Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on April 18 and 19, 2026 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 the treatment of ovarian cancer with gynecological oncologist, Dr. Shannon Salvador MD, how to evolve with AI with life coach and author Derek Rydall, how to de-escalate a situation with mediator and author Doug Noll and a new approach to the treatment of strep caused diseases with researcher Dr. Todd Holyoak
We specifically discuss:
The Treatment of Ovarian Cancer
- What is the incidence and impact of ovarian cancer in Canada?
- Who is more at risk of developing ovarian cancer?
- Why are survival rates related to ovarian cancer not reducing like other types of cancer?
- Do hormones and hormonal changes drive the incidence of ovarian cancer?
- Is there an effective screening protocol for ovarian cancer?
- Where does ovarian cancer first occur in the body?
- New treatment: identifying circulating tumor DNA
- How does ovarian cancer spread?
- Platinum resistant ovarian cancer
- The research gap
- What could we be doing better?
- Access to treatment issues
- New drugs
- For more information about ovarian cancer go here
How to Evolve with AI
- Why is the threat of AI to our creativity and connectivity?
- Outsourcing our creativity and thinking capacity
- Diminishing attention spans
- Our dependency on AI technology grows
- How do we find meaning and purpose in the age of AI?
- We are made for purpose and goals
- How do we find purpose?
How to De-escalate a Situation
- Conflict is a nervous system problem
- What is de-escalation?
- Naming emotions calms brains
- “You Feel”
- Overcoming a visceral reaction
- Our decision making system
- Is the de-escalation process difficult because of modern communication?
A New Approach to the Treatment of Strep
- The diseases caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae
- Gram positive bacteria
- Different types bacteria cell walls causes different mechanisms of action
- Enzymes created by gram positive bacteria are dynamic
- Treating bacteria with dynamic enzymes
- Next steps in the research
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