...
The Miracle Pill with Peter Walker
June 28, 2021 09:59 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBIf you could take a pill that makes you healthier and helped you live longer, would you? The good news is, you don’t need a prescription at all—you just need to move. Yet, so many of us don’t meet the minimum recommended levels of movement; in fact, 1.5 billion people around the world are so inactive they are at greater risk of everything from heart disease to cancer and even dementia. The problem? Our world—full of quick Uber trips and easy convenience with a click of the button from the co...
Friendship and Kindness with Marta Zaraska
June 21, 2021 09:59 - 30 minutes - 42 MBThose who are focused on optimal longevity tend to be obsessed with diet and exercise. But what if something else is as important, if not more important, to living a long and healthy life? That’s the argument science journalist and bestselling author Marta Zaraska makes in her book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100. As it turns out, having a strong, supportive social network is key to our longevity — in fact, Zaraska says it can lower your mortalit...
The Secret to Longevity with Marta Zaraska
June 21, 2021 09:59 - 30 minutes - 42 MBThose who are focused on optimal longevity tend to be obsessed with diet and exercise. But what if something else is as important, if not more important, to living a long and healthy life? That’s the argument science journalist and bestselling author Marta Zaraska makes in her book Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100. As it turns out, having a strong, supportive social network is key to our longevity — in fact, Zaraska says it can lower your mortalit...
Post-Pandemic Psychology with Dr. Steven Taylor
June 14, 2021 10:12 - 29 minutes - 40 MBIn October 2019, Dr. Steven Taylor, clinical psychologist and professor at the University of British Columbia, published his eerily-timed book, The Psychology of Pandemics, just weeks before the first cases of COVID-19 were discovered in Wuhan. On this week’s episode, Dr. Taylor joins guest host Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan’s clinical director of mental health, to discuss the lessons we can learn from pandemics and predict what the future of mental health may look like post-COVID. He also explore...
Are We Too Clean? with Professor Brett Finlay
June 07, 2021 09:59 - 29 minutes - 41 MBHere’s a little known secret: germs are good for you. Every single one of us has a complex and unique microbiome that lives on us and in us. It’s made up of microbes—things like bacteria and protozoa. Our microbiome plays a huge role in our health and, as microbiologist and University of British Columbia professor Brett Finlay has discovered, it is even connected to non-communicable illnesses like asthma or cardiovascular disease. That’s why pandemic-bred habits like cleaning surfaces with a...
When (And How) Does COVID-19 End?
May 31, 2021 09:59 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBAs the global vaccination campaign continues, we continue to have questions. Is it safe to mix and match different vaccines? When is the optimal time to get my second dose if I’m aiming to maximize the resulting immunity? And: Will COVID-19 ever end? Medcan’s Medical Advisory Services team of expert physicians join host and CEO Shaun Francis to break down the latest information and provide need-to-know guidance. Featured in this episode is Medcan chief medical officer Dr. Peter Nord, clinica...
PRP, Regenerative Cell Therapies and Commercial Cell Banking with Drew Taylor of Acorn Biolabs
May 24, 2021 09:59 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBRegenerative cell therapy may one day help us all grow our own replacement parts. People with heart failure could get a transplant for an entirely new heart, made out of their own cells. Burn victims, or people who just want wrinkle-free skin, could grow new sheets of the stuff — from their own tissues. Younger cells may provide better raw material for these therapies than older versions, and so a commercial cell banking industry has sprung up to provide the required cryogenic storage for ab...
How To Do the Work with Dr. Nicole LePera
May 17, 2021 09:59 - 30 minutes - 70.1 MBWhen the holistic psychologist Dr. Nicole LePera decided that traditional therapy wasn’t working for her, or her clients, she began exploring the mind-body connection, and the responsibility of what she calls “self healers” to exert effort every day toward bringing about a desired life transformation. Dr. LePera eventually used social media to create a community of motivated #selfhealers, and wrote a book, the recent New York Times bestseller, How To Do the Work. Here, Dr. LePera is in conve...
The Best Way to Protect Against COVID-19 with Dr. Robert Sallis
May 10, 2021 09:59 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBIt is an activity associated with cutting your risk of death from COVID by two and a half times, and cutting risk of developing severe COVID by two times. That activity is exercise, and the study that established its power as a modifiable risk factor against the coronavirus was led by Dr. Robert Sallis, past president of the American College of Sports Medicine and director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at California’s Kaiser Permanente Medical Center. In this episode he’s in conv...
Mental Health: The Other Pandemic
May 03, 2021 09:59 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBCorporations around the world are confronting flagging mental health among their employees. The world’s largest wellness company, Johnson & Johnson, has since 2016 had a mental-health ambassador, Craig Kramer, who has spurred incredible changes within and without his employer. In conversation with Medcan’s chief people and growth officer, Bronwen Evans, Kramer describes the crisis of mental health in the pandemic, and the opportunity to create long-term change in the way employers manage the...
Mothering Heights with Michaeleen Doucleff
April 26, 2021 09:59 - 34 minutes - 47.2 MBAs the author of the recent New York Times bestseller Hunt, Gather, Parent, Michaeleen Doucleff was already examining the culture and practice of mothering when the pandemic hit. Then everything changed for us all. Here, Medcan’s Dr. Daiva Barnicke, mother of two young children, explores Doucleff’s story as well as the pandemic’s impact on motherhood in a frank conversation that could have therapeutic benefits for struggling moms. https://www.eatmovethinkpodcast.com/podcast/ep-63-motherh...
