Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on October 4 and 5, 2025 on AM740 and FM 96.7 in Toronto. Topics covered on the show track the lifestyle articles and themes published in The Tonic Newsletter and on the Tonic Website. This week we’ll discuss how to improve your mood, energy and cognition during perimenopause with naturopath Dr. Dasha Leneva ND, whether we can really live forever with health researcher David Nelson, post surgery diet and nutrition with registered dietician Shauna Lindzon, and who is responsible for ‘triggering’ in a public setting with psychologist Dr. Eran Magen PhD

We specifically discuss:

How To Support Mood, Energy and Cognition During Perimenopause

• Women’s hormones during perimenopause
• Mood and brain function
• Variability of estrogen
• Iron deficiency during perimenopause
• Hormone replacement therapy
• Supplements to help support health
• Lifestyle choices during perimenopause
• Preventative measures pre-perimenopause
• How does self care fit into the picture?
• Symptomatology
• Low libido
• Partners of women in perimenopause

 

Can We Really Live Forever?

• Bryan Johnson
• Living Well: Sleep, Movement, Plant based diet
• Is it necessary to go to the extremes that Bryan Johnson does?
• Time restricted feeding windows
• Young plasma
• Are 120 supplements a day necessary?
• Time and resources
• Starting young

 

Post Surgery Diet and Nutrition

• The nature of post-operative dietary needs
• What should we focus on post-surgery
• Supporting the digestive system after shut-down
• Mobility impacts calorie requirements and digestion
• Wound healing supplements: Vitamin C and Zinc
• Hydration: Water or other fluids?
• Who gets post-surgery dietary consultation?
• Addressing a lack of appetite

 

Who Is Responsible for Triggering?

• What does ‘triggering’ mean?
• Comparing different settings
• Can we (and do we need) trigger free zones?
• Are triggers like allergies?
• What is our responsibility to someone who is hypersensitive/fragile?
• Can we help people be more resilient?
• Hearing viewpoints
• Conceptual bubbles and echo chambers
• Society and the lack of engagement

 

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