#53 Healthy Cholesterol, When Caregivers and Loved Ones Disagree, Your Personality Characteristics and Your Sex Life and Treating Fibromyalgia with Cannabis

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on November 10th, 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 chat about healthy cholesterol with Dr. Gordon Chang; discuss what to do when caregivers and loved ones disagree with David Bernstein; learn how your personality characteristics correlates with your sex life and find out how fibromyalgia can be treated with cannabis. We specifically discuss: Healthy Cholesterol: Cholesterol and aging – 40+ Cholesterol produced by the liver Clean and detoxify your liver – supplements Cholesterol produces steroidal hormones High density lipoprotein – HDL Low density lipoprotein – LDL Controlling LDL intake Diet, exercise and antioxidants intake plaque formation anti-inflammatory fibre niacin – flushing response When Caregivers and Loved Ones Disagree: It is the Senior’s wishes that are most important care vs. control dynamic dignity Where does the senior live? Mobility issues Focus on safety Quality of Life – purpose, connectedness Fall Risks – balance, muscle weakness, 4+ medications Your Personality Characteristics and Your Sex Health: 5 Principal Personality Characteristics Openness to Experience Conscientiousness Introvert/Extrovert Agreeableness Neuroticism Treating Fibromyalgia with Cannabis: Fibromyalgia – pain disorder symptoms of Fibromyalgia cannibanoids and Fibromyalgia endocannibanoid system CBD and THC Recent empirical survey Cannabis research