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When we think of climate change, it conjures images of industrial smokestacks
and bumper to bumper traffic, all spewing toxic emissions into the environment. Perhaps we see a jet take off down the runway leaving billowing black exhaust in its trail. It’s not likely that we look below our feet at the soil and imagine that it could be one of the greatest makers or breakers in the challenge of turning the tides of climate change. 
This week we’re speaking with Ananda Fitzsimmons, the president of the board of directors for Regeneration Canada. I’m this episode we discuss: 
The mission of Regeneration Canada to educate and raise awareness about the importance of soil regeneration as a critical climate change solution. 
Soil as being host to a vast community of microorganisms that are the primary creators of soil fertility. 
Farming techniques that harm the microorganisms in the soil and significantly reduce soil fertility. 
Tilling soil as a major contributor to releasing carbon back into the atmosphere and destroying the microorganisms in the soil. 
The carbon footprint of agriculture. 
The principles of regenerative agriculture. 
The need to simplify labeling so consumers can know under what conditions their food was produced: regeneratively or in a degenerative manner? 
Is the Canadian government doing enough to help farmers transition to regenerative farming?
Farmers For Climate Solutions as an organization committed to lobbying the Canadian government to support farmers and regenerative agriculture. 
The cycle of debris that settles on the earth surface and the importance of not filling debris into the soil. 
How to make farming more profitable by transitioning to regenerative farming. 
Large companies finding investing into regenerative farming as a means to build a more conscientious brand. 
The emergence of certifications on labels to show that a product has been regeneratively produced. 
Organic labels as not evidence of regenerative methods of growing. 
The controversy around the use of Glyphosate on our crops in Canada. 
The need for immediate action toward climate activism and change. This is not a time for slow change. 
You can connect or support Regeneration Canada at: 
https://regenerationcanada.org
https://instagram.com/regencanada

Erik Chevrier is an accomplished professor, researcher, and social activist. He’s a PhD candidate, specializing in subjects such as, food and culture, political economy of inequality, community and local activism, and food sustainability; to name a few. 
In this episode we discuss: 
the importance of our imagination and seeing what kind of future we want to create. 
How we need to dispel myths in our beliefs of what we’ve been taught about the world. Such as, agriculture does not have to be mechanized and large industrial farms do not necessarily feed the world. 
Our present agricultural methods are destroying our planet. 
Erik explains the concept of “carbon sinks” and carbon extraction from the air. 
How reconnecting with our food through gardening and cooking, helps us to build deeper awareness of our responsibility to our planet. 
Small plot intensive farming and how we can produce a significant amount of food on a small piece of land. 
Urban agriculture as a real model to produce food. 
Building local communities through changing models of agriculture. 
In order to solve our current crisis we need to look beyond our present “for profit” way of producing food. Prioritizing community over profit. 
The consumer mentality and how to curtail the behaviour in a way that moves away from over consumption. 
The myth that food is cheap. In actuality we have cheap food due to the poor work conditions and pay to migrant labourers. The true cost of food is far higher. 
How our capitalist system is set up to require continuous consumption. 
The need to change our politics and have citizens more involved in their local communities and catalyze change locally as a start. 
Beliefs need to change but helping an individual to recognize that their beliefs need to be modified is no easy task. 
When our beliefs are challenged we can sometimes become irrational in the defence of them. 
Introducing people to ways of seeing different dietary practices in a less intimidating way. 
Even though slow change in our industry practices seems like an accessible way forward, we must recognize that change actually needs to be done now and absolutely. 
You can connect with Erik on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/erik.chevrier
 

We live in a time where so many things are made to be complicated. From exercise and nutrition, to just simply rediscovering our primal connection to our environment. Non of this needs to be made complicated and it is all in fact, simple. 
Taylor Thompson is a health and lifestyle coach. He’s a community builder and brings people together around the theme of teaching us to get more in touch with our natural movements, friendships, and introspection as our key practices for a meaningful life. 
In this episode we discuss: 
The beginnings of Taylor’s Instagram handle wildmanpt. 
Taylor shares the story of his outdoor lifestyle in his younger years on the Island of Kawaii. 
Community rebuilding from the Covid disruption. 
Community as a cornerstone to rebuilding our health and wellness. 
The importance of building a tribe of people who learn and grow together. 
Strategies people can begin to implement in order to elevate their health consciousness. 
The importance of journaling. 
Gratitude as a way to set the stage for a great day. 
Bioenergetics to address emotional trauma or just to simply to change our state of mind. 
Taylor shares his past experience as a power lifter and injuries that he suffered during the sport. 
The importance of finding a place to consistently get our workouts in no matter what time of year it may be or whether or not we have a gym. 
Staying fit working out from home. 
Seeing past the temptations in life and staying on track with our goals. 
The importance of patience on the path to better health. 
Taylor’s nutrition practice. 
You can connect with Taylor on Instagram: 
https://instagram.com/wildmanstrengthpt

As we arrive to the middle of summer, the Covid disruption and quarantine seems so far away. We can’t help but think to the months ahead and hope that we don’t revisit the circumstances of early 2020. Whatever the future may hold, we as individuals can challenge ourselves to see our situation as an opportunity to change. As we look to industries and governments to take on the responsibility to adopt more sustainable practices, we as well must take on the challenge to change our lives. 
 
