Corporations around the world are confronting flagging mental health among their employees. Johnson & Johnson mental-health ambassador Craig Kramer has spurred incredible changes within and without his employer. In conversation with Medcan’s chief people and growth officer, Bronwen Evans, Kramer describes the crisis and opportunity of mental health in the pandemic.

As the author of the recent New York Times bestseller Hunt, Gather, Parent, Michaeleen Doucleff already was examining the culture and practice of mothering when the pandemic hit. Then everything changed for us all. Medcan’s Dr. Daiva Barnicke explores Doucleff’s story.

COVID-19 provokes lots of questions. Can I see my grandchildren after the first dose? How does the first vaccine shot affect risk of severe COVID? When will vaccinations push down ICU counts? Here, Medcan’s Medical Advisory Services team provides answers.

Curious about how to lose weight? Talking with guest host Dr. David Macklin, Duke University metabolism pioneer Herman Pontzer argues that exercise plays no part in weight loss, in a conversation that will have you rethinking how you eat, move and live.

Ray Zahab is a professional explorer who has crossed some of the most unforgiving environments on Earth. In conversation with Shaun, Zahab provides inspirational motivation to argue that anyone can achieve things they formerly considered impossible—whether you’re talking taking up running or becoming one of the first people to cross the Sahara Desert.

Adolescents are stuck in a cycle of solitude, screen time, social media and boredom — creating all sorts of mental health problems. Here, Dr. Jack Muskat, Medcan’s psychology team lead, talks with parenting expert Erica Ehm about the problems facing teens — and how to help.

The coronavirus has mutated into numerous different substrains, including the three so-called “variants of concern”: B.1.1.7 from the U.K, B.1.351 first identified in South Africa and P.1, first found in Brazil. Dr. Peter Nord interviews Dr. Aisha Khatib on how they’re different—and what they mean for a third wave.

The conventional wisdom about Alzheimer’s disease is wrong, according to Prof. Francisco Gonzalez-Lima of the University of Texas at Austin. In this conversation with Dr. Peter Nord, Gonzalez-Lima describes the vascular hypothesis of Alzheimer’s and how it involves an enzyme called cytochrome oxidase.

Author Michael Moss and Globe and Mail nutrition columnist Leslie Beck discuss snacking, processed food and addiction. What makes Oreos more habit-forming than nicotine? What prevented one well-meaning food company from limiting sugar? (The second part of a two-part episode.)

Is your snacking becoming an unhealthy habit? The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Michael Moss, author of the new book, Hooked, argues that the processed-food industry has engineered their products to compel us to eat them. Here, Moss is in conversation with guest host Leslie Beck.

Nabeela Ixtabalan is Walmart Canada’s new executive vice president of people and corporate affairs—and a recovering workaholic who once experienced debilitating panic attacks. She speaks with host Shaun Francis about her “baseline”—the strategies she uses to take care of herself.

Infectious disease physician Lisa Barrett has been running rapid-testing pilots in Halifax bars and restaurants. Joshua Gans spearheaded the thinking behind the Creative Destruction Lab’s rapid-testing consortium. In conversation with these pioneers, we explore an important new COVID-19 containment tool.

Behavioural scientist turned dating coach Logan Ury knows how to sustain lasting and happy relationships. In her new book, How to Not Die Alone, Ury helps her readers understand their romantic tendencies and provides tips on nurturing connections with loved ones.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Host Shaun Francis talks to Dr. David Macklin, who discusses the creation of positive habits, such as how to become more physically active. Plus: The value of long-term thinking, and how to avoid getting derailed by slip ups.