Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast

Most of what goes viral on SkinTok is missing one thing. The part where someone actually checks if it works.
In this bonus episode, Amitay and Anastasia break down three of the most viral skincare trends circulating today, red light therapy wands, at-home dermarolling, and tretinoin, and run each one through a biohacker's lens. Not to dismiss them outright. But to ask the questions the original videos never do.
What is actually happening at the cellular level? What are the real risks? And where does the marketing stop and the science start?
What’s Discussed:
(2:03) Why red light therapy wands are closer to a flashlight than a treatment.
(4:26) What photon accumulation actually means and why moving a wand around your face defeats the purpose.
(10:42) Why "sold out" is a marketing claim, not proof that something works.
(14:00) What dermarolling actually does to the skin and where the real risks are.
(15:21) Why elastin claims in skincare are almost always wrong.
(17:06) The difference between at-home dermarolling and professional microneedling.
(19:51) How to use a dermaroller safely if you choose to.
(28:32) Why tretinoin makes skin worse before it gets better and what that actually means.
(32:58) The half-life of vitamin A and why twice a week use barely moves the needle.
(34:06) How retinoids accelerate cellular turnover but also drive senescence.
(35:44) What can counteract the long-term tradeoffs of tretinoin use.

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Mothers sacrifice so much of themselves to carry another human being in their body for nine months. Even after childbirth, there's a phase called the fourth trimester because babies are still heavily dependent on moms for their survival.
Motherhood looks different for every woman. For Anastasia, who is a first-time mom, motherhood looked particularly different since her family is overseas and she's also running Young Goose with Amitay. Yet, there's something unique when a biohacker becomes a mom that new moms can learn from.
In this Young Goose Mother's Day Special, we celebrate every mother who gives selflessly to their family. We also take a peek into Anastasia's life as a new mom, what changed in her body and mindset, and how she maintained her self-care while taking care of the family and the business.
This episode will make you realize that it takes a village to raise a kid, but it takes a great mom to raise a kid and still come back to herself. Because the only way she can show up fully for others is when she can show up for herself first.
What's Discussed:
(3:11) Who Anastasia was before motherhood: the risk-taker who crossed the world.
(6:03) Why Anastasia loves a small circle and how she protects it.
(10:09) Why Anastasia went back to work early, and the regret she wants other new moms to avoid.
(12:00) Why motherhood is the hardest thing she has ever done, more than building a company.
(15:49) How motherhood flipped the dynamic: why the assertive co-CEO becomes the soft parent.
(25:26) Postpartum breakouts, cortisol, and why her skin told the story before anything else did.
(29:25) What her early postpartum self-care actually looked like.
(30:33) The non-negotiables: PEMF mat, lymphatic drainage suit, and red light therapy.
(34:04) Anastasia's postpartum bounce-back stack: spermidine, NAD+, and PC.
(1:58) How a biohacker reconnects with a body that no longer feels like her own.
(4:05) The self-massage course that changed everything.
(5:42) What self-care actually looks like in this season of motherhood.
(10:02) Redefining energy as a mother: capacity, limits, and the cost of burnout.
(16:01) Mindfulness as a skincare tool: why lowering cortisol shows up on your face.
(26:06) The 20-minute practice that can stand in for hours of lost sleep.
(27:45) The 4-7-8 breathing technique for moms who do not have 20 minutes.
(43:28) Advice for new moms who feel self-care is unrealistic in this season.
(43:45) The reframe that changes what self-care means for a new mom forever.

