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28. Join us as we digest the (sometimes unsavoury) truth about how your gut influences every aspect of your health, right down to your skin's glow (or lack thereof) with Dr. Nigma Taleb.
33:09||Season 1, Ep. 28Over 2000 years ago Hippocrates proclaimed that "All disease begins in the gut" - and now, Dr. Nigma Taleb is here to prove this statement has stood the test of time. Join us as we digest the (sometimes unsavoury) truth about how your gut influences every aspect of your health, right down to your skin's glow (or lack thereof).We all know sugar and stress are bad news, but understanding how they're essentially fast-tracking your journey to premature ageing might just make you swap that biscuit for a breath of fresh air. Prepare to have your dietary habits dissected - in the most enlightening way possible.Curious to know if you're sporting a Sugar Face, Gluten Face, Dairy Face, or Wine Face? Want to understand why you're feeling wired yet tired? This episode is your deep dive into the science of gut health, complete with expert insights, nutrition hacks, and powerhouse ingredients that will reboot your system, revive your skin, and restore your inner calm.About our guest: Dr. Nigma Talib, a renowned Naturopathic Doctor in Beverly Hills, and has listed as one of the top wellness leaders to know -THE L.A power list in Angeleno magazine. As CEO of Dr. Nigma Skincare and Supplements, she has launched science-based products at top retailers like Erewhon, Poosh, Goop, and Pressed Juicery nationwide.In 2015, she published the bestselling book "Reverse The Signs Of Ageing/Younger Skin Starts In The Gut," highlighting the link between internal health ( the gut ) and premature -aging. Dr. Nigma also introduced vitamin supplements to the fashion industry via Net-a-Porter.
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27. The Laws of a Good Lunch, Skin Boosting Recipes, and Why Mackerel is Magic with Sophie Archer.
18:46||Season 1, Ep. 27It's not often we hear about a silver lining when it comes to the big 'C' word. But for our extraordinary guest today, Sophie Archer (on Masterchef The Professionals, no less), a blood cancer diagnosis catalysed her transition from high-power lawyer to powerhouse private chef - her true and unwavering passion.Today, we're dining out on the formidable force of good food. Sophie is serving up her tricks of the trade on how to ensure your body (skin included, of course) is nourished, protected, and indulged with a colourful, delicious, mindful, and importantly, affordable approach to your diet. Pens down, forks out - here's how to eat your way to great (skin) health.
26. Innovations, Formulations and the Long Journey to Launching Skincare
15:01||Season 1, Ep. 26While many of us were stressing over sourdough starters, I spent my lockdown trying to perfect my pigment correction treatment - from first formulation thoughts to eventually launching my Yellow Peel mask (with many iterations along the way, I must add).The road to launching your own skincare products is fairly uncharted and is normally a long one with many bumps along the way. This episode is a look down this road, with my thoughts, tips and learnings on the tricky but truly exhilarating process.
25. How To Winter-Proof Your skin, with Salima Saxton.
14:19||Season 1, Ep. 25With temperatures plummeting, heating blasting and frosty winds causing everything to dry up and crack, winter can bring a host of skin woes, including skin barrier, dryness, flakiness and other skin issues. Today I'm getting knit-ty-gritty on sensible winter skincare wardrobes, the treatments to clear up summer skin damage and how to capitalise on the cover up season, with game-changing procedures that come with a little more downtime.
24. Back to School Skincare Rules, with Mary Sommerlad.
17:10||Season 1, Ep. 24In the hot-seat today we have the brilliant Dermatologist, Mary Sommerlad, to sharpen your skin skills when it comes to protecting, preserving and improving its health. Get back to basics on the essential skincare ingredients we all should be using, and pencils out for a pigmentation 101 - this is your fast track to straight A skin results. About Our Guest: Dr Mary Sommerlad is a UK trained, Consultant Dermatologist based in London. She is passionate about Dermatology and in particular empowering people to have the best skin they can by offering an inclusive patient centred, holistic approach to skin care and skin health. As a consultant Dr Mary’s interests are Eczema, Acne, Rosacea, Pigmentation problems such as melasma and post inflammatory hyperpigmentation, Hyperhidrosis, moles checks, paediatric dermatology and skin care. She performs a variety of dermatological procedures including skin surgery and steroid.
23. Filler Faux Pas: Dodging Dermal Disasters, with Salima Saxton.
12:58||Season 1, Ep. 23Today is about saving face. Possibly your face - that is, from the all-too-common occurrence of fillers gone wrong. More than just chipmunk cheeks or looking like you've lost a fight with a bicycle pump - in the wrong hands, this ever so popular treatment can have negatively life-changing, or even ending (as recent news has so sadly revealed) effects. So today is filled with facts - filler facts.
22. The Gift Of Ageing, Going Grey & Re-Wilding, with Jane Green.
22:21||Season 1, Ep. 22Needles down - today isn't filled with Fillers or plumped with Profhilo. We have Jane Green, an acclaimed author and columnist, in the hot seat, and we're celebrating the gift age gives us. For those of you who feel you're flapping around an empty nest or sleepwalking through life trying to fit into neat little boxes, today is for you. Dear Jane may have the true anti-ageing key: radical self-acceptance, unbridled honesty, and taking up your rightful space in the world.Magic mushrooms, wanting what you've got, and going grey - 're-wilding' is not always an aesthetically pleasing journey, but it may get you onto a very joyous new path in life.About our guest: With 18 New York Times Bestsellers and over 10 million books in print, Jane Green is constantly reinventing her career, most recently as the hugely popular columnist "Dear Jane" in the UK national newspaper the Daily Mail and its popular Mail Online website. Now based in Marrakech, she is busy looking for a riad to renovate as her new home, procrastinating on writing a new novel, while trying hard not to rescue every street kitten in the medina.