Toronto Star Podcasts

You Docs - Sept. 30

Perk up - and avoid mid-afternoon sluggishness.

The You Docs Dr. Mehmet Oz explains how to avoid fighting to keep your eyes open in the afternoon through a simple technique called acupressure.

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Anti-Hit List - Sept. 27

New music on this week's list includes an almost comically literate preview of Toronto-based singer-songwriter Priya Thomas's next album. We also bring you a track by Brooklyn trio Chairlift, the latest band to be boosted from relative obscurity by an iPod commercial, some expansive sounding music by Toronto four-piece Ten Kens, and a deeply moving instrumental piece by Colm Mac Con Iomaire, violinist for The Frames and Swell Season.

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You Docs - Sept. 23

Inexpensive and easy to find - these food make you healthier.

The You Docs Dr. Mehmet Oz explains why eating certain flavour packed ingredients loaded with flavonoids can help lower your risk of developing hardening of the arteries.

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Anti-Hit List - Sept. 20

On this week's list we have an irresistible ska-pop entry from a UK artist with a very famous dad. We also have new music by Ottawa band The Acorn that is both more intricate and more accessible than their previous material and a bouncy collaboration by two Toronto bands, Will Currie And The Country French and Sloan.

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You Docs - Sept. 16

Boost your brain power - by stocking up at the farmers market.

The You Docs Dr. Mehmet Oz explains why each additional serving of fruit slashes your risk of stroke by 11%.

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Anti-Hit List - Sept.13

This week we have a title track from a four-song EP by Vancouver band Brasstronaut. We also have a catchy, electro -pop tune by French Horn Rebellion, a country-rock cover of an emotional Scott Walker song by the Gutter Twins, and a sweetly melancholic ballad by an unlikely duo who call themselves I'm Not Jim.

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You Docs - Sept. 9

Boomer bikers hit the road - in more ways than one.

Motorcycle fatalities keep rising, especially for riders over 40. The You Docs Dr. Mehmet Oz discusses five ways to help the young at heart enjoy the ride - safely.

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Anti-Hit List - Sept. 6

This week we have a loping tune, featuring both a banjo and a xylophone, by one of Canada's longest running acts, 54-40. We also have new music by an on the verge band out of Vancouver, Mother Mother, and a collaboration between Owen Pallett's Final Fantasy and Beirut that sounds like a symphonic field recording.

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Anti-Hit List - Aug. 30

The Anti-Hit List is on vacation this week. The podcast will return next week.

You Docs - Aug. 26

To hit the sheets or hit the treadmill?

The You Docs, Dr. Mehmet Oz and Dr. Mike Roizen, in this week's podcast discuss the optimal amount of sleep and exercise required daily to maximize your health.

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