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Ep. 179 - Beauty at Menopause: how our skin changes with Amitay Eshel 0

Jul 15, 2025

Today, Dr. Lovely welcomes a conversation with Amitay Eshel, co-founder and CEO of Young Goose and host of the Biohacking Beauty podcast. Amitay, an entrepreneur in the biohacking and beauty industries, explains the science behind accelerated skin aging during perimenopause and menopause, focusing on how declining estrogen impacts essential skin components like collagen, elasticity, hyaluronic acid, and cellular autophagy.

Highlights from our chat:

NAD+ is a foundational molecule for cellular repair and longevity, whose levels decline rapidly with age and are further reduced by falling estrogen, leaving skin "starved".

Amitay focuses on an "upstream" method of anti aging with the skin, providing NAD+ precursors like NMN to replenish energy and repair functions, rather than just treating visible wrinkles.

Spermadine is introduced as a "magical molecule" essential for triggering autophagy, the body's vital cellular recycling process that renews older cells and boosts collagen production.

Women experience accelerated skin aging during perimenopause and menopause due to significant drops in estrogen, leading to rapid declines in collagen, elasticity, hyaluronic acid, and autophagy, contributing to a pro-inflammatory skin state.

Young Goose integrates these NAD+ innovations and spermadine into its skincare range, offering a holistic approach to biological aging in the skin.

Find out more about Young Goose skincare and Amitay by visiting younggoose.com (code LOVELY for a 10% discount). Find the 2 products Dr. Lovely speaks about in the show here: Hyperbaric Mask and the Eye C.A.R.E. (don't forget to use the code LOVELY) !! 🥰

More information is also available on the Biohacking Beauty podcast and their Instagram page, @young_goose_skincare.

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Dr. Fiona Lovely is a longevity, health and wellness expert with specialties in menopause medicine, functional neurology and functional medicine. She is speaking to the topics of women's health around perimenopause and menopause.

How to work with Dr. Lovely:

We get many requests for this info, so here it is! First off, thank you for listening to the NYMM podcast. It's because of your support, we can continue to dispense this information.❤️

For the NYMM store, where Dr. Lovely has stacked her favourite supplements, labs and lifestyle products, go here: Not Your Mother’s Menopause Podcast Store

Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and TikTok: @drfionalovely

Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast

There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com

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Ep. 178 - Chef Mareya shares her Recipe for Midlife Wellness and Strength 0

Jul 8, 2025

Chef Mareya Ibrahim (also known as Chef Mareya, 'The Fit Foodie') is a chef, holistic nutritionist, brain health coach, author, and inventor. She hosts The Real Dish podcast and wrote Eat Like You Give a Fork. She also created Fit and Fab Over 40, Meal Prep Club, and Eat to Thrive programs, and was a signature chef for The Daniel Plan.

In this conversation, you will hear:

Chef Mareya shares her inspiring personal journey of healing from severe injuries like a tibial fracture, torn ACL, and meniscus without surgery in her 50s. She overcame intense anxiety and heart palpitations, discovering they were linked to a magnesium deficiency.

The conversation highlights a crucial shift in mindset towards health in midlife: moving from exercising and eating for thinness to focusing on strength and functional fitness. Chef Mareya emphasises prioritising protein, colourful produce, and healthy fats, viewing food as information for cells rather than just calories. She started competitive bodybuilding in her 50s to build muscle, which also helped her recover from injury.

She shares the importance of specific supplements like magnesium for heart regulation and anxiety, vitamin C for collagen production and wound healing, and B vitamins for stress management. Lifestyle factors such as managing stress, ensuring good sleep, and limiting alcohol and caffeine are also vital for midlife women's health.

The discussion encourages self-advocacy in healthcare, as women may need to become detectives of their own health to find answers their doctors might not provide.

Chef Mareya Ibrahim, through her personal story and extensive expertise, offers a powerful message of hope and empowerment for midlife women, demonstrating that it's never too late to achieve functional fitness and optimal health. You can find out more about Chef Mareya at her website, chefmareya.com, and on social media at @chefmareya.

Thank you to our sponsors for this episode:

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How to work with Dr. Lovely:

We get many requests for this info, so here it is! First off, thank you for listening to the NYMM podcast. It's because of your support, we can continue to dispense this information.❤️

For the NYMM store, where Dr. Lovely has stacked her favourite supplements, labs and lifestyle products, go here: Not Your Mother’s Menopause Podcast Store

Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and TikTok: @drfionalovely

Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast

There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com

Finally, a humble request:

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Ep. 177 - Sunlight's Healing Power: finding health in your own backyard 0

Jul 1, 2025

In this week’s episode, Dr. Fiona Lovely speaks with Gerardo Gutierrez - “Guti”, founder of Mitolux, about one of the most overlooked pillars of wellness: sunlight. After facing pre-diabetes, low testosterone, and depression, Gerardo turned away from lifelong medications and toward natural healing. His recovery began with daily sun exposure—a simple shift that dramatically improved his hormone levels, mood, and overall vitality.

Gerardo now educates others on the science of light: how UVB, red, and infrared wavelengths support vitamin D production, hormone balance, mental clarity, and even skin health. He also shares why he created the Mitolux lamp—to help people safely access the benefits of sunlight indoors, especially in modern lifestyles that keep us indoors and afraid of the sun.

If you’ve ever wondered whether sunlight could be more healing than harmful, this episode is a must-listen.

Topics We Cover in This Episode:

How Guti reversed chronic health issues using sunlight instead of pharmaceuticals
Why UVB, red, and infrared light are essential for hormone health, energy, and mood
The truth about sunscreen and how some types can disrupt hormones
How light therapy supports skin, collagen, anti-aging, and even libido
Why Mitolux was born—to safely replicate the sun’s full healing spectrum at home

You can learn more at Mitolux.com, and please follow Guti on Instagram @mitoluxusa.

Get the Vitamin D book for Free here!! (PS...Add it to your cart, it becomes free there.)

Thank you to our sponsors for this episode:

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How to work with Dr. Lovely:

We get many requests for this info, so here it is! First off, thank you for listening to the NYMM podcast. It's because of your support, we can continue to dispense this information.❤️

For the NYMM store, where Dr. Lovely has stacked her favourite supplements, labs and lifestyle products, go here: Not Your Mother’s Menopause Podcast Store

Follow Dr. Lovely on IG and TikTok: @drfionalovely

Follow the podcast on Facebook: www.facebook.com/@notyourmothersmenopausepodcast

There are resources available on our website: www.drlovely.com

Finally, a humble request:

Partnerships by Category3 Media Group

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