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at Yale, pioneer in cosmetic laser research. She's the founder
of Lewis Dermatology right here in New York City. We're
going to be chatting from sun kissed to skin stressed fall,
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skincare mistakes you don't know you're making. We're going to
focus on seasonal skin transition, pigmentation, and how corrective care
like Cispara helps. In our newest segment, debuting today, co
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I'm your host, Zen Sam's welcome back to the Better
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From sunkissed to skin stressed. We're chatting the fall skincare
mistakes you don't know you're making.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
We're going to be talking about what really happens when
your skin transitions from poolside cocktails and summer fridays to
pumpkin spice lattes and sweater weather and spoiler alert, it's
not all cozy and cute. Joining us to unpack it
all is Doctor Amy lewis a nationally renowned dermatologist who
graduated summa cum lati from the University of Pennsylvania and
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earned her medical degree with highest honors from Yale. She's
the founder of the Yale Cosmetic Dermatology Division, a clinical
Associate Professor of Dermatology at Yale, a pioneer in cosmetic
blazer research, and a consultant to some of the world's
most trusted skincare brands. Simply put, when it comes to
skin health, Doctor Lewis is the real deal.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
Welcome to the show, Superstar. Thank you very much. That
was a great intro. I appreciate that absolutely well.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
You have amazing accolades under your belt and we're excited
to have you join our expert on the microphone series.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
So we're going to dive right in. Let's talk about
seasonal skin shift.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
When we talk about seasonal skincare, it's not just the
marketing hook.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
There's actually biology at play.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Humidity drops in the fall, and the stratum corneum, our
skin's outer barrier loses water most quickly, which accelerates dryness
and sensitivity, and for some that's an uptick in pigmentation concerns.
And this is often when a corrective product like cispara
is used under a dermatologist guidance and can help reset
that skin. So how does skin typically change when we
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transition from summer to fall? Like what's actually happening?
Speaker 7 (05:52):
So that's a really good question and it's something that
people don't really think about all the time.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Right.
Speaker 7 (05:56):
So, as you said, the air cools community and we
start losing more moisture and so the barrier is not
intact anymore.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
And you've done all this damage in the summer.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
You've been outside, you've been you know, you put on
some block, but nobody reapplies the way they're supposed to.
Speaker 5 (06:12):
So you've got that sun damage, You've got that.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
Increased pigmentation, that roughness, and the skin is just not
as healthy. So one of the things that we tell
people is we need right after the summer, let's address
what you did in the summer.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Let's fix it.
Speaker 7 (06:26):
And then we start using things like Suspara, which is
a great product because it is non irritating. So since
your skin maybe a little sensitive right after the summer,
it's a great product to start with. It works for pigmentation, malasma,
and you know even on the face, chest, neck, hands.
I do it on my back, so it's it's you know,
for anywhere on the body. So it's a good go
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to to start your after summer rejuvenation and fix.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Are there certain skin concerns you see more often in
autumn compared to other seasons.
Speaker 7 (06:59):
Yeah, I I basically attack this is saying you have
your your summer souvenirs right. Your summer souvenirs are that
extra dryness, the pigmentation, the UV damage, all these things
that we have to now address in the fall. One
of the biggest things I see is increasing exzema because
the air is getting colder and than n roseasha flares.
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Anything that caused that sensitive skin tends to flare with
it will flare, So you've got the exzma.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Psoriasis, rosetia.
Speaker 7 (07:27):
The other thing that I see a lot is and
this is something that I don't really understand the mentality
of this, but people think summer's over, no more some luck, right,
So as soon as like Labor Day hits, it's like, oh,
I don't need my some luck anymore, it's not summer anymore.
Speaker 5 (07:43):
Not true.
Speaker 7 (07:44):
First of all, especially if you're indoors a lot and
you think you're protected, the UV goes right through glass.
