Collagen Doesn’t Fix Skin Aging (Here’s What Actually Does) | Ep. 36

What if the most expensive part of your skincare routine isn't doing what you think it's doing?

What if your collagen isn't building collagen — and your topicals are only scratching the surface?

Today I'm sitting down with Dr. Lily Shapiro — a pharmacist who spent 15 years on Wall Street, helped run a machine learning hedge fund, and then left it all behind after reading over 300 clinical trials and discovering that most of what we're told about skin health is marketing — not science.

She didn't just learn the truth. She built something new. 

A formula that reversed her own wrinkles in 12 weeks and a new way of thinking about skin — not as something to treat from the outside, but as an organ to nourish from within.

If you've tried the creams, the serums, the supplements — and you're still wondering why nothing's really working — this episode is going to change how you think about your skin.

Timestamps

00:00 – Introduction to Dr. Lily Shapiro

05:48 – Reading 300 Clinical Trials and Reversing Wrinkles

10:12 – Collagen Truth: Molecular Weight and Contamination

19:42 – The Four Pillars of Skin Health

27:50 – Understanding Oxidative Stress and Antioxidants

37:26 – Ceramides vs Hyaluronic Acid for Hydration

44:20 – Wall Street Life and Fluorescent Light Damage

50:40 – Unexpected Hair and Eyelash Growth Results

55:49 – Three Things to Upgrade Your Skin Today

01:02:45 – Sleep Quality and Skin Longevity

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