Today we're talking about one of my favorite tools in functional and regenerative medicine, peptides. It's also quite the buzzword these days, but in this episode we're going deeper to explore how you can best stack them for your desired outcomes. You can think of peptide stacks as powerful curated treatment plans (without all the side effects you want to avoid!).

When I first heard of peptides, I was so intrigued that I couldn't wait to experiment with them. In fact, I ordered thousands of dollars worth. I recently put together my own stack for surgery and recovery preparation. But there are many different outcomes you can stack for, including reducing inflammation, gut healing, anti-aging and longevity, and more.

Peptides are just chains of amino acids that naturally occur. One powerful peptide is BPC-157, which is incredible for healing and nerve regeneration. When injected close to the site of an injury, it can help with all types of tissue and ligament damage. Thymosin alpha 1 is one of the most exciting peptides for immune dysfunction. It helps the immune system differentiate between friend and foe.

Some peptides are better injected, but many can also be taken orally. GHK-copper can be used a few different ways, for instance, taken orally or used topically. It boosts collagen and reduces oxidative stress. Epitalon is associated with lowering all-cause mortality and is often used in anti-aging protocols.

AOD9604 is a fragment of human growth hormone, and it promotes fat burning. One of my top peptides right now is MOTS-c, which supports insulin sensitivity and mitochondrial health, which is especially great for active people. The earlier you start using peptides, the more beneficial they can be for you in restoring and maintaining your beauty and health.

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Lately, I have been feeling stretched thin. There's a book called The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom, and I was recently reflecting on the framework he breaks down in his book. I realized that my health had started to decline due to exhaustion and burnout.

My business is thriving, and it has been an absolutely transformative year. We rebuilt our lead generation process, welcomed a hiring firm who complements our values-first approach, integrated a new website and third-party shipping platform, and streamlined our compliance procedures.

When you're clear about what your goals are, it's easier to identify your hurdles and deal with them. Now I can see exactly where I am and where I'm going. I also recently took part in the ALT Experience with my longtime coach Kaeli Lindholm, and this also gave me space to reconnect with where I'm taking this business.

Merging wellness into my aesthetics practice is me taking part in a global movement. People who invest in their bodies are looking for more integrative approaches. That's where the Wellness Aesthetic Fusion Method comes in—something I created because I wish I'd had when I started this journey years ago.

This method is all about creating an elite patient journey with intention. It's a 3-step tiered program that guides you through providing wellness in your aesthetics practice including SOPs, compliance support, team building and hiring resources, a marketing playbook, and more. Whether you're a provider or clinic owner, this blueprint can help you bridge the gap between wellness and aesthetics.

The Wellness Aesthetic Fusion Method Tier 1: https://jessica-christy.mykajabi.com/the-wellness-aesthetic-fusion-workshop

The Wellness Aesthetic Fusion Method Tier 2 & 3: jessica-christy.mykajabi.com/the-wellness-aesthetic-fusion

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If we want to reach the highest level of performance, we need to go deeper. The very foundation of our health, energy, and recovery is our cells—they are the building blocks of our body. Your body is a vast network of signals, and electrolytes power these signals. When your cells are thriving, you thrive. When your cells are struggling, you are too.

Your mitochondria are the energy producers of the cell. They generate ATP, which is the fuel that powers everything. When mitochondrial function is optimal, we feel our most resilient. Electrolytes are especially important when it comes to your cellular health.

Electrolytes do so much more than keep you hydrated—nutrient absorption, muscle contraction, nerve function, ATP production, and more. Even a 2% drop in hydration can dramatically hurt your performance and cause headaches, brain fog, irregular heartbeat, fatigue, and muscle cramps. If you're exercising, electrolytes are even more important for helping to power your cells.

Amino acids play a direct role in electrolyte absorption by helping you maintain cellular hydration for a longer period of time. If you can find a product that's easy to take and brings together both electrolytes and amino acids, for example, in powder form, it can be a game changer for your health.

By prioritizing your mitochondrial health by hydrating intelligently (not just by drinking water) and listening to your body, you can support yourself on a cellular level and reduce issues related to electrolyte imbalances. It can also support your recovery, performance, metabolism, and more.

