Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast

In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast, Zora Benhamou discusses ageism and gerontology. She also touches  sensitive topics such as depression and how it relates to longevity. She then talks about other cultures and how we see ageism now. Lastly, she talks about her personal experiences as a nomad. Zora Benhamou, is the founder of the website HackMyAge.com, the Hack My Age podcast, and author of the Longevity Master Plan and cookbook Eating For Longevity. Her social media and podcast following reaches over 100,000 people and is growing quickly. She is also a member of the Gerontological Society of America.What we discussed:5:33 - What is the correlation between gerontology and looking good?7:42 - What are the decisions that have a cumulative impact on aging?9:39 - Who are more at risks to have depression and commit suicide?12:00 - What happens when someone is depressed?15:51 - Is there a correlation between the way you look and the way you take care of yourself?20:39 - What’s the end goal of having a positive attitude?25:29 - Does “looks” correlate to longevity?29:53 - Does the attitude towards ageism changed because life expectancy has changed as well?35:00 - Cultures that are more accepting towards ageism39:42 - Does having a sense of contribution in life increase longevity?43:00 - How does Zora take care of herself as a nomad?51:56 - Can the metaverse replace the actual community?54:52 - Is it better for us to have more constant interactions?56:27 - What’s the culture in Israel in terms of gerontology?1:00:56 - Why did Zora get disappointed when she started in gerontology?1:02:28 - Theory about the immigrants and longevity1:06:11 - Zora’s favorite health discoveriesFind more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare What to know more about Zora?Website: https://hackmyage.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HackMyAgeInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/HackMyAge/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMlr1hHGF2D1U54tZ4Zk9SAPodcast: https://hackmyage.com/podcast-2021/Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast, Dr. Cristina Olteanu discusses inflammation in our body and how this is reflected in our skin. She also talked about different skincare products and how to maximize the effect of each. Plus, she touches on when is it appropriate to change your skincare routine and her personal approach for keeping her skin healthy!Dr. Cristina Olteanu is a registered dermatologist. Her Instagram account: @dr.vitc, contains topics about skin, skincare and skin products. The way it is presented is so easy to digest which made Cristina standout amongst other content creators. What’s discussed:3:00 - Cristina Olteanu and her skincare journey5:56 - What are the usual underlying issues for these skin conditions?6:51 - How inflammation reflects in our skin and why should we care about it? 7:54 - Why Cristinaconsiders the increase of acne incident a Western phenomena?10:01 - Why having a healthy lifestyle better in terms of aging?12:13 - What skin care routine should we follow to prevent aging and inflammation?13:48 - Difference on how you clean your face according to your age15:40 - What are retinoids and why are they important? 17:26 - Misinformation about taking Vitamin A19:40 - Suggested dosage and occurrence of retinoids21:13 - What are the areas on the face that we should avoid when applying retinoids?23:09 - Should we only apply SPF when going out? 25:16 - What is Christina’s take on chemical SPF?30:21 - Why anti-oxidants a skin game changer?32:15 - How would we know if we are using the correct anti-oxidants?37:00 - Should we consistently use anti-oxidants?38:30 - When should the skincare routine change? 40:16 - What happens if there’s no water on skin when we apply hyaluronic acid?32:49 - Are there other approaches to help with skin aging?49:40 - What molecules to look out for to treat skin texture?51:57 - What’s the difference between Vitamin C in terms of skin application?58:58 - How to turn the bad genes on and off? 1:00:00 - What are the main factors in terms of skin care and skin aging?1:02:59 - What is glycation and how does it affect the skin?1:03:37 - What does Cristina usually eat to keep her skin healthy?1:06:15 - Why is sleep so important?1:07:56 - Does Cristina take any supplements?Find more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

This episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast is the biohackers guide to skin aging and senescent cells. Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, discusses what senescent cells are. He also touches on extrinsic and intrinsic drivers of senescent cell accumulation and what happens if we have an accumulation of it. Lastly, Amitay talks about senolytics and how it can help eliminate senescent cells.What Amitay discusses: 0:00 - Intro3:19 - What are senescent cells?5:11 - Correlation of senescent cells and the appearance of the skin6:48 - Extrinsic and intrinsic drivers of senescent cells accumulation14:44 - What happens if we have an accumulation of senescent cells?15:38 - The relationship of skin stress and our brain function16:06 - How can we delay whole body aging? 16:28 - What are senolytics?17:13 - How to induce senolytic effect?19:46 - What happens if the skin barrier ages? Find more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

