#116 Stage 0.37 Health, 5 Essential Things To Help Change Your Body, The Emotional and Physical Challenges of Downsizing and The Importance of Face to Face Connection

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 25 and 26, 2020 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 how to attain and maintain "Stage 0.37 Health" with Ian Clark, 5 things that are essential to help changing your body with Rucsandra Mitrea, the emotional and physical challenges to downsizing your home with Leanne Masellis and the importance of face to face connection with Pete Bombaci We specifically discuss: Attaining "Stage 0.37 Health" What is "Stage 0.37 Health"? Essential needs: Iodine, Magnesium, Selenium, Zinc How do you know what stage your health is in? Is it ever too late to fix things? What can we do to get to 0.37 health? 5 Essential Things That Can Help You Change Your Body What do we mean by "changing your body"? Understanding your starting point Self-awareness Defining your precise goal Developing a step by step plan Support Accountability The Emotional and Physical Challenges to Downsizing Why is downsizing so overwhelming? The emotional component of downsizing How does the stress of downsizing manifest? What is the process of downsizing? Staging and selling of belongings Options available for downsizing The Importance of Face to Face Connections Why are people so lonely? Why are people unhappy? What is the Genwell Project? Existing relationships: friends, family, neighbours, co-workers The importance of social connection