#8 Reducing Stress, Concussions and Identifying and Achieving Your Goals

Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on December 30, 2017 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 reducing your stress over the holidays with Melissa Blair, a device that prevents sports concussions with its inventor Dr. Joseph Fisher, and identifying and achieving your goals in the new year with Rod MacDonald. We specifically discuss: Reducing Your Stress Over The Holidays: Why are people so stressed and anxious over the holidays? The connection between better sleep and stress relief How to achieve better sleep Supplements that might help better sleep Other ways to de-stress Preventing Sports Concussions: What is a concussion? What is the device Dr. Fischer invented? What is the science behind the invention? What other applications for the invention are there? Identifying and Achieving Goals: Goals vs. Resolutions How do you set your goals? Identifying goals Why do people fail at achieving their goals and what can they do about it? Smaller goals Momentum Setting yourself up for success