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Gold medal medicine

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If you had Canada’s top physical education expert cornered at a party, in an Olympic year no less, what would you ask him?

Down to the wire

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If you had Dr. Tony Moots, an expert on the health risks of Wi-Fi and cellphones cornered, what would you ask him?

A weighty conversation

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If you had the University of Toronto’s Dr. David Jenkins, Canada research chair in the department of nutritional sciences, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Eye of the needle

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If you had Canada’s top acupuncture practitioner Dr. Joseph Wong, founder of the Toronto Pain & Stress Clinic, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Weighing in on obesity

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If you had childhood obesity expert Dr. Glenn Berall cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him about your kid’s eating habits, pop consumption and Wii time?

CSI Toronto

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If you had one of Canada’s top forensic pathologists, Dr. Michael Pickup, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Happy not SAD

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If you had Dr. David Goldbloom, physician-in-chief at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

Backing a winner

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If you had one of Canada’s top back surgeons, Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris of Toronto Western Hospital, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask him?

This city stinks!

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If you had Dr. Miriam Diamond, the head of Canada’s top environmental chemistry research group, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask her?

Jock and roll: a T.O. yoga teacher unites sprituality, physicality and masculinity with Jock Yoga

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Lets face it, jocks corner the market on everything from football to foosball, but yoga is often the kryptonite of physical activity for these mighty but inflexible Adonises. Toronto yoga teacher and self-described jock Michael DeCorte feels differently, though. We caught up with him to find out just what the deal is with Jock Yoga: his athlete-friendly incarnation of the ancient practice that’s being taught at yoga studios across the city.

Beauty and the Buddha

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If you had Canada’s top traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, Xiaolan Zhao, cornered for 10 minutes, what would you ask her?