Every situation, especially stressful ones, bring with them a great, and if used correctly,' fantastic learning opportunity, especially if you can learn and grow from other people's stress, mistakes and opportunities.

If you don't know, Dr. Jamie and his wife Dana are in the middle of launching their new cafe, Charlie's, named after his Jamie's grandfather.

Launching a new business, if you've never done it, is one of the most stressful events in life. This is # 10 for Jamie!

We've heard it called by some of our friends as the 'most stressful thing they've ever done.'

Now imagine opening up a brand new business while trying to run and operate three other ones, take care of patients, raise a family, and make health your priority. Needless to say, there is a lot of stuff on Dr. Jamie's plate and that's the opportunity for you! :-) The purpose of this episode is to give you an idea of how he handles and works through the most stressful situations in his life. We want you to hear the underlying belief systems that Dr. Jamie has in place and how he has used those belief systems to create success for himself.

In an interesting article written by Art Eggleton of The Huffington Post, he claims that to solve the health care crisis in Canada (and other countries) we need a stronger public health sector. 

 

There are a variety of opinions on whether we have a 'health care crisis' in Canada or not. If you were to ask anyone that is not Canadian they would tell you that health care in Canada is 'free' and glorious. However, some Canadians have a much different opinion of our current system.

 

The article sights that in 2015, 37% of the entire tax budget was spent on health care costs and that that number would be increasing, despite provinces best efforts to keep costs down while providing a high standard of care.

 

The solution? Decrease the burden of disease. How could we do that? According to the article, increase the funding to the public health sector towards areas with a sole focus on lifestyle and the prevention of disease. The article mentions that public health only receives 3-4% of all tax dollars, which is incredibly low compared to other sectors. 

 

Will this solution work, and is it the best option? Since this is not a political podcast and we are not politicians...we don't know. We do however know that waiting for the government to come and save you (or anyone for that matter) is not the best idea. You need to take your health into your own hands.

 

The purpose of this podcast is to help give you some ideas of how and why you should be responsible for your own health.

 

• An overview of the article.
• Developing a strategy and a team of people that can help you be responsible for your own health.
• Some practical strategies for building that team.

We can hear the debates starting before we even begin talking about this topic.

 

A glass of red wine a day is good for you, everything in moderation, my grandfather drank every day and lived to be 95 years old.

 

We totally understand, and are not trying to deny your experience or beliefs, but will you just hear us out for a few minutes?

 

First off, nobody is telling you not to enjoy your favourite beverage...especially when getting together with friends, out on a date, or after a hard days work.

 

However, let's live in reality, please.

 

Alcohol is not good for you. Are there other ingredients in some types of alcoholic beverages that may meet requirements for your body? Possibly, but you can easily get those nutrients from other less toxic food sources.

 

Nobody is telling you not to drink, just to know that drinking is not good for you - that's all.

 

The purpose of this podcast is to discuss the results regarding alcohol consumption from a recent peer reviewed study.

 

• The conclusions from the study. If you consume any alcohol at all you won't like what it has to say. Please don't shoot the messenger on this one, we'll give you our interpretation on the data.
• The limitations of the study. No study of this size is perfect. This study was a meta-analysis of many observational studies. That doesn't come without any flaws. Find out what they are and how they impact the potential results.
• The mechanism of why alcohol isn't good for you. How does alcohol mess with your physiology and metabolism? 
• What we think you should do with this information. There is something to be said about happiness and joy, especially if you like drinking.

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