Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on March 22 and 23, 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. We’ll discuss the health benefits of marine collagen with nutraceutical expert Elon Lindie,  genetics and why diets fail with Dr. Phyllis Pobee MD,  sex after childbirth with sex expert Amandine Ranson, and AI and the diagnosis and treatment of dementia with neuroscientist Dr. Adrian Owen PhD

We specifically discuss:

Marine Collagen

  • What is collagen?
  • What does collagen do?
  • The types of collagen and their food sources
  • Why supplement with collagen?
  • Can collagen help with weight loss and muscle gain?
  • Bovine collagen: pros and cons
  • Marine collagen: pros and cons
  • Other collagen sources
  • Vegan collagen boosters
  • Sources of marine collagen
  • …the taste
  • Who shouldn’t be taking marine collagen?
  • What to look for in a collagen supplement

 

Genetics and Why Diets Fail

  • Do diets work?
  • Is there a genetic component to weight loss?
  • Genes that impact metabolism
  • If we’re genetically predisposed to weight gain, what do we do?
  • Stress, cortisol and emotional eating
  • Dopamine
  • GLP-1 and genetic differences
  • Genes and blood sugar regulation
  • Burning stored fat (and muscle)
  • Testing for genetic markers

 

Sex After Childbirth

  • The changes to a woman’s body after childbirth
  • Hormonal changes
  • Fatigue
  • Postpartum depression
  • Mis-truths about sex after childbirth
  • When is it okay to resume sex?
  • Strategies for reconnection after childbirth

 

AI and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia

  • Why is it so hard to diagnose dementia?
  • AI can help to diagnose dementia earlier
  • MRI measurements of brain volume over time to determine risk factors
  • Changes in cognitive performance
  • What can you do if you have the risk factors to develop dementia?
  • Slowing down the early stages of dementia is easier than late stage dementia
  • Care planning
  • Longitudinal monitoring
  • When should you start monitoring cognition to get a baseline?

 

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To learn more about Dr. Phyllis Pobee MD go here

To learn more about Amandine Ranson go here

To learn more about Dr. Adrian Owen PhD go here

 

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