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Most of the NAD+ skincare on shelves right now is built on a misunderstanding. And if you've been trusting niacinamide to do the heavy lifting, this episode is going to change how you read a label.
This episode is Part 2 of our NAD+ deep dive. Here, we get into what actually works to raise NAD+ in the skin, the real precursors, the delivery technology that gets them where they need to go, and the mitochondrial support system most brands leave out. We also walk through the lifestyle levers that move the needle, and why one of them becomes non-negotiable for women after a certain age.
If Part 1 explains what steals your NAD+, this episode is where the science gets practical and eye-opening.
What's Discussed:
(5:07) What the clinical data actually says about topical niacinamide
(7:21) Why most niacinamide products on your shelf are underdosed
(8:16) The roundabout pathway that makes niacinamide a poor NAD+ precursor
(9:03) Niacinamide is a brightening agent, not an NAD+ booster
(10:15) Why NMN can't cross the skin barrier alone
(11:19) CD38 and blocking the enzyme that destroys NAD+
(13:03) NAD+ alone is potential energy, not usable energy
(13:45) Liposomal encapsulation and how real precursors get into the skin
(17:02) The five mitochondrial pathways your skin actually needs
(18:53) Senescent cells and the next telomeres conversation
(25:17) Why NAD Apex targets NAD+ in three dimensions
(26:39) Lifestyle strategies: fasting and the AMPK pathway
(28:47) How to get 30 to 50% more NAD+ from caloric restriction through fasting
(30:37) The fun fact behind why 16:8 fasting became the standard
(33:02) HIIT and its compounding effect on baseline NAD+
(34:51) Sleep is an NAD+ dependent repair session, not just rest
(39:15) Your skin does 8x more renewal at night
(41:38) Sun protection as an NAD+ strategy
(44:49) Why you should expose your back more than your face
(45:29) Contrast therapy, heat shock proteins, and cold-driven biogenesis
(50:32) Why stacking NAD+ boosting activities at 50% beats maxing out one modality
(52:49) The perimenopause problem no one is talking about
(56:29) Why niacinamide creates homework for the body
(1:01:46) You recycle more NAD+ daily than you can ever supplement
(1:02:19) 5-Amino-1MQ, the peptide that recycles NAD+
(1:05:35) Mitophagy, autophagy, and the role of spermidine
(1:06:44) Ergothioneine, the only antioxidant with a direct mitochondrial transporter
(1:07:46) Fermented resveratrol and activating SIRT1

Check out resources mentioned:
Part 1 of our NAD+ deep dive: The NAD+ Thief Your Skin Can't Escape: CD38, Zombie Cells, and the Decline
Check out our NAD+ Guide: NAD+ & SKIN AGING - The Cellular Energy Connection
Sleep is Skincare episode: How Timing Unlocks Your Body’s Best Skincare Repair
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A lot of us treat hair loss the way skincare treats wrinkles, as a cosmetic problem to cover up. But almost every case of thinning, recession, or shedding has something deeper driving it, and by the time it shows up in the mirror, a significant amount of density is already gone.
We at Young Goose believe that beauty is whole body care, and hair is one of the most metabolically active tissues in the body. It is also one of the first places systemic stress, hormone shifts, nutrient deficiencies, and inflammation show up.
In this episode, Dr. Alan Bauman joins us to break down the biology of hair aging and the protocols that actually move the needle. Dr. Bauman is the founder of Bauman Medical in Boca Raton and one of the pioneers of modern hair restoration, with nearly three decades of clinical practice and more than 35,000 patients treated.
His core message is simple and urgent: time equals follicles. Every week of delay is density you do not get back. And most people have no idea it is happening until the loss is already visible.
We go deeper into this in the latest episode of Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast. We also cover the hidden hair loss risks of GLP-1s and testosterone optimization, the precision diagnostics replacing guesswork, and the red light therapy details almost no one talks about.
Let's dive in!
What's Discussed:
(2:20) How Dr. Bauman became a hair restoration pioneer and the patient who changed everything.
(9:50) Why hair is an emotional organ and a biomarker for systemic health.
(12:14) Time equals follicles: why every week of delay costs you density.
(13:38) The mechanism of androgenetic alopecia and how DHT miniaturizes the follicle.
(16:30) Why DHT is not the only driver: stress, inflammation, nutrient deficiency, and GLP-1s.
(18:55) The hidden hair loss risks of weight loss peptides and caloric deficits.
(21:06) Precision diagnostics: AI-powered microscopy, DNA testing, and preservation first.
(23:36) What genetic testing actually tells us about your DHT metabolism pathways.
(29:40) Minoxidil and finasteride explained, and why oral microdose is the modern approach.
(32:20) Dutasteride, topical finasteride, and when to escalate.
(39:41) Copper tripeptide, zinc thymulin, and the peptides with real hair growth data.
(42:18) The hair loss side effect of TRT and hormone optimization nobody warns you about.
(48:09) Red light therapy for hair: the science, the studies, and what actually works.
(52:00) Wavelength precision, power density, and why most devices will not move a follicle.
(59:06) Why movement destroys the premise of photobiomodulation.
(1:04:36) PRP and modern dual spin protocols for hair regeneration.
(1:08:28) Autologous hair follicle stem cell banking and the future of restoration.

