Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on October 11 and 12, 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 how to support your respiratory health with nutraceutical formulator Dr. Gordon Chang PhD, whether sexual intercourse is the goal or merely an option with sex expert Serena Haines, how to survive, live and thrive with author Stephen Bruyant-Langer, and chronic pain management with physician and chronic pain expert, Dr. Zameer Pirani
We specifically discuss:
Supporting Your Respiratory Health
- Seasonal allergies
- Lung flush
- Steroids
- Herbal bronchioledialtors
- Antioxidants
- Preventative measures
- Water consumption and exercise
Is Intercourse the Goal, or Merely an Option
- Why do we think that sex means ‘intercourse’?
- How women experience climax
- How we’re socialized
- The focus on male pleasure
- Porn and the ‘money shot’
- How do we get beyond the mindset?
- The ‘pleasure hunt’
- Options for those who can’t or don’t want to have intercourse
- Finding pleasure (with or without intercourse)
- How do you start conversations about this?
- Playfulness and curiosity
How To Survive, Live and Thrive
- A holistic approach
- Fitness, sleep and nutrition
- How do we take a step back – to get the big picture?
- Asking for help
- How do we switch from surviving to thriving?
- Finding meaningful community
- Where is the ‘middle’?
- Suppression of expression
Chronic Pain Management
- 1 in 5 Canadian adults now lives with chronic pain
- Age as a risk factor for chronic pain
- The mental and emotional elements of chronic pain
- Specialist led treatments
- How chronic pain expertise develops
- How does chronic pain treatment start?
- The benefits of an initial physical examination
- Strategies to return to work
- Expectations of chronic pain relief
- Diet to support health
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