#70 Stress and Heart Health, Why You Might Want To Set Up A Health Entourage, Mindful Cooking and Restaurant Pet Peeves

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on March 9, 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 chat about stress and heart health with Dr. Gordon Chang, why you might want to set up a health entourage with Kathleen Trotter, mindful cooking with Naomi Bussin and restaurant pet peeves with Vito Marinuzzi. We specifically discuss: Stress and Heart Health: A little bit of stress is good for you long term stress is bad Exercise for stress Supplements as an adjunct to reducing stress Sleep Herbal remedies for exercise recovery Formulated supplements Mindfulness Setting Up a Health Entourage: Building support for your health goals The health entourage The Fitness Buddy Professional help Accountability Buddy Mindful Cooking: The Happiness Project – Gretchen Rubin How can cooking make you happy? Zoning Out Being In The Moment – Mindfulness Cooking for yourself Solo – Anita Lo The Pleasures of Cooking For One – Judith Jones Restaurant Pet Peeves: Staying Quiet Being Rushed Out Sense of Entitlement Disconnect Between Menu and Food Customer Rudeness