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Most people know NAD+ as a supplement trend. But very few understand what's actually happening inside their skin cells when it runs out or what's stealing it in the first place.
By the time you're 45, you've lost half of the molecule that powers virtually every function keeping your skin young. Sadly, it only gets worse from there.
The enzyme your skin uses for DNA repair can wipe out up to 90% of what's left after a single afternoon in the sun. This isn't a slow, graceful decline. It's a collapse happening beneath the surface long before the wrinkles appear.
In this episode, we will nerd out and break down exactly why NAD+ disappears, who the thieves are, and what the science actually says about getting it back. From the sirtuin-PARP-CD38 trifecta to the zombie cell feedback loop that accelerates the drain with age, this is the most complete picture of NAD+ and skin aging we've put together to date.
We also cover the real differences between NMN, NR, and niacin, why the precursor you choose actually matters, and what to stack with it to protect your methylation pathways.
Ready to nerd out in this with us?
Let's dive in!
What's Discussed:
(4:00) The number that changes how you think about skin aging.
(6:03) What NAD+ actually does and why "rechargeable battery" undersells it.
(8:18) The three enzyme families consuming your NAD+ as a substrate.
(8:23) Sirtuins: the police of your cells and what they cost you.
(9:42) PARPs: the fire brigade and why one sunburn nearly wipes you out.
(11:16) CD38: the NAD+ Pac-Man that gets worse with age.
(15:10) The five-fold decline: what the 2012 tissue study actually found.
(16:15) CD38 and the zombie cell feedback loop driving the decline.
(19:39) What the depletion actually looks like in the mirror.
(28:04) Why NAD+ decline is reversible & supplementation deep dive.
(28:41) NMN: how it works and what the studies actually show.
(31:50) NR: the most clinically studied precursor and who it's best for.
(33:27) Niacin: the $5 option and why most people can't tolerate it.
(38:14) Why timing your NAD+ to your circadian rhythm matters.
(38:35) TMG and methylation: what to stack and the two-to-one ratio.

Learn more about NAD from our previous podcasts and videos:
Previous NAD YouTube Videos:
NAD+, Skincare Science + The Future of Skincare: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmwYLywwcsA
Biohack Your Way to Better Skin - Benefits of NAD Boosting Supplementation for Skincare & Anti-Aging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIz5MvW7X1M
Why Your NAD+ Supplement Isn't Helping Your Skin | The Truth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euIj0eLt4Aw
The Science Behind NAD+, Link Between NAD+ Skin Aging, Importance of Precursors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmsUeQklYY0
The NAD+ Protocol That Could Reverse Skin Aging (Doctors Won't Tell You) | Dr. Scott Sherr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYJgVSoj_XM

Previous NAD Podcasts:
NAD 101: Unlocking The Secrets To Youthful Skin: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nad-101-unlocking-the-secrets-to-youthful-skin/id1552026927?i=1000652231123
The Relationship Between NAD+ and Your Skin, NAD+ Depletion, Bioavailability, Precursors, Sirtuins, and More: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/22-the-relationship-between-nad-and-your-skin/id1552026927?i=1000568088462
The Science Behind NAD+, the Link Between NAD+ and Skin Aging, and the Importance of Precursors: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-behind-nad-the-link-between-nad-and/id1552026927?i=1000615122098
Ben Azadi: How NAD+ Helps Reverse Aging + Skin Problems Connected to Deeper Health Issues: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ben-azadi-how-nad-helps-reverse-aging-skin-problems/id1552026927?i=1000662495945
Turn Back the Clock: NAD and Skin Biohacking: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turn-back-the-clock-nad-and-skin-biohacking/id1552026927?i=1000681105344

Research Studies Mentioned:
Age-Associated Changes In Oxidative Stress and NAD+ Metabolism In Human Tissue: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0042357
CD38 Dictates Age-Related NAD Decline and Mitochondrial Dysfunction: https://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/fulltext/S1550-4131(16)30225-7
Senescent cells promote tissue NAD+ decline during ageing via the activation of CD38+ macrophages: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-020-00305-3
Enhanced SIRT1 Activity Mitigates UVB-Induced Senescence in Dermal Fibroblasts: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39401943/
Slc12a8 is a nicotinamide mononucleotide transporter: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-018-0009-4
The efficacy and safety of β-nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) supplementation in healthy middle-aged adults: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-022-00705-1
Nicotinamide riboside and nicotinamide mononucleotide facilitate NAD+ synthesis via enterohepatic circulation: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adl5154
Chronic nicotinamide riboside supplementation is well-tolerated and elevates NAD+ in healthy middle-aged and older adults: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-03421-7

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