Agriculture is a necessary sector but the conventional methods of farming focus on higher crop yield at the cost of soil health. This leads to vegetables with poor nutritional value, a high environmental impact, and higher costs of production. But what is the alternative? As you’ll discover in today’s episode, regenerative farming is growing in popularity and is seen as the solution to feeding the world while minimizing impacts on the environment. Here to help us unpack the topic of...

Do you ever feel like your outer self, aka your physical body, does not align with what is going on inside? After an eye-opening and tear-jerking hiking experience, Jacqueline Civitarese felt inspired to turn her life around. It was time for her to not let her physical body dictate her choices and determine her limitations. Jacqueline discusses how focusing on creating (and potentially recalibrating) healthy and sustainable habits went hand in hand with creating attainable, achievable, and...

Do you suffer from acne and scarring as an adult? Are you looking for ways to reduce aging? Then this episode is for you! Today, we speak to Dr. Jen Haley about everything you need to keep your skin healthy and take better care of it. Dr. Jen Haley is a board-certified dermatologist who has been practicing since 2004 and also works as a consultant on various innovative projects for multiple Global Fortune 500 companies. She has a passion for delivering compassionate patient care while...

Does the Great Canadian Death Race sound like a fun experience? What about running 250 kilometers through a piping-hot desert? Endurance sport is definitely not for the faint-hearted, and Charles Miron has a stronger heart (and mind) than most. From a young age, Charles was inspired by the endurance athletes he saw on television, and after smashing his first marathon with hardly any training, he realized he likely had an innate ability to push himself beyond the barriers that most people...

There are many judgments around the topic of hunting and, to provide insight into the matter, today’s guest breaks down the true motives and process of ethical hunting. Louis Brown is an Australian-born, Alberta-based hunter and avid outdoorsman and, in this episode, we learn about what it is that draws him to hunting (bow hunting in particular), and how, given the regulations, it is far more ethical than eating store-bought meat. Louis explains his deliberate approach to hunting and shares...

There are countless theories about how best to optimize your sleep state, and today, we get to the truth of the matter. We are joined by sleep expert, Dr. Chuck Samuels to investigate the purpose of sleep, the factors affecting it, and how much sleep we need according to our individual constitutions. Dr. Samuels describes the sleep studies carried out at the Centre for Sleep & Human Performance and explains how to determine your optimal sleep hours. We learn about the best eating habits...