Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., R.D.: “Topicals can be helpful, but we want to be supporting the inner cells and what they're trying to do naturally.”

Ferira, mbg's director of scientific affairs, joins mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss her biggest pet peeves when it comes to beauty supplements, plus:

- How much salmon it actually takes to get enough astaxanthin

- Why not all forms of CoQ10 are created equal

- Why you should treat your beauty like your bone density 

- Why there's no such thing as vegan collagen

- How to become a smarter beauty shopper

Referenced in the episode:

- Ferira's mbg article on "vegan" collagen.

- mbg Podcast episode #308, with Brittany Henderson, M.D.

- A study on CoQ10 and skin smoothness.*

- Research showing 6 mg of astaxanthin can help support healthy skin function and reduce wrinkles.*

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