#20: Managing Stress, Four Mistakes That Can Derail Your Fitness and Natural Nutrition Month

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on March 24, 2018 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 manage stress with Tawnya Ritco; the mistakes that derail your fitness with Kathleen Trotter and Natural Nutrition Month with Claire Le Gresley. We specifically discuss: How To Manage Stress: How can you tell if you’re stressed out chronic stress response to chronic stress adrenaline and cortisol back-up sex hormones recognizing stress triggers coping mechanisms diaphragmatic breathing unplugging adaptogens Mistakes that Undermine Fitness: self-sabotage lack of awareness small things add up steady-state cardio vs.interval training strength training – body-weight training caring about calories vs. nutrition density have realistic expectations Natural Nutrition Why is healthy eating so complicated? media’s role and influence experiment vs. immediate acceptance be skeptical of external authorities do ideal diets exist? sustainability pack a snack!