#103 Cannabis and Mental Health, Mental Training For Healing Your Body, Three Great Overlooked Grains and Mindful Communications

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on October 26 and 27, 2019 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in Tonic Magazine. This week we discuss medical cannabis as a treatment for mental illnesses with Dr. Mandeep Singh, mental training for healing your body with Rucsandra Mitrea, three great overlooked grains with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and Mindful Communications with Tracey Soghrati We specifically discuss: Medical Cannabis and Mental Health A holistic approach to treating mental health issues How does medical cannabis fit in with a holistic approach? Doctors' reluctance to prescribe medical cannabis Treating anxiety Treating insomnia Treating depression ADHD PTSD Addiction risk to medical cannabis Side affects of medical cannabis Contraindications to using medical cannabis Mental Training for Healing Your Body Why dealing with pain is like training for the Olympics The desire to heal is the driving force The belief that you will heal Facilitating mental and emotional health to help the body heal A gradual process to changing beliefs How to start the snowball rolling Three Great Overlooked Grains Cooking with whole grains Farro How to cook Farro Amaranth How to cook Amaranth Millet Mindful Communications How do you mindfully listen? What do people do in communication that is off-putting? How do we improve our communication? Being present to your own experience