The Biohacking Beauty Podcast
Biohacking Beauty Podcast
your most-asked skincare questions, answered with science
Social media has made skincare information easier to access than ever. One video can convince you to increase your retinol. Another influencer can tell you an ingredient is “toxic.” Then someone else swears your skin has stopped responding because you have used the same product for too long. But think about what that can do to your skin when you follow every new rule without understanding what the product is actually doing. More stimulation is not always better. “Clean” does not automatically mean effective. A rosacea flare is not always something another soothing serum can fix. And moving to a stronger retinol just because your current one feels less intense may be the wrong move entirely. In this Biohacking Beauty Class, we are answering the skincare questions our community keeps asking and unpacking the advice that sounds simple online but becomes much more complicated once you understand how skin actually responds. We also get into collagen supplements and share a few of the new Young Goose products and technologies we have been working on behind the scenes.
your most-asked skincare questions, answered with science
Social media has made skincare information easier to access than ever. One video can convince you to increase your retinol. Another influencer can tell you an ingredient is “toxic.” Then...
Cynthia Thurlow: what midlife gut changes have to do with your skin
When your skin starts changing in midlife, it is easy to assume the products that used to work suddenly stopped working. And when changing the routine does not fix it, hormones usually get the blame. But there is another shift happening at the same time that rarely gets brought into the skin conversation: your gut. In this episode of Biohacking Beauty, we get into what starts changing in the gut through perimenopause and menopause, the surprising ways those changes can show up far beyond digestion, and why some of the health strategies women swear by before 40 may need to be reconsidered later. Cynthia Thurlow is a nurse practitioner, host of the Everyday Wellness podcast, author of The Menopause Gut, and an international speaker with more than 25 years of experience in women’s health, metabolic health, perimenopause, menopause, and intermittent fasting.
Cynthia Thurlow: what midlife gut changes have to do with your skin
When your skin starts changing in midlife, it is easy to assume the products that used to work suddenly stopped working. And when changing the routine does not fix it,...
10 habits for younger skin that have nothing to do with skincare
Everyone wants skin that looks brighter, firmer, smoother, and healthier for longer. But sometimes the thing holding your skin back is not the serum you forgot to buy. It is the blood sugar spike you keep missing, the protein you are not getting enough of, the sleep window you keep pushing, the strength training you keep delaying, or the daily stress your skin has to keep recovering from. In this Biohacking Beauty Class episode, we are talking about the habits we actually use to support skin health outside of skincare. We get into the choices that help your skin repair better, age slower, respond better to treatments, and build the kind of foundation no product can fully replace.
10 habits for younger skin that have nothing to do with skincare
Everyone wants skin that looks brighter, firmer, smoother, and healthier for longer. But sometimes the thing holding your skin back is not the serum you forgot to buy. It is...
Dr. Amie Hornaman: the thyroid mistake that keeps women from getting answers
Thyroid dysfunction is often treated like it is easy to rule out. You ask for labs, your doctor checks TSH, and if that one marker is not flagged, you are told your thyroid is fine. But what if that is the problem? In this episode of Biohacking Beauty, we sit down with Dr. Amie Hornaman to unpack what most thyroid conversations skip: the difference between being “normal” on paper and having enough active thyroid hormone available to your cells. She explains why TSH is not a thyroid hormone, why T4-only medication may not be enough for many people, and why women can keep struggling even after being told their thyroid is not the issue. Dr. Amie is known as The Thyroid Fixer, a functional medicine doctor, host of The Thyroid (and Hormone) Fixer podcast, founder of the Advanced Thyroid and Hormone Clinic, and author of The Thyroid Fix. After being misdiagnosed by six different doctors, she built her practice around helping patients get the answers conventional medicine often misses.
Dr. Amie Hornaman: the thyroid mistake that keeps women from getting answers
Thyroid dysfunction is often treated like it is easy to rule out. You ask for labs, your doctor checks TSH, and if that one marker is not flagged, you are...
q&a: your questions answered on exosome skincare (everything you need to know before you try)
Exosomes have become one of the most talked-about ingredients in advanced skincare, but the conversation around them can get confusing fast. Some people hear “cellular messaging” and worry about DNA. Others see plant exosomes, stem cell claims, growth factors, or vampire facial comparisons and assume all exosome products are working the same way. The problem is that the word “exosome” does not tell you enough. Exosomes are messengers, and the message depends on the source. A plant-derived exosome, a mesenchymal-derived exosome, and a platelet-derived exosome are not carrying the same type of signal for the skin. So before you trust the trend, it helps to understand what kind of message your skin is actually receiving. In this Biohacking Beauty Q&A, we break down the biggest questions listeners have been asking about exosomes. We get into why exosomes do not change your DNA, what microRNA messaging means, why consistency matters, how plant exosomes compare to human-derived options, why platelet-derived exosomes may be especially relevant for skin repair, and what makes Vampire Exosomes® different from other exosome serums.
q&a: your questions answered on exosome skincare (everything you need to know before you try)
Exosomes have become one of the most talked-about ingredients in advanced skincare, but the conversation around them can get confusing fast. Some people hear “cellular messaging” and worry about DNA....
Anastasia (Beauty Fascia): the hidden cost of fillers, botox, and skin tightening devices | part 2
A lot of beauty treatments are sold around the result people want most: tighter skin, fewer lines, more volume, and a face that looks refreshed without going under the knife. And because these treatments have become so common, it can feel like the decision is simply about when to start, who to go to, or which device or injectable will give the most natural-looking result. But Anastasia looks at the face through a different lens. In Part 2 of this conversation, she challenges the idea that a visible result is the only thing worth paying attention to. She brings the conversation back to the tissue underneath the skin, the movement of the face, how the body responds, and what people may want to question before choosing treatments that promise to tighten, fill, freeze, or stimulate the face.
Anastasia (Beauty Fascia): the hidden cost of fillers, botox, and skin tightening devices | part 2
A lot of beauty treatments are sold around the result people want most: tighter skin, fewer lines, more volume, and a face that looks refreshed without going under the knife....