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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Time-restricted eating is said to encourage weight loss. But how effective is it, really? In conversation with guest host Leslie Beck is scientist Dr. Ethan Weiss, who used to be a fan of intermittent fasting—until he conducted his own randomized controlled trial on humans. His findings may surprise you.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Health columnist André Picard is one of the most closely read pundits of the pandemic. Here, he speaks with host Shaun Francis about learning to live with COVID-19, the effects of the virus on long-term care, and what the pandemic reveals about our health-care system.

Dr. Arya Sharma is a crusader for a new, medical approach to treating obesity that takes into account just how difficult it can be for a person to lose weight and keep it off. Here, he’s interviewed by Dr. David Macklin, Medcan’s director of weight management. 

The COVID-19 vaccine prompts a lot of questions. How effective should we expect it to be? How long will its protection last? Will it be safe? In a wide-ranging interview, Medcan's Dr. Jason Abrams explains how vaccines work, debunks myths and provides context.

In the movies, few people seemed healthier than Black Panther—which is what made actor Chadwick Boseman’s death at 43 from colon cancer so surprising. So what can you do to prevent colon cancer? Guest host Dr. Peter Nord, Medcan’s chief medical officer, interviews gastroenterologist Dr. Jeff Axler to get the answers.

How should parents prepare children for back to school? How to speak to anxieties about masks and social distancing? What do you say to a child who is worried about catching the coronavirus? Or passing it on to grandparents? A child psychologist provides her tips for caregivers of schoolchildren of all ages.

How much protein do you need if you’re trying to lose weight but build muscle? What’s better—plant- or animal-based protein? Can you consume too much protein? In an interview with McMaster Prof. Stuart Phillips, guest host Leslie Beck tackles these questions and more.

The pandemic has changed how we work out. What will gyms be like in the future? And what’s the basic equipment that should be in every home gym? Guest host Stephen Salzmann discussed these topics and more with legendary strength and conditioning training expert Mike Boyle of strengthcoach.com.

Changed living and working arrangements are putting a strain on some relationships, so guest host Dr. Gina Di Giulio, Medcan’s Director of Mental Health, spoke with sexologist Jessica O’Reilly of “Sex with Dr. Jess” fame, about how to renew intimacy and return some romance to your relationship.

Lower back pain is a side effect of the pandemic—so we arranged an interview with the world authority on spine issues: Stuart McGill, the author of Back Mechanic and the founder of Backfitpro, who provides easy-to-follow advice on how to address some of the more common back problems.