UVA is right through glass. So if you're sitting at
your window, if you're sitting at your desk, even in
your car, yeah, you're not protected on your on the
side windows because you can get them us protected. Then
the more time you spend in the car or by
the window, you're getting more UVA damage. Remember, UVA for
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A causes aging, skin cancer, pigmentation. The B causes the
burn mostly, but the A is what you really need
to protect yourself from to stay away from that pigmentation
and these other issues we're talking about.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Let's talk about at home adjustments.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
So a twenty twenty three Mentelin skincare report found that
nearly seven out of ten consumers don't change their skincare
products with the seasons. So for those struggling with pigmentation,
sticking to the same summer routine often focused on let's say,
oil control can leave skin under nourished and slow the
progress of brightening treatments. Right, So, how should our at
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home skincare routines be adjusted for dry or cooler weather.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
One of the big mistakes is people think, oh, my
skin's dry, I need to exfoliate all the time.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
No, once or twice a week is perfect. Do not
exfoliate all the time, Do not wash constantly.
Speaker 7 (08:57):
The other thing is what are we looking for at
zeeing ingredients in these creams and lotions and potions. Right, So,
some of the things you want to look for when
it's a little bit drier out there and you want
more moisture are things like seramides, fatty acids, glycerine, humeitans
are good. We can look for holerinic acid is one
of the ingredients or squaling.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
These are things that will.
Speaker 7 (09:19):
Help the barrier and occlude the skin so that it
is protected from the outside world. Because remember, as you said,
the stratum corneum is like a brick wall, and it
tries to keep bad things out and good things in.
When we damage that, we don't have that protection, and
that's why we need this sectual protection from those ingredients. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
I love that advice, especially the part about supporting active
treatments with the right barrier cares so they can actually work.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
It's so important. You're so full of knowledge. I love it.
Experts on the microphone. Here we go.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
So let's talk about neglected areas beyond the face. So
hands neck and the deculte are often the truth tellers
of aging.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
How should they approach these air.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Aside from doing the treatments for these different areas. One
thing I see all the time is people don't use
some block on those other areas. They protect their face
and they think that their face is protected, so everything's protected.
Speaker 5 (10:12):
How many people put some block on their hands all
the time. I'm so guilty of this.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Say so, one thing you need to do is remember
protect and then hydrate and nourish. So protection comes first,
So you really need to use that some block and
the protection or the some protective clothing.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Think about that for the neck, chest areas. So that's
the one thing.
Speaker 7 (10:31):
The second thing is one of my pet peeves is
when somebody comes in and their face looks amazing and
their neck and chest doesn't match, and their hands don't match.
And we know that old adage like don't let your
hands tell your age, but the many times I can
tell someone's age from their hands, it's an easy giveaway, right,
So what I tell people is if they're not going
to do something different for their hands. After you put
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on your you know, anti Asian creams, your moisturizers, whatever
it is, schmear it the rest on the back of
your hands because you're already on your hands. Just get
rid of the extra or put a little extra so
you have that you can smear down into your neck
and chest. You don't necessarily have to use another product
if you don't want to. So I think that's the
first thing that people can can change in their routine
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is use a little extra and then smear the rest.
Speaker 5 (11:17):
That's a technical term, the smear. Yeah, all right, fall
in office treatments.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
So fall is considered laser season because reduced sun exposure
lowers the risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Pairing inoffice pigmentation
corrections with an at home product like Cispera we've understood
can help extend and enhance those results. What are the
best inoffice in office treatments to address sun damaged pigmentation
or dehydration from summer.
Speaker 5 (11:42):
The first one I'm.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
Gonna say is the CO two lift mask. CO two
lift mask is a kerboxy mask which you put on
and it actually increases the oxygenation and hydration into your skin.
Next up would be peels, So we do some ultimate
kinds of piels in the office, some very light with
no downtime to having a little bit of exfoliation for
a few days after the peel. Next up is something
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that's new called the glow too facial.
Speaker 5 (12:07):
So the glow too is O two for.
