In this episode of Biohacking Superhuman Performance with guest Amitay Eshel, we discuss the importance of slowing down aging in a healthy way. We dive into how you can damage skin with many of today's popular skin procedures and how to navigate through it effectively to avoid causing more long-term trauma to your skin. Specifically, we talk about how to reset your skin cells functionally by using compounds that recycle and reset energy in your skin (Hint: Spermidine in skincare!)

We also dive into the damage cosmetic procedures can do to the perception of beauty and what is currently aesthetically pleasing. With a variety of mechanical and chemical procedures, it's important to know what the long-term effects can be, as well as, how to know which procedure is best for you and your aging goals.

Overall, this episode offers guidance on navigating the skin health and beauty industry, so that you're knowledgeable when choosing what's best for you.

Amitay Eshel is a seasoned biohacking and beauty entrepreneur. With over a decade of experience in health, wellness, and beauty leadership, he co-founded Young Goose and its popular Biohacking Beauty podcast, making waves through education and innovation. Young Goose has developed a product line of biohacking treatments to aid in anti-aging and skin repair. They are dedicated to reinventing skin regeneration with the help of advancing cellular science.

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What We Discuss:

(2:14) Cosmetic procedures and lines that are being crossed.

(9:30) Procedures are assaults on the body and can tax the endocrine system and gut health.

(12:58) The long-term cost of lasers, IPLs, and peels.

(14:00) The mechanical and chemical risks of penetration procedures.

(21:46) Radio frequency and the wrong kind of microneedling create structural changes that are irreversible.

(25:05) When we completely penetrate the skin barrier, it can't do it's job (it creates leaky skin).

(46:35) How to properly prepare your skin for an asthetic procedure so that you recover well.

(50:19) The molecule spermadine and it's ability to reverse aging at a cellular level.

(55:05) New topical applications of compounds that can reverse the 12 signs of aging.

(1:08:50) New Young Goose serums that penetrate deeply into the skin for maximum results.

(1:18:00) Where to find Young Goose products and more.

Key Takeaways:

• Major cosmetic procedures can cause significant body dysmorphia. It shifts what is aesthetically pleasing so that the patient is never truly pleased or done changing. The idea that you can get plastic surgery simply for aesthetic reasons started in the 80s with two surgeons who were also artists. This episode discusses our human differences and the fact that you cannot make broad changes without disrupting true beauty. Major cosmetic changes can affect your endocrine system, gut health, and more - they're assaults on the body.
• The cost of peels and penetration of the skin is higher than you might think. The risks are mechanical or chemical. We dive into the reasons to avoid mechanical risks at all costs. Radio frequency treatments cause inflammation which shows up as short-term progress as plump skin. But long term, you're just creating more scar tissue. It causes functional changes and damage that sticks around. Microneedling is a great procedure if you are getting "stamped" not "rolled." Before getting any type of procedure, make sure to have the correct recovery pathway, like having sunblock at home to help protect the skin barrier.
• Spermadine (a polyamine) can affect all 12+ hallmarks of aging. Spermidine is a magical molecule that mimics a signal for recycling and reinvesting of energy for repair and resilience. It's an incredible reset button we can push. A topical compound that includes spermidine works to make your skin functionally younger (even if it's not biologically younger).