Season 3: Episode 4 Beauty and the C - Part 3

Season 3: Episode 3 Beauty and the C - Part 2

Season 3: Episode 1 Dampen Down Burnout: Intention Over Expectation with Dr. Kristen Race

Season 3: Episode 2 Beauty and the C - Part 1

Your skin microbiome is an ecosystem of bacteria on the skin's surface. It works to guard you against pathogens that could affect your skin and overall health. When your microbiome is balanced, your skin looks good and feels radiant. Listen in as Chris Caires Ph.D. hosts Yug Varma Ph.D. of Phi Therapeutics to discuss the skin microbiome's role in your body's health and wellbeing. They dive deep into the importance of keeping proper diversity between your skin's good and bad bacteria, as well as the responsible use of skincare products. Dr. Yug also talks about his work in managing, controlling, and decreasing acne, detailing how skin microbiome plays a significant part in this endeavor.

In this bonus episode of the Beauty Construct podcast, we visit with Lori Bush, co-founder of a new movement in beauty, SOLVASA, where we will talk about a favorite topic typically on everyone’s mind… food. Two of the topics we’ll discuss are mindful eating— what is it and when did this become such a thing? And intermittent fasting, and its link to whole wellness. Through this interview, I’ve learned the foods we choose aren’t only for our general health. We discuss the role they also play in our emotional health, the way our choices can show up on our skin, and how to break food-driven stress cycles that may present in life.

Do you ever get skeptical when it comes to what and who to believe in the beauty and skincare world? Have you felt tricked into buying products that don’t do what they promote? You may not realize it, but you may have fallen victim to this when it comes to the clean beauty hype. You see this “clean-washing” when companies say, "We don't use 2,000 ingredients," but they don't name the ingredients they are signaling on. Tune in as Solvasa President, Dr. Christopher Caires, Ph.D., demystifies clean beauty. In this episode, you'll learn how to authentically navigate skincare ingredient lists and separate the facts from the hype. 

Are you stressed about stress eating? You owe it to your future self and loved ones to unlock the health and beauty benefits of an anti-inflammatory lifestyle, particularly intermittent fasting. Solvasa President Christopher Caires Ph.D. chats with registered dietician and nutritionist Shana Hussin, RDN about this relatively new approach to the science of diet and nutrition, helping you find the way to a healthier relationship with food. Shana delves into the most interesting benefits of intermittent fasting, the personal goals that must come when trying it, and the right age and physical condition to undergo such a diet. She also explains why counting calories do not really matter at all, as well as the yay and nays of choosing the food to consume as you go deep into intermittent fasting. 

This episode of The Beauty Construct Speakers Series will focus on an emerging concern associated with modern beauty standards. Join us as Dr. Ritu Chopra, leading plastic and reconstructive surgeon and Solvasa co-founder, share his thoughts about defining beauty in the context of self-love and acceptance and about understanding the potential consequences of body-altering surgeries. Through conversation with Solvasa CEO Lori Bush, Dr. Chopra will highlight the realities of breast implant illness: what it is, how common it is, why it happens, and how it can be prevented or treated. If you know who is stressed about risks associated with breast augmentation, invite her to this episode for the empowerment and resilience of a little knowledge provided by a compassionate thought leader.

This holiday season is difficult than in the past years, with so much being taken away from us. We can’t gather for holiday parties, or travel and gather with extended family. We don’t have our typical work gatherings and celebrations. Even our kids don’t get to have their holiday concerts, nativity plays, or secret Santa parties. The list goes on and on. This first installment of The Beauty Construct Speakers Series promises valuable insights and practices to help everybody manage the pandemic stress that’s taking grip this holiday season. Join us for this timely webinar as Solvasa President, Dr. Christopher Caires, chats with neuropsychologist, Mindful Life Founder, and bestselling author, Dr. Kristen Race, about how to be present this holiday season.