Is 'longevity' just anti-ageing with a new name? With Nadine Baggott & Dr. Sophie Shotter
Well EnoughShow Notes
The longevity boom has us all thinking harder about our long-term health.
However, the more we think about living forever, the more we tend to obsess over our behaviours. Brands are encouraging us to track a raft of metrics using their wearable technology and to take their expensive supplements. Longevity influencers and biohackers are leading us to believe we’re failing ourselves if we’re not up at 5am taking a dip in an ice bath. Perhaps our health anxiety has never been higher?
Longevity expert and award-winning aesthetic doctor Dr Sophie Shotter joins us to explain the science behind anti-ageing beauty regimes. Nadine Baggott, ITV’s resident beauty expert, brings her expertise on the changing face of the beauty industry.
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Timecodes: 00:00 Live BETTER not LONGER 00:41 'Longevity': Just Anti-Ageing Repackaged? 01:03 Health Span vs. Lifespan 02:22 Skin Vitality vs. Skin Vanity 03:23 Our Cultural Fear of Ageing 05:48 Celebrity’s Secret Undetectable Treatments 07:55 The 4 "Unsexy" Skincare Basics 09:07 Dangers of DIY Aesthetics 09:48 US vs. UK: Extreme Treatments 13:14 Teens & Anti-Ageing 17:18 Is Biohacking Just "Male Longevity"? 18:46 Why "Women Are Not Small Men" 21:13 The Unregulated Wellness Industry 23:50 The Dangerous Anti-Sunscreen Trend 26:20 SPF & Retinoids ARE Biohacking 29:20 Menopause, Misogyny, and HRT 41:26 The Best FREE Biohacks 44:55 Experts' Wellness Non-Negotiables
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