What Can I Do After My First Dose? And Other COVID-19 Questions Answered
April 19, 2021 09:59 - 33 minutes - 46.3 MBCOVID-19 provokes all sorts of questions. Can I see my grandchildren after the first dose? How does the first vaccine shot affect risk of severe COVID? When will vaccinations push down ICU admissions? Every week Medcan’s Medical Advisory Services team of expert physicians get together to discuss trending topics. They develop advice to share with their corporate clients, which include some of the world’s biggest brands. The docs are witty, and the meetings entertaining, but more to the point ...
Exercise is Great but It Won't Help You Lose Weight
April 12, 2021 09:59 - 29 minutes - 41 MBCurious about how to lose weight? Most people think that when you want to drop pounds, you should eat better and exercise more. But Duke University Associate Professor and internationally recognized pioneer in human metabolism Herman Pontzer argues that exercise — while really important for mental and physical health — plays no part in weight loss. In his new book, Burn: New Research Blows the Lid Off How We Really Burn Calories, Lose Weight, and Stay Healthy, Pontzer says the only way to mo...
How to Use Adventure Travel to Beat Stress with Ray Zahab
April 05, 2021 09:59 - 32 minutes - 45 MBProfessional explorer Ray Zahab has crossed some of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. He ran across the Sahara in 111 days and traversed Baffin Island nine times, most of them at the height of winter. In conversation with Medcan CEO Shaun Francis, Zahab argues for the age-defying and stress-busting benefits of adventure travel. Like Shaun, Zahab is an advocate for the Japanese practice of “forest bathing” and argues that we can access similar perks by just getting outside and explo...
The Trouble with Teens with Erica Ehm
March 29, 2021 09:59 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBThe pandemic has affected mental wellness for everyone — and teenagers are having a particularly difficult time. Youth unemployment is up. Competitive sports are on hiatus. Adolescents are stuck in a cycle of solitude, screen time, social media and boredom — creating all sorts of mental health problems. Here, Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan’s psychology team lead, talks with parenting expert and Toronto entrepreneur Erica Ehm about the problems facing teens — and how to help. Links Ehm is the f...
The Variants of Concern Explainer with Dr. Aisha Khatib
March 22, 2021 09:59 - 26 minutes - 37 MBThe coronavirus has mutated into numerous different substrains, including the three so-called “variants of concern”: B.1.1.7 from the U.K, B.1.351 first identified in South Africa and P.1, first found in Brazil. In this episode, Medcan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Peter Nord interviews Dr. Aisha Khatib, the clinical director of travel medicine, about how the VoCs are different from the original coronavirus. Are they more or less deadly? Do the variants make a third wave inevitable? How do th...
Using Lasers to Fight Late-Onset Alzheimer’s with Prof. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima
March 15, 2021 11:47 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBMost of the conventional wisdom about late-onset Alzheimer’s disease is wrong, according to Prof. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima of the University of Texas at Austin. In this conversation with Medcan Chief Medical Officer Dr. Peter Nord, Gonzalez-Lima argues against the old hypothesis that amyloid plaques and tau tangles cause dementia in the aged. Instead, he says neurological problems arise due to the inhibition of an enzyme called cytochrome oxidase—which can be treated with infrared lasers and ...
Salt, Sugar, Fat and How Food Companies Affect What We Eat with Michael Moss
March 08, 2021 10:59 - 21 minutes - 29.2 MBPulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Moss (Salt Sugar Fat, Hooked) and Globe and Mail nutrition columnist Leslie Beck discuss snacking, processed food and addiction. What makes Oreos more habit-forming than nicotine? What prevented one well-meaning food company from limiting the amount of sugar in its products? Beck also explores Moss’s tips for how to control your snacking, and how the pandemic has affected the way we’re eating. (The second part of a two-part episode. Find the first part ...
How We Get Hooked on Processed Food with Michael Moss
March 01, 2021 10:59 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBSnacking more during the pandemic? Ever wondered whether you’re addicted to food? The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Michael Moss, author of the new book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions as well as 2014’s Salt Sugar Fat, argues that the processed-food industry has engineered their products to compel us to eat them—causing all sorts of health problems at the population level. Here, Moss is in conversation with guest host Leslie Beck, t...
Mental Health for Workaholics
February 22, 2021 10:59 - 29 minutes - 40.9 MBNabeela Ixtabalan is Walmart Canada’s new executive vice president of people and corporate affairs—and when she introduced herself to the company’s 90,000 associates she identified as a “recovering workaholic.” That’s an apt label for someone who was running a multi-million dollar business in her 20s (then as an executive at Starbucks) while at the same time parenting her first child and putting herself through grad school. But the pressure she put on herself provoked debilitating panic atta...
The COVID-19 Rapid-Testing Explainer
February 15, 2021 10:59 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBRapid antigen tests are cheap, easy and deliver results in just minutes. And their mass distribution is being touted by experts as something that will be crucial to helping society return to normalcy. In this episode we interview two of their pioneers. With her pilot program in Halifax bars and restaurants, infectious disease specialist Dr. Lisa Barrett was among the first in Canada to deploy pop-up testing on a mass scale. And author Joshua Gans spearheaded the thinking behind Canada’s larg...
How to Not Die Alone with Logan Ury
February 08, 2021 10:59 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBBehavioural scientist turned dating coach Logan Ury knows how to sustain lasting and happy relationships. And now she’s written a book with her findings: How to Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love. In this interview with Medcan psychology team lead Dr. Jack Muskat, Ury helps listeners understand their romantic tendencies. She also provides research-based tips on how we all can find and nurture connections with loved ones.