I-Channel, @issue

Yesterday afternoon I left the clinic early to tape a show for a health series on I-Channel (Channel 197 on Rogers Cable) called @issue. Zoltan Rona, MD and author, and Kelly Rabazzo, a chiropractor, and myself were part of a round-table discussion on alternative and complementary healthcare. This station or network or whatever you call it, was very well organized and the host, Catherine, was really good at keeping everyone at ease and keeping the conversation moving along.

It was a pleasure to meet Zoltan Rona as he has definitely jumped outside the conventional medical box by looking at how effective natural therapies are and by being a leader in environmental toxin testing and treatment.

We discussed how important nutrition and exercise are in people's lives and how poor lifestyle choices can put someone down the track of chronic disease like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. We also discussed who our patients are and what kinds of health concerns we see. We finished off with a fiery topic for all of us - regulation for NDs, what OHIP covers, and what the provincical and federal governments need to know and do to help today's society live a healthier, longer life.

I'm not sure when it's going on air. Hopefully they'll let me know!