#63 The Factors Impacting the Residential Real Estate Market in Toronto, Cannabis and Seniors, Healthy Cooking Hacks and Traveling to Morocco
Jan 19, 2019
By Valerie Massie
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Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on January 19 and 20 2019 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in Tonic Magazine. This week we discuss the factors impacting the residential real estate market in Toronto with Mitchell Abrahams, cannabis and seniors with Dr. Jonas Vanderzwan, healthy cooking hacks with Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and traveling to Morocco with Elaine Dixson
We specifically discuss:
Factors Impacting the Residential Rental Market in Toronto
How long can you be in a positive real estate market?
The cultural/political impetus to be a home owner
Historically lower interest rates
Foreign investment
AirBnB and short term rental
Interest Rates and Boomers
Interest Rate Income
Millennials and the Real Estate Market
Development Constraints
Is Toronto a “World Class City”?
Cannabis and Seniors
Shift in demographics – seniors and cannabis
Lifting the stigma of cannabis
Why did doctors not previously embrace cannabis?
Senior population: poly-pharmacy, drug interactions
Cannabis instead of other medications
Legalization of the recreational market
Benefits of medical vs. self-medication with recreational market
Healthy Cooking Hacks
Setting Food Intentions
Changing sugar – switching out white sugar for coconut sugar
Changing dairy – switching to goat milk
Changing coffee – switching to matcha
Changing gluten – switching to fermented sourdough
Meal prepping
Traveling to Morocco
The Sahara Desert
Variety of landscapes and terrains
Agriculture
Spices
Moroccan cuisine
Wine culture
Hammam
Argan Oil
Cities and UNESCO World Heritage sites
Links:
For more information about show sponsor The Benvenuto Group go here.
To learn more about Dr. Vanderzwan and WeedMD go here.
To learn more about Carolyn Tanner-Cohen and get recipes discussed today go here.