Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on December 13 and 14, 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 your digestion changes as you age with nutraceutical formulator Dr. Gordon Chang PhD, enzymes that block effectiveness of antibiotics with researcher Dr. Albert Berghuis PhD, the health benefits of cooking with cannabis with chef Adam Vandermey, and why alpha males die early with author Dave Rossi.

We specifically discuss:

How Your Digestion Changes As You Age

  • What you eat impacts your gut microbiome
  • Causes of bloating
  • Digestive enzymes
  • Omnivores need different types of enzymes
  • Sources of digestive enzyme supplements
  • What to look for in a digestive enzyme supplement
  • Should digestive enzymes be taken as a preventative measure
  • Digestion occurs in both the stomach and the small intestines

 

Enzymes That Block Effectiveness of Antibiotics

  • Why is antibiotic resistance such an important issue?
  • How does antibiotic resistance happen?
  • The biomechanical ways that bacteria become antibiotic resistant
  • How do antibiotics work?
  • Enzymes that block antibiotics
  • Enzymes typically use a ‘decoy’ mechanism
  • Identifying a new way that enzymes are blocking antibiotics
  • This new type of enzyme is problematic…but solvable
  • The urgency in solving the issue

 

Cooking With Cannabis

  • What are the health benefits of cooking with cannabis?
  • Decarbing and infusing cannabis into a fat
  • How do you manage THC dosing?
  • Managing distribution through the food
  • Dealing with the taste of cannabis
  • What about CBD?
  • Is special equipment required?
  • Preserving cannabis infused foods
  • The importance of labelling
  • Cannabis etiquette
  • Don’t mix cannabis with alcohol

 

Why Alpha Males Die Early

  • Why is ‘Alpha Male’ behaviour so physically dangerous?
  • The mental health issues driven by myth, social media, wealth disparity etc.
  • The most damaging behaviours of the alpha mindset
  • Belonging, connection and community
  • Creating your own ‘blue zone’
  • Decades of conditioning of what masculinity means
  • What is the ‘Omega Man’?
  • Joseph Campbell and the Odysseus myth

 

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