#56 Digestion, Top Cookbooks of 2018, Yoga For Menstrual Cramps and Pain and Booking a Restaurant for a Holiday Party

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on December 1 (and December 2!), 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 the digestion with Joel Thuna, the top cookbooks of 2018 with Naomi Bussin, yoga for menstrual cramps and pain with Rachelle Wintzen and tips for booking a restaurant for a holiday party with Vito Marinuzzi. We specifically discuss: Digestion What can go wrong with our digestion? Watch what you drink Probiotics: food and supplements Fat consumption Fibre: soluble and insoluble Fibre supplements Spice Acidity Top Cookbooks of 2018 Food Network Stars Ina Garten “The Barefoot Contessa” – “Cook Like a Pro” Nigella Lawson – “At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking” Jamie Oliver – “Jamie Cooks Italy” Middle Eastern Cooking Yotam Ottolenghi- “Simple” Michael Solomonov- “Israeli Soul” Desserts David Lebovitz -“The Perfect Scoop” Rose Levy Beranbaum “Rose’s Baking Basics” “Genius Desserts” French Food Clotilde Dusoulier- “Tasting Paris” Mardi Michaels -“In the French Kitchen with Kids” Others Joshua McFadden – “Six Seasons” Chrissy Teigen – “Hungry for More” Yoga for Menstrual Cramps and Pain What causes menstrual cramps and pain? PMS yoga movement increases circulation to the uterus restorative/yin yoga heart opening poses hip opening poses yoga poses to avoid Booking a Holiday Party at a Restaurant Dates and budgets Considerations Maximizing the experience Alcohol and cannabis