Welcome to this episode of The Tonic, terrestrially broadcast on May 23 and 24, 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. We’ll discuss why you might want to make a legacy gift with financial planner and Heart and Stroke executive William Hu, how men can learn to live authentically with author Dave Rossi, how blood sugar levels impact your cognition with researcher Dr. John Lewis PhD, and how to “glue” proteins to prevent cancer, with researcher Dr. Chetan Chana PhD.
We specifically discuss:
Why You Might Want to Make a Legacy Gift
- The impact of heart and stroke disease
- What is driving success in survivor rates?
- What is a “legacy gift”?
- How does one give a legacy gift?
- Why do people choose to give a legacy gift?
- The biggest misconception about legacy gifts?
- What is the impact of legacy gifts?
How Men Can Live Authentically
- What is “modern masculinity”?
- Men are experiencing more rejection
- The problem of trying to be somebody else
- What causes this problem?
- Why keep primal urges at bay?
- Are women attracted to “authentic” males?
- How do you live authentically?
- Authenticity is more sustainable
- First steps towards authenticity
How Blood Sugar Levels Impact Your Cognition
- The risk to cognition and high blood sugar levels
- Your brain makes insulin!
- What is the “3pm crash”?
- High glycemic foods
- Are all sugars bad for our health?
- Lifestyle choices to help mitigate blood sugar spikes
- Do GLP1 agonists impact blood sugar levels in our brain?
How to “Glue” Proteins to Prevent Cancer
- What are molecular glues?
- How are molecular glues used?
- Molecular glues are hard to find
- Molecular glues don’t need to be used to destroy protein
- How can molecular glues treat complex diseases?
- How this molecular glue was found
- How this molecular glue impacts protein
- Opportunities and challenges to developing treatments with molecular glue
- Using AI to find more molecular glues
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