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Dr. Tricia Pingel is naturopathic physician and the author of Total Health Turnaround which discusses the impact of stress on your health. She is also the founder Pingel Progressive Medicine which takes a multidimensional and integrative approach to healthcare. As an expert on adrenal fatigue, we define what it is and how to prevent it. Dr. Tricia Pingel believes in educating her patients to empower them to take control of their own health.

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"You Can't Be What You Can't See.” These words by Project Glimmer's Founder,  Sonja Hoel Perkins, speaks about showing young adolescent girls their great potential for an empowered future.   

Jenni Bingham, Deputy Director at Project Glimmer, talks about the initiative to build self-confidence in young women's life. When a young woman's self-confidence is fostered, it has a positive ripple effect that reflects on her voice, actions and decisions. Project Glimmer has 1,000 community partners and have reached 700,000 girls in all 50 states.  

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"The most beautiful thing that one can express themselves and give to someone else is their smile" - Dr. Jon Marashi. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Jon Marashi to talk about his craft as an Artistic Cosmetic Dentist and role with byte as Chief Cosmetic Dentist. 

He is regarded by Cher as "The Tom Ford of Cosmetic Dentistry". In 2019 he launched his own M Sonic Toothbrush. Dr. Jon Marashi's loyal clientele include Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Jessica Biel, Cher, Tom Hanks, Kate Hudson, and so many more. 

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This week's Hello Beauty guest is Emily DiDonato. Emily is a supermodel who has appeared in Sports Illustrated, Miu Miu, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Gap, Guess, Oscar dela Renta, and many more. After modeling for over a decade while also creating content across Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok, Emily co-founded Covey with her Google executive best friend, Christina Uribe. 

Covey aims to simplify our skincare routine with just three essential products that are effective and compatible that result in healthy, glowing skin.

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Katonya Breaux graces Hello Beauty to talk all sun protection, especially for melanin-rich skin. She is the mother to musician Frank Ocean, a meditator, who is wellness-focused, and the founder of Unsun Cosmetics.

Katonya grew up with the belief that black people did not need sun protection. She learned from a dermatologist that the moles that she would see from the older women from her family were not genetic, but the direct result of sun damage. Shocked by this, she started her journey in searching for a safe sunblock that did not leave a white cast on her skin. Since the market was lacking sunscreens that were inclusive with her skin tone, and one that was free of chemical actives, Katonya created Unsun Cosmetics.

Unsun Cosmetics is a natural skincare brand focusing in sun protection and beauty products for all skin shades and tones. It is clean and safe for the user and the environment. 

In this episode, she clarifies that a higher SPF number does not mean a great higher amount of protection. The gap between an SPF 30 and SPF 50 are so small that using an SPF 30 is perfectly okay. To illustrate, SPF 30 gives 97% protection and SPF 50 gives 98% protection.

Trivia: Frank Ocean was the one who came up with the name "Unsun".

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Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.

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Reports of violence against Asian Americans have dramatically increased since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. There has been little action and conversation around Stop Asian Hate and there needs to be a discussion on how to improve reporting of hate crimes and expand resources for victims. 

Being a credible resource in the beauty industry, Sarah Y. Wu has the gift of words and has been one of the empowering voice of what the AAPI community has been feeling. In this episode, we discuss AAPI issues that we see in the beauty industry and explore ideas and solutions on how to be better, unlearn, and continue learning. 

Backed by a decade of experience in the industry, Sarah is a beauty editor, copywriter, consultant, and Forbes' Senior Contributor. She helps clients with their editorial creative direction, improve brand DNA, and build consumer engagement. During her stint at Teen Vogue as the Beauty Features Editor, she helped introduce the brand's annual Acne Awards franchise and launched the publication's first-ever Asian Pacific American Heritage Month package. 

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There is no cohesive definition for "clean beauty" so clean cosmetic chemist, Krupa Koestline, joins Hello Beauty podcast and helps us navigate through the  wild west. As an Ayurvedic practitioner and founder of KKT Consultants, Krupa has formulated award-winning products for clean brands like Kopari, Guide Beauty, Tower28 and more. She started her career at Estee Lauder and Neutrogena, and pivoted to the clean beauty sector. She merges her background in biology, biochemistry, and biotechnology with her lifelong practice of Ayurveda to create innovations in the clean beauty space. 

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Hi everyone. I hope you're keeping safe, healthy, and hanging in there. Sending love your way and my thoughts are with you.

Note: This episode is only meant for educational purposes and points discussed are Dr. Sheva's opinions. This episode is not meant to provide treatment. 

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I don't know about you, but I am my own worse critic. I don't usually give myself credit for the things I've done and accomplished, though I shower those around me with compliments and assurance. Today is International Women's Day and I would like to remind every woman listening to this episode that you are amazing and you are doing great. Keep doing you! 

Dr. Sheva Assar provides tips on how we can be mindful about how we speak to ourselves. The tone we use when we're stressed or when things don't go well is very important. Dr. Sheva is a self confidence and relationship coach who helps women improve their relationship with themselves and others to reach their full potential. 

She helps us understand how setting boundaries is beneficial to us and that we should be focusing on the health of the relationship with others. Dr. Sheva talks about "I Statements", where she explains the importance of the way we deliver our words to others and how it is going to land on the other person.  If you're ready to take your life to the next level and curious to find out how, then this episode is for you!

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Isabelle Du is a bilingual SAG-AFTRA actress, former Miss Vietnam USA 2017, was part of CBS Amazing Race Season 25, Syfy's Face Off Season 9-13, and Lifetime's American Beauty Star Season 1-2. I asked her what it's like to get COVID-19. Isabelle shares her experience on contracting a "mild" case of COVID-19. On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the worse, she mentioned that her experience was a 3. This episode is based on Isabelle's experience and recounts what she went through. This episode is not meant to be used as a medical advice. 

We discuss the stigma associated with COVID-19 and the solutions we can do to avoid this. We talked about how we need to reframe our language, know our facts, correct misconceptions, offer support, and many more. 

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I thought this "trend" was going to die down soon but we are still seeing recent posts about people doing The Fox Eye Trend on their social media. What is the Fox Eye Trend? Why is it racist? Marianne Mychaskiw discusses why The Fox Eye Trend is trash. Even after receiving negative attention from Asians, this trend is still circulating in social media. As Asians, specifically Pacific Islanders, it just triggered plenty of memories of bullies pulling their eyelids at us. Marianne is a beauty editor, freelance journalist, and brand copywriter for both digital and print where she covers topics about beauty, wellness, entertainment, lifestyle, and sex.

In this episode, we define the difference between appropriation vs. appreciation, why Asian features are not a trend, and what solutions we can arrive at to help raise awareness about these racial issues. Our goal is to always come from a place of love and we strive to do our best to stay informed, do our research, keep learning, and continue the discussion.  

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