Articles tagged with: health
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The social columnist and teacher Michael Schratter discusses his forthcoming year-long journey around the world by bicycle, raising awareness for mental health issues, as well as money for the Canadian Mental Health Association, with Joseph Planta; Schratter also discusses where he’s going, the stigma around mental illness, and more.
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The author and journalist Laura Robinson discusses her new book Cyclist Bikelist: The Book for Every Rider (Tundra Books, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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The author of Sex, Bombs and Burgers: How War, Porn and Fast Food Created Technology As We Know It, Peter Nowak, the senior science and technology reporter at CBC News Online discusses his new book, with Joseph Planta.
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The sociologist and author Lyndsay Green talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, You Could Live a Long Time: Are You Ready? (Thomas Allen, 2010), a useful look at how to grow older successfully emotionally, physically, and financially.
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The ecologists and researchers John Theberge and Mary Theberge talk to Joseph Planta about The Ptarmigan’s Dilemma: An Exploration Into How Life Organizes and Supports Itself (McClelland & Stewart, 2010), their new book looking at humans and the species around them through new research in the fields of evolution and genetics.
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The bestselling and legendary cookery author Anne Lindsay discusses her new book Lighthearted at Home: The Very Best of Anne Lindsay (Wiley, 2010), with Joseph Planta.
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Emily White talks to Joseph Planta about her new book, Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude (McClelland & Stewart, 2010).
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A Bitter Pill: How the Medical System is Failing the Elderly (Greystone, 2009) is a much needed wake-up call alerting us to how we’re treating older patients. Its author, Dr. John Sloan talks to Joseph Planta about the prescriptions he has for the system and how to better care for the elderly.
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The Globe and Mail’s Ian Brown discusses his new memoir The Boy in the Moon: A Father’s Search for His Disabled Son (Random House, 2009), a heart-rending yet uplifting chronicle of his son’s life with cardiofaciocutaneous (CFC), a rare genetic disorder.
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Terry Walters joins Joseph Planta to discuss her new book, Clean Food: A Seasonal Guide to Eating Close to the Source with More than 200 Recipes for a Healthy and Sustainable You (Sterling Epicure, 2009).
