Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on May 10 and 11, 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 hair restoration with cosmetic and aesthetic surgeon Dr. Michael Brandt MD, the connection between ‘Food As Medicine’ and longevity with researcher Dr. Charles Platkin PhD, low frequency neurofeedback treatment for symptoms of concussions with biomedical CEO Catarina Maloney and new research into perimenopause with health researcher Andrea Donsky.

We specifically discuss:

Hair Restoration

• How do you know when it is time to consider a hair transplant?
• Hair loss is an emotional issue
• Testosterone
• Current hair restoration technology
• Where is the hair used for restoration harvested from?
• Is the procedure painful?
• What happens during restoration?
• Post-procedure care
• Who is a suitable candidate?
• Do women get hair transplants?
• Pharmaceutical choices for hair growth
• Non-surgical treatments
• What is the cost?
• Is it ever too early or too late for a hair transplant?
• How long does the procedure take to get full effect
• Contraindications

 

Food As Medicine…and Longevity

• Longevity
• Health span
• Living longer…to what end?
• When is it too late to make lifestyle changes?
• You don’t have to be 100% committed to lifestyle

 

Low Frequency Neurofeedback for Concussion Symptoms

• Who suffers from concussions?
• Physiological and psychological changes that comes after a concussion
• Traumatic Brain Injuries
• What is neurofeedback?
• Concussion treatments
• How do the neurofeedback treatments work?
• Infra low frequency neurofeedback
• Treatment protocol

 

New Research into Perimenopause

• What are perimenopause, menopause and postmenopause?
• The discussions about perimenopause have started earlier
• Menopause and perimenopause symptoms…there are 103+
• A survey of menopause symptoms
• Itchy ears, phantom smells, dry scalp, metallic taste
• Stigma and education
• Men’s perspective on menopause

 

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To learn more about Dr. Michael Brandt and Form Face+Body go here

To learn more about Charles Platkin go here

To learn more about Catarina Maloney go here

To learn more about Andrea Donsky go here