Bob Troia, a tech entrepreneur and self-quantification biohacker, shares his data-driven approach to health and longevity. He discusses wearable accuracy and why to focus on average trends over noisy day-to-day readings. He explores how commercialization shapes biohacking, the role of diagnostics, and using frequencies, PEMF, and contrast therapies for recovery and circulation.

In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast, Rachel Varga discusses her skincare and skin health approach to have a better looking skin. She also shares her thoughts on the use of serum and toner. She touches skin stimulation processes and her overall thoughts about the skincare industry now. Lastly, she shares a glimpse of her personal life by sharing book recommendations. Rachel Varga is a double Board Certified Aesthetic Nurse specialists since 2011. With over 20,000 procedures performed and an international clinical trainer for other physicians and nurses, celebrities skin experts. She's featured by Dave Asprey, JJ virgin Wade light heart, Naveen Jain, Dr. Kelly and Petrucci American's holistic plastic surgeon, Dr. Tony Yun, and many more. Rachel helps inspire others with her unique toolkit to slow cellular aging and enhance radiance using your holistic science of beauty method at Rachael varga.ca where one on one sessions for at home and in clinic skin rejuvenation guidance are available.What we talked about:6:23 - What's the origin story of Rachel’s hack to better looking skin?11:03 - Skin pillars and balancing these out14:23 - Rachel’s skin care and skin health approach and if it’s subjective to a person? 20:03 - What is Rachel take in terms of using toner?24:29 - Does Rachel have some other adjunct before a serum?28:08 - Rachel’s thoughts on skin stimulation for renewal38:29 - What are toxins? 40:49 - What EMF does to the skin?51:16 - How does Rachel see individuality in terms of skin care routine?56:17 - Does Rachel have any other staple skincare brands?1:02:22 - How Rachel sees the aesthetic world and the professional aesthetic world?1:15:41 - Rachel’s book recommendations.

Hyperbarics is a trending topic in the biohacking community, but what is it, why is it amazing for your skin (and your health) and how can you reap the benefits? Typically, you need a hyperbaric chamber, although in this episode you will learn a much more accessible way to reap the benefits!This episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast is the biohackers guide to Young Goose’ hyperbaric mask. Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, discusses how hyperbaric masks work and how it is great for skin rejuvenation. He also discusses the ingredients that they have carefully selected and why they decided to use it in their hyperbaric masks.What Amitay discusses: 0:00 - Intro 3:16 - Why Young Goose started creating hyperbaric mask?4:32 - What is Vitacel and why is it the best active ingredient? 6:30 - What is the initial purpose of the hyperbaric mask?7:58 - How did Young Goose improve the mask?9:08 - What are the hormetic response brought by the mask?10:53 - What is Tiliroside and how it helps the skin?12:03 - Long term effects of hyperbaric masks17:50 - How to activate NFR2?18:53 - Why increasing energy increases collagen production?21:39 - What is Alginic acid and why it works best as anti-inflammatory ingredient?22:26 - When to use hyperbaric masks? Find more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast, Jennilyn Griffiths talks about gut health and how it impacts our overall state. She also discusses what are the common gut issues in our society now, how candida overgrowth relates to blood sugar regulation issue and why Alzheimer’s Disease is considered as Type III Diabetes. Lastly, Jennilyn shares how she takes care of her emotional health. Jennilyn Griffiths is a gut health expert and the owner of Gut Health For Life. She has been in the health and nutrition world for the last 10 years. She started as a personal trainer, then went to running Fitcon Summit, then on to do online nutrition coaching.0:51 - How does gut health affect our skin condition?5:42 - What is the most common gut issue now?10:00 - Relation between candida overgrowth and blood sugar regulation issue14:01 - Should we avoid packaged food?17:33 - Is it advisable to do continuous glucose monitoring?23:04 - Why is Alzheimer’s Disease called Type III Diabetes?27:19 - Can habits be passed down genetically?31:07 - Is our microbiome affected by the skin products that we apply on it?38:12 -How instant gratification affects our overall state and longevity39:20 - How do you take care of your conscious and emotional nutrition?50:21 - Why is meditation powerful? If you want to know more about Jennilyn:Instagram: @jennilynfitTiktok: @jennilynfitWebsite: https://guthealthforlife.com/Find more from Young Goose:Website: https: www.younggoose.comInstagram: https: (@young_goose_skincare)Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com.

This episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast is the biohackers guide to Young Goose’ newest sunblock product, Bioshield. Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, discusses skin aging, free radicals and the subsets of it. He then touches on the four major active ingredients in Young Goose’s new sunblock and what makes this formulation a revolutionary product for sun protection and skin aging. What Amitay discusses: 0:00 - Intro2:00 - Types of skin aging and what drives it? 5:37 - Why is it important to have ingredients that negate environmental skin damage?6:24 - What really is skin damage? 8:18 - Where do free radicals come from?11:56 - What are the two types of sun blocks and how they work?14:03 - What is blue light or HEV? 15:00 - What are environmental pollutants? 19:23 - Young Goose’ new revolutionary sunblock20:56 - Four major active ingredients of Bioshield 25:51 - What is Ectoine and why is it a revolutionary skincare ingredient? 30:25 - What makes Lipochroman-6 as the strongest anti-oxidant? Find more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

In this episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast, Dr. Amie Hornaman discusses the core function of thyroid and why it is considered as the master gland. She also shares her misdiagnosis experiences and how it affected her treatment. She talks about the importance of talking to a specialist and understanding the overall treatment approach in optimizing the effects of it to the body. Dr. Amie Hornaman, also know as The Thyroid Fixer, the founder of the Institute for Thyroid and Hormone Optimization. She is on a mission to optimize thyroid patients around the world and give them their lives back using her proprietary transformational program: The FIX Method. She is also. She experienced misdiagnoses and improper treatment so she is set to help others out and avoid the same pitfalls that she had to get a correct diagnosis. 5:15 - Thyroid as the body’s master gland 7:53 - How important is our thyroid?12:00 - Why thyroid functions sub optimally?15:45 - Are thyroid issues hard to diagnose correctly? 24:53 - How to optimize the body’s framework to match their treatment?33:24 - What are Dr. Amie’s survival stress recommendations?42:00 - How do we manage Hormetic Stressors?44:54 - Is metformin part of Dr. Amie’s treatment plan for losing weight? 47:10 - Dr. Amie’s general approach in creating new products52:47 - Benefits of taking T254:00 - What should we prioritize when talking about overall body health?57:15 - Is Dr. Amie available for remote consultation?Find more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare What to know more about Dr. Amie?Websites: https://dramiehornaman.com/ | https://thethyroidfixer.com/Linkedin: Dr. Amie HornamanFacebook: Dr. Amie HornamanYouTube: Dr. Amie HornamanGet 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com

This episode of the Biohacking Beauty podcast is the biohackers guide to another skincare ingredient called Resveratrol. Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose, discusses what Resveratrol is and why it’s so beneficial not only for your skin, but for your overall health. He also touches the idea of getting exposed to Hormetic Stress or “positive stress” and how it helps with longevity. Lastly, Amitay also talks about how the accumulation of un-repaired cells translates to aging skin. What Amitay discusses: 0:00 - Intro2:58 - Taking a deep dive into Resveratrol5:40 - How do we induce “positive stress”?7:27 - Three pathways of resiliency and longevity9:30 - What are the mechanisms behind Resveratrol?14:42 - What is Autophagy and how it relates to aging?17:13 - Are there any risks involved when taking Resveratrol?18:22 - How do we help our skin behave youthfully?19:34 - Why should we be supplementing on Resveratrol?20:44 - Other hormetic processes and compoundsFind more from Young Goose:Website: https://www.younggoose.com/Instagram: @young_goose_skincare Get 20% off your first purchase by using code PODCAST20 at www.younggoose.com