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We're revisiting a favorite conversation this week: our September 2023 sit-down with Dr. Kelly Stankiewicz, one of our go-to dermatologists. Dr. Kelly specializes in laser skin treatments that combat the effects of aging and can even create a youthful glow, if that's your jam. We also break down the four core pillars of a sound skincare routine: cleanse, exfoliate, nourish, and protect. And I asked Dr. Kelly for context around Jimmy Buffett's death and the skin cancer he battled, along with what we can all do to protect ourselves.
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 Key Moments:
“What's important is that you're hitting all four of the categories: sunscreens, antioxidants, exfoliants, and cleansers.”
“So people, when they hear that someone has died of skin cancer, they get very concerned because skin cancer is quite common. The type that Jimmy Buffett had is very, very rare. So all of my patients who've had multiple basal cell carcinomas and squamous cell carcinomas, which don't typically metastasize, are, you know, kind of up in arms because they don't really understand the difference.”
“When you're doing fractional resurfacing, you're decreasing your risk for skin cancer probably (or at least according to this one study) by about two times or maybe a little bit more.” 
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Amy Odell, the journalist behind the biographies Anna, and the newly released Gwyneth, joins the show to trace how a $6.8 trillion wellness industry has learned to monetize our fear of aging. She explains why Gwyneth Paltrow's most outrageous claims may not be cynical marketing at all, connecting research on conspiracy belief and narcissistic traits to how someone builds and defends a brand.
Later, The conversation turns to plastic surgery's shift from private secret to public status symbol. A facelift can change a face without changing how old people perceive it. Odell and host David Stewart also dig into the harder distinction beneath all of it: aging as a matter of physical capacity versus a matter of appearance, and why culture keeps confusing the two.
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Key Moments
"The wellness industry is valued, according to the Global Wellness Institute, I believe at $6.8 trillion globally... It's bigger than big ag. It's bigger than big pharma."
"I do think that [Gwyneth] believes the things that she promotes, even if they seem crazy to us... there's some research that people who believe conspiracy theories have traits of narcissism."
"I think we live in an ageist society... there's so much money made in selling people this idea of eternal youth."
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Longer life is changing what people over 50 expect from medicine, themselves, and the decades ahead. In this encore episode, Dr. Michael Roizen argues that aging is increasingly shaped by informed choices, while the current culture surrounding longevity struggles to separate useful evidence from expensive fads.
Roizen examines the science behind epigenetic switches, protein cycling, metformin, stem cells, cardiovascular risk, and balance. The conversation offers a practical framework for evaluating new claims, protecting physical and cognitive function, and asking better questions before adopting a new treatment or supplement.

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Key Moments
“You’re a better genetic engineer for you than anyone else who went to Caltech or MIT.”
"Stressing the muscle not only repairs the muscle, but it turns on a gene that produces a small protein, which gets to the brain and makes the brain bigger. That’s why physical activity, we think, is so good for memory."
"Can we make a hundred year old person a 40 year old person? In other words, can we extend the period of life between when you’re most productive, your 40s to 60s, to being between 40 and 90? And that’s where a lot of the aging mechanism research is going."

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Longevity has become a status symbol, marketing term, and in some spaces, a kind of show. Jill Brand joins The AGEIST Podcast to talk about what gets lost when better living becomes another performance, and why movement remains one of the interventions that actually changes daily life.
As Head of Branding, Content, and Creative at Pvolve, Brand challenges us to think on muscle, mobility and stability, GLP-1s, injury prevention, and the psychology of trusting your body. The episode gives listeners a clearer way to think about fitness after 40. Rather than as punishment or spectacle, Jill urges us to consider it to be the work that keeps people independent, capable, and connected to the lives they still want to have.

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Key Moments
“Movement is life. Move your body.”
“Muscle is kind of like the secret to long life, to better living.”
“Whatever gets you moving is the right workout for you right now.”

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Episode 293 asks: what happens when beauty culture moves from correction toward regeneration, and why should we be more demanding about the evidence behind products that promise younger-looking skin?  Alisa Lask, CEO of Rion Aesthetics and ( plated )™ Skin Science, explains exosomes as the body’s cellular messaging system, with platelet-derived signals that may support renewal, barrier function, and post-procedure recovery.
The conversation separates credible regenerative aesthetics from marketing noise, with practical guidance on PRP, lasers, sunscreen, skinspan, and what to ask before trusting any new skincare claim. Lask also discusses hair health, menopause-related thinning, and the larger possibility that exosomes may reshape how medicine thinks about repair.
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Timeline Nutrition: Our favorite supplement for cell support and mitochondrial function. Listeners can now get 20% off their first Timeline purchase by using the code “AGEIST” at checkout at TimelineNutrition.com/ageist.
LMNT Electrolytes: Try the all-new Lemonade Iced Tea! Our #1 electrolyte mix for optimal hydration. Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase by using our link here. Find your favorite LMNT flavor, or share with a friend.
Key Moments
“We're moving from hurt, so it heals to tell [your skin] to renew.”
“You want proof, not promise.”
“Consistency is the most important thing.”
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