Speaker 7 (12:09):
Oxygen, so there's an oxygen infusion into your skin. To
think about what we just talked about, the CE two's mass, right,
anytime we give more oxygen, it's like it's breathing, it's
getting more nutrients, so your skin gets healthier, not only that,
but it has the infusion gentle exfoliation, oxygen, and then
we can add ultrasound or radio frequency, so you can
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pick your little package with this machine and your skin
looks amazing. And then one of my favorite procedures which
I do on me very often, is something called smooth glow.
Speaker 5 (12:40):
Smooth Glow is.
Speaker 7 (12:41):
A combination treatment of an ipl by luminous and there micronealing,
radio frequency the legend pro And then if you want
some lift and some more anti aging and again no downtime,
is soft wave, which is an ultrasound device which can
help tighten and lift your face, your neck, your chest, arms,
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even the texture on your legs.
Speaker 5 (13:06):
And so this is something.
Speaker 7 (13:07):
That after you've had all this creepiness from being out
in the sun, that you can kind of get your
skin back to building its own collagen again, building its
own lasting again, building the holer onic acid. And we
know when you build holler on acid, you maintain more
hydration in that skin that's treated. So it's a great
treatment for all these areas.
Speaker 5 (13:23):
Okay, I love it. I'm gonna check it out. We
are at the end of our date.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I could go on for another thirty minutes talking to
you on specialties just like.
Speaker 5 (13:30):
This, you are amazing.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
And for more on doctor Amy Lewis, you can visit
doctor Lewisdermatology dot com or follow her for expert skincare
tips and remember here on the Better Brighter You segment,
we're talking about making informed and pensional choices that help
you glow through every season. Definitely follow her on the
gram at Lewis Dermatology and again, Amy B.
Speaker 5 (13:52):
Lewis MD dot com.
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Welcome back, beautiful Chi State area. You're listening to a
moment of Zen right here on seven ten WR the
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I'm your host, Zenzam's.
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Broadcasting live from iHeart headquarters right here in New York City. Tonight,
we're pulling back the curtain on the brain in a
way that we've never done so before.
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Our headliner is.
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Brain Balance and Breakthroughs.
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We're gonna meet the minds behind a moment of Zen's
newest segments that's right debuting right here.
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On our show.
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We have a powerhouse father daughter duo kicking off the
Brain blueprint and the right brain segments.
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And here's why this matters.
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Right now, nearly one in thirty six children in the
US are diagnosed with autism and EDHD diagnoses have jumped
more than forty percent in the past decade. But these
aren't just numbers. Their stories lived out every single day,
and they're now front and center in our culture. Celebrities
from Simone Biles to Greta Thunberg, from Justin Timberlake to
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Adam Levine and have all been open about living with
ADHD and autism. Oscar winning Emma Stone has shared her
lifelong struggles with anxiety, and musician Grimes recently revealed her
autism and ADHD diagnoses. These public confessions remind us of
something vital. Neurodiversity and mental health aren't outliers. They're part
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of the human condition. That's why tonight we're launching two
powerful news segments that are now going to live inside
a Moment of Zen. The Brain Blueprint co created alongside
doctor Robert Milillo, a world renowned brain researcher, clinician, and
pioneer and functional neurology. He's the developer of the Milillo Method,
the co founder of the Brain Balance Centers, and an
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eight time best selling author of books like Disconnected Kids Now.
For decades, he's helped families navigate ADHD, autism, and learning
challenges with science driven, non pharmaceutical therapies.
Speaker 6 (16:51):
And The Right Brain, a derivative of the acclaimed Right Brain.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Podcast, co hosted by doctor Milillo and his daughter, Elis Milillo,
who is in studio with us to Ti Night. Ellis
is a singer, songwriter, a storyteller, bringing creativity and culture
into the conversation about wellness and mental health. Together, they're
changing the narrative around how we see the brain, both
scientifically and artistically.
Speaker 6 (17:14):
So tonight we're not just talking about the brain. We're
talking about.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
Brains, balance and breakthroughs. Welcome to the show, Superstars, Thank you,
Thank you for having us.
Speaker 6 (17:24):
Really nice.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
So, doctor Mililo, let's begin with