The Catalyst Podcast
1) INFLAMMATION: THE HIDDEN ENEMY BEHIND YOUR SYMPTOMS
INFLAMMATION: THE HIDDEN ENEMY BEHIND YOUR SYMPTOMSYou know that stuffed nose that won't clear no matter how many times you blow it? The sore throat where you keep swallowing, convinced something's lo...Show More
2) Winter Blues or Something Worse? The Real Science of Seasonal Depression
Algoma Steel just laid off 1,000 workers. It's been dark in the Sault for weeks. Your energy is gone and everything feels harder. But is this just winter—or is your biology actually failing you?This e...Show More
3) How to Beat Your Sugar Addiction
How to Beat Your Sugar Addiction: Your Path to FreedomIf you wouldn't give your kids cocaine, why are you buying them Monster energy drinks? This episode delivers the uncomfortable truth about sugar a...Show More
4) Take Control Of Your Health
Taking Control of Your HealthCanada's healthcare system was built as a safety net for emergencies—but that net is fraying. With 6.5 million Canadians lacking a family doctor, 27-week specialist wait t...Show More
5) Red Light Therapy: Hype vs. Evidence
Red light therapy—aka photobiomodulation (PBM)—uses non-heating red/near-infrared light to nudge cellular signaling, likely via mitochondrial enzymes such as cytochrome-c oxidase. What does that mean ...Show More
6) How to Stay Fit Through The Holidays
The holidays don’t have to derail your fitness—you just need a maintenance plan. In this 10-minute quickcast, Chris shows you how to set simple floors so your progress survives December without skippi...Show More
7) Hybrid Training
Hybrid Training: Why Being Good at Everything Beats Being Great at One ThingEPISODE DESCRIPTION:Most of us aren't competitive athletes anymore—and that's actually liberating. In this episode of The Ca...Show More
8) Ice Baths: Are They Helpful?
Ice baths are everywhere—but are they worth it? In this 10-minute quickcast, Chris cuts through the hype. You’ll learn where cold-water immersion (CWI) actually helps—mainly reducing soreness and help...Show More
9) Which Carbs Are Best? Using the Glycemic Index To Plan Meals
The Glycemic Index (GI) gets shared like a rulebook—but your body eats meals, not single foods in a lab. In this quickcast, Chris explains GI (how quickly a food’s carbs raise blood sugar) and Glycemi...Show More
10) Creatine: Should You Use It?
Creatine gets hyped and then questioned every few years. In this 10‑minute quickcast, Chris explains what it really is—a compound that fuels short, hard efforts by recycling ATP—plus what it reliably ...Show More