Ep. 102: Do I Need A HEPA Filter?
COVID-19’s Omicron variant is airborne-transmitted. So does it make sense to buy a HEPA filter to reduce spread? Or are there more cost-efficient ways to increase safety? We assembled a panel of experts to provide their guidance, including Medcan Medical Advisory Services team members, Dr. Peter Nord and Dr. Matthew Burnstein.
Ep. 100: Listener Stories & Omicron Update
We’ve spent 99 episodes interviewing global experts about optimal wellness. So for our 100th episode, host Shaun Francis and his team turned the mic over to listeners and explored audience-submitted Eat, Move and Think stories. Also: An Omicron COVID-19 update from Medcan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Peter Nord.
Ep. 81: How to Prep Your Child for Another Pandemic School Year with Dr. Janice Weiss and Dr. Jack Muskat
Remember when everyone thought things would be back to normal by September? Instead, children are returning to classrooms with caseloads climbing. So how should parents prep kids for the return to in-person schooling? Is it safe? Would they be better off being taught virtually? And when should we expect vaccines to be approved for those who are under the age of 12? For guidance, we turned to a pair of Medcan experts: Dr. Janice Weiss, director of child and youth, and Dr. Jack Muskat, clinical director of mental health.
Ep. 68: When (and How) Does COVID-19 End?
As the global vaccination campaign continues, questions abound. Is it safe to mix and match different vaccines? And: Will COVID-19 ever end? Medcan’s Medical Advisory Services team of expert physicians join host and CEO Shaun Francis to break down the latest information and provide need-to-know guidance.
Ep. 51: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A with Dr. Peter Nord
Soon, all adults will have the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The Medical Advisory Services Team at Medcan compiled the top questions they’ve been hearing from corporations and clients. Here, host and CEO Shaun Francis takes them up with chief medical officer Dr. Peter Nord.
Ep. 50: How to Prevent Heart Disease with Dr. Beth Abramson
The point of preventive cardiology is to inform people they’re on a path toward developing heart disease so they can change in time to make a difference. Heading into February’s Heart Health month, guest host Dr. Peter Nord talks about early screening tools with Dr. Beth Abramson, Medcan’s director of cardiology.
Ep. 49: The Intention-Behaviour Gap with Dr. Ryan Rhodes
Many of us want to change—yet something stops us from actually doing it. University of Victoria exercise psychologist Dr. Ryan Rhodes is an expert at bridging that gap. In this interview with Medcan’s Dr. Jack Muskat, Dr. Rhodes provides pointers designed to help us all cross the chasm.
Ep. 48: Small Changes, Big Effects with Karma Brown
Best-selling novelist Karma Brown has a new non-fiction book: The 4% Fix: How One Hour Can Change Your Life. It’s a compelling case study in the way trivial-seeming changes can create transformative effects—with lessons for us all.
Ep. 47: Successful Lifestyle Change with Dr. Jack Muskat
As people seek to activate their resolutions, Medcan psychology team lead Dr. Jack Muskat and executive producer Christopher Shulgan use their own personal experiences with lasting lifestyle change to extract lessons for others.
Ep. 46: Holiday Repost: Beating Calorie Blunders
Exercising and eating well but it doesn’t make a difference? Registered dietitian Leslie Beck steps in as guest host to describe eight common calorie blunders that could be keeping you from losing weight—and provides tips on how to solve them.
Ep. 44: The Year in Review
In 2020 we explored nutrition, fitness and mental health—as well as a little virus known as COVID-19. This year-in-review show sees Shaun and producer Christopher Shulgan look back on Eat Move Think’s first 43 episodes, using our 10 best moments to chronicle recent history’s most eventful 12 months ever.
Ep. 43: Your Vaccine Questions Answered
Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca—their vaccines and others will dominate the public discussion for months to come. When will they be ready? When will they change our lives? Medcan’s chief medical officer, Dr. Peter Nord, guest hosts with occupational health experts Dr. Jason Abrams, Dr. Matthew Burnstein and Dr. Alain Sotto.
Ep. 42: How to Think About COVID’s Finish Line
The Backyard Quarantine Ultra requires its contestants to run for as long as they can. The absence of a clear finish line makes it a proxy for the coronavirus pandemic, argues running columnist Alex Hutchinson, who extracts lessons to help us all navigate the next few months.
Ep. 41: How to Live Well (in One Single Episode)
What actions create a healthy lifestyle? What preventative health measures should we all take to ensure a long, happy and active life? It’s all in here. With the help of Medcan experts, host Shaun Francis and producer Chris Shulgan distill the recommendations in a tidy half hour.
Ep. 40: Are You Getting Enough Sleep?
Not getting enough shut-eye can lead to weight gain, memory problems and poor mental health. In this episode, host Shaun Francis interviews Dr. Jean-Philippe Chaput, the sleep expert who helped to develop both Canadian and World Health Organization guidelines on the topic.
Ep. 39: What’s New In Cardiology? with Dr. Beth Abramson
Heart disease is the second highest cause of death of Canadians, behind cancer. About 63,000 Canadians have heart attacks every year. Dr. Beth Abramson is a Toronto cardiologist who argues that recent advances in cardiology are changing the way we understand life after heart attacks.
Ep. 37: Spillover Effects of the Pandemic with Harvard’s Dr. Ateev Mehrotra
In the U.S. and Canada the public-health response to COVID-19 discouraged people from visiting hospitals or seeking care from MDs, prompting cancellations for childhood vaccinations, colonoscopies and mammograms. How will such decisions affect overall wellness? Host Shaun Francis interviews Dr. Ateev Mehrotra of Harvard.
Ep. 36: Wearable Technology with Amber Mac
Wearable technology is integral to wellness, with such devices as the Fitbit, the Oura Ring and the just-released Apple Watch Series 6. But which is best? For guidance, host Shaun Francis talked to tapped-in tech observer Amber Mac about the little-known wearable that tops everything else.
Ep. 35: Anti-Lockdown Epidemiologist Martin Kulldorff
Instead of keeping case numbers down, Harvard Medical School biostatistician Martin Kulldorff suggests we allow COVID-19 to spread through the young while protecting the vulnerable until we reach herd immunity. In a feature interview with host Shaun Francis, Kulldorf describes his logic.
Ep. 34: Food Professor Sylvain Charlebois with Leslie Beck
Guest host Leslie Beck interviews Prof. Sylvain Charlebois of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Charlebois is an expert in food trends and describes the way the pandemic has shifted eating patterns away from restaurant eating toward home cooking. Plus: Poutine!