Chase Tucker is an outdoor adventurer, YouTube movie creator, and ultra athlete. He shares his beliefs and practices during the Covid quarantine and lifestyle advise to help us to recapture our sense of adventure.
 
In this episode we discuss: 
The importance of following up with people who show interest in our online brand. Structuring our online business in a way that allows us to be interactive with followers. 
The second wave of Covid-19 in Spain.
Chase shares how the quarantine impacted his training and preparation for ultra events. 
We can continue to work on our conditioning with at home training. It may not be as motivating but we can remain fit while being in quarantine .
Managing online business while taking extended days off to compete in events. 
The importance of having big goals to keep us engaged in our objectives. 
When we are people who chase goals, we can become better people and transmit that to others.
The importance of mental toughness. Overcoming fear as the main block to our success. 
Daily journaling as a method to work on self improvement. 
The importance of devoting time to our personal development each day. 
Making life decisions based on our values and not always be money motivated. 
Discussion on Chases youtube video “When all this passes.” Link to video below in the show notes.  
Chase offers advise on mindset shift, should we go into a second wave of quarantine this fall.
Nutrition, longevity, and radicalized attitudes toward what we eat.
 
 
6 PRACTICAL WAYS TO BUILD MENTAL STRENGTH FOR THE MOUNTAINS
https://basecamptraining.com.au/2020/01/30/mental-strength-for-the-mountains/
 
When all this passes what will be different?
https://youtu.be/U16EJkQeC-s
 
Website:
https://www.basecamptraining.com.au
 
YouTube:
: https://www.youtube.com/c/ChaseMountains
 
Instagram: 
https://instagram.com/chase_mountains?
 

Self reinvention never looks the way we imagine it to be. It often is required in times when we least expect it. If we can look past the stress of it and imagine something better for our lives, we can at least work in the direction for something new and maybe even better for ourselves. 
 
As the Covid disruption continues to push us to adapt, many of us have found ourselves having to practice our physical fitness in unfamiliar ways. Coach Anissa Marcanio is a fitness and health coach, 
 
In this episode we discuss:
Online entrepreneurship in the fitness industry. 
The importance of reflecting our most sincere self online. 
The challenge for personal trainers to find their place in the online training world. 
Defining what “making it” means in our business. 
Instagram influencer content vs true exercise instruction content. 
Learning to be aware of our body and how it moves naturally. 
Natural outdoor body movements vs the movements performed in a gym. 
Women and learning to lift weights and not fearing weight bearing exercises. 
Building our own “second wave” through transforming our health and fitness. 
Are you self caring or self avoiding?
 
You can connect with Anissa on Instagram: 
 
https://instagram.com/anissa.mek?

As society slowly returns to activity, there is no denying that our conversations among one another have changed. Covid-19 has awakened us and brought to light fragilities in our current system. Though we have demonstrated our ability to transform many of the ways in which we conduct business, we see more clearly the elements of society that we must work harder on. One of the most pressing issues that demands our attention is the significantly large portion of the population that is not in good health. 
Remote indigenous populations are among those who suffer most from health inequality. It is imperative that we acknowledge that these populations represent the failure of our system to foster diversity and support communities far from urban centres. Indigenous people live closest to the natural environment and therefore are most impacted by the deterioration of our ecosystem and poor government polocies. Diversity is our only safeguard for the future of our planet and should we fail to recognize the urgency to reestablish the health of these remote communities, we risk failing our planet. 
This weeks guest is Dr. Bernard Reid. He is a family care practitioner in North Eastern Canada. He shares his learning experience and insights into working with these unique remote communities. 
In this episode we discuss: 
The Waskaganish region in Northern Quebec where Bernard practices as a doctor in family medicine. 
Waskaganish is a very rural region that poses very unique challenges to practice medicine. 
Bernard describes the diverse medical conditions that present daily in his clinic. 
Urban settings verses rural settings and how they differ in a family medical practice. 
Bernard acknowledges the challenges of being thrust into this rural setting and dealing with such a variety of medical conditions after only 2 years internship. 
We discuss the incredibly steep learning curve in the first year of a medical practice. 
Bernard’s passion for the unique challenges that come with practicing family medicine in a remote region. 
The unique challenges the region had to face with Covid-19. 
The health status of the indigenous people in the James Bay region. 
The rates of chronic diseases among indigenous people. Very high rates of obesity, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, and coronary heart disease. 
The major challenges of health inequality. 
Our imperative to respect and embrace cultural diversity as an absolute requirement to safeguard our planets future. 
The systematic destruction by Western practices to destroy the indigenous way of life. 
The root cause of many of our cultural problems is the disregard for the indigenous people through colonial practices.