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Let's talk about something most entrepreneurs struggle with: letting go. When I first started my business, I was the top revenue producer, and I thought that was a good thing. But the truth is I was the biggest bottleneck in my business, and that wasn't how I wanted things to be.

When you build your business around one person, you can't bring a long-term vision to life. You have to hire and trust the right people and build a business that can manage and sustain itself without you. Your competitors can steal your ideas, but the right team can't be taken—especially a team that's highly engaged and fully bought into your vision.

If your business only functions when you are present, you don't have a business. You have a job with a fancy title. Here's what you need to scale: a clear, repeatable process your team can execute. Your team has to feel empowered to make decisions without the need to seek approval. Lastly, you need systems that ensure consistency.

The leap from being the provider to the entrepreneur can be very scary. But when you remove yourself, you might be surprised at how your team steps up. When you give people ownership, it's an invitation for them to show up at a higher level.

A disengaged team is more detrimental to your business than a competitor. They spread negativity, they lower morale, and they scare away customers. As the leader of your business, it's crucial to recognize effort, unique abilities, and the people who show up for more than just a paycheck.

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Today I'm sharing an episode originally released in 2023 about a huge crisis that my business went through.

Vulnerability is an important tool to reflect on our past disappointments so we can guide the journey of the learning process. While it can be difficult to share the challenges we face, these challenges will ultimately shape who we are. Not just as business owners, but as leaders and individuals too.

Experiencing betrayal in our personal lives is inevitable, but when it occurs in our professional life, it can be incredibly jarring. I know it was for me. If you've ever experienced a breach of trust, know that you are not alone.

Despite our best efforts to build a solid team, we ultimately can't control the decisions of others. We also can't read their minds to completely understand their intentions. In the aftermath of the crisis, you may be faced with a broken team and a sense of loss for that trust. While most of the advice you will get from other people will be to create a legal fortress around your business, it's vital to restore trust, as well as to see and treat your team as your number one priority.

It's crucial to have one-on-one meetings with your team members. Not to evaluate their skills, but as an invitation to them for you to hear their needs. From these meetings you can come together to celebrate a shared vision that is larger, has greater purpose, and is founded on deeper connections.

You can reflect on your trails to ultimately become stronger as a business owner and team overall. Problems and challenges will arise, but go forth with the knowledge that they are being faced by a leader that has gained more experience.

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Success leaves clues, so if you study top performers in your industry, you'll see what they have in common. Those patterns, behaviors, and actions might surprise you—but they're also a lot simpler than you'd think. Mindset is one of the most important things to master for entrepreneurs who want to scale their business to seven figures and beyond.

For my team, as soon as we start our day, we focus on our wins before we move on to our priorities and obstacles. We also do activities that emphasize building confidence so that our team feels empowered. The little things you do each day in your business add up.

Seven figure business owners see themselves as CEOs, not just injectors or service providers. This shift isn't easy to make. You'll have to let go of your identity, trust in your team, step into leadership, and see the bigger picture.

Successful entrepreneurs focus on outcomes, not procedures. You're not just selling Botox and filler—you're offering transformations. They also invest in their own growth through coaching, masterminds, and mentorship. It's also necessary to define the patient's journey, including the sales and leads process.

Top practices also put the right people in the right seats by hiring for unique abilities. The very things you dislike doing are the same things someone else loves (and feels competent doing). Invest in your team's training and development so they can become the best they can be, and you can focus on being a leader. If you implement the right habits, you can make your biggest goals happen.

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If you're a leader looking to build your dream team, this episode is for you. You can't do it all, so you need to bring in support. But instead of hiring for your team, what if you used the revolutionary approach of casting your team instead? This mindset shift can change the way you lead. I know it did for me.

Traditional hiring has its pitfalls. You may hire the right skills, but miss out on the core values fit that you need. You may hire people you like, such as friends or acquaintances, without thinking about how they'll suit your business. This is even more likely to happen when you're desperate.

When you're building your team, remember this: clarity is key and clarity is kindness. Part of the process I've missed in the past was assessing cognitive skills. You should also understand what motivates someone, as this can reveal their personality and emotional makeup. The Kolbe A Index can help you identify someone's modus operandi, which is crucial to see if they're right for your business.

You need to align people's strengths with what's expected for success in the role. If you've gotten it wrong before, take away the lessons from that experience with you moving forward. Remember that even when you do everything right, you can still miss a critical piece.

The insights I've gained from the Kolbe A Index have helped me improve my process of casting my team. It has also helped me onboard team members when I do find the right fit. Weekly check-ins in the beginning stages of onboarding can also support your casting success.

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What do you need to know about the science of aging, and how can it be approached from a medical aesthetics perspective as well as a functional wellness perspective?

Aging doesn't just show up on the surface—it's happening at every level of tissue. It's important for patients to know more about this so they can also truly understand what can help. There are five layers of the face, starting with the bone. Believe it or not, your facial bone structure does change over time.

There are also fat layers on the face that deflate and descend over time. Of course, there is also a loss of collagen and elastin in the skin over time. A great provider knows this and can educate you about what's happening.

Our treatments at Beauty Culture aren't just about helping you look younger. Looking younger might be the goal, but feeling healthy and well is important too. This is a part of our elite patient journey. Sometimes you don't even realize how bad you feel until you start to feel better. Once you start seeing the changes, it's truly motivating.

Your anti-aging journey is one that you may go through for months or years. When you find the right place, you know it's the one that goes above and beyond to provide value. Feeling listened to and understood makes you feel that much greater about your results. Aging is inevitable, but together we can navigate it with grace and confidence.

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In my business, we use social media primarily to get content and information out to our niche clientele, but that's about it. If I didn't have this business, I would probably get off social media altogether. Recently I was told that a former employee was working for someone else now—something I didn't know because I was blocked.

As a business owner, giving the gift of having a team member move on isn't always easy, but it often is necessary. At times, the reactions and outcomes from these situations can be triggering. Mostly everyone can relate to this, whether it's former employees turned to critics or former friends.

When I first started as a young business owner, I leaned on my team heavily. At the time I thought there was great synergy, but now looking back, I see things differently. Loyalty became performative and conversations got quiet when I came into the room.

The reality is that sometimes your most toxic employees are the most profitable. In my situation, my employees weren't just moving on. Their strategy was about dismantling my success; not just winning, but having me lose. This betrayal was confusing and led me to question my judgement.

These cracks made me realize it was time to rebuild the business and rebuild myself. Success exposes insecurities and feelings of inadequacy in family and in friends. In a perfect world, your triumphs would inspire people, not make them feel bitter. Just remember that the louder the critics, the greater the proof that you're making waves. Use these situations to reflect, grow, and improve on what you can.

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Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UF8uR6Z6KLc

Does estrogen therapy cause breast cancer? The simple answer is no. This is a hot topic in health circles—and you may have even been told by your doctor before that estrogen does cause it. This misinformation does a very real disservice to women, which is why setting the record straight is so important.

When we look at the data, what we actually see is that estradiol kills cancer cells. So why isn't this information widely available? In large part, it's because hormones, like estrogen and testosterone, aren't patentable—so there's no money in it for the big pharmaceutical companies.

Research hasn't really confirmed the exact cause of breast cancer. What we do know is that dysfunctional cells, somehow created, continue to grow and turn into cancer. There are genetic risk factors as well as lifestyle risk factors too. While many women are scared of breast cancer, we are highly more likely to suffer from heart disease.

Estrogen is not just overlooked in cancer, it's villainized. The reality is that hormone replacement therapy can increase survival rates. There are many different ways to go about taking estrogen therapy. There are synthetic forms, which we don't use, and bio-identical forms. You can take it orally or transdermally, each of which have their own unique benefits.

The only women who may not be considered for estrogen treatment are those who haven't yet gone through menopause. Pre-menopausal women still produce estrogen, so taking it could lead to excess estrogen effects. Estrogen therapy should be used in conjunction with progesterone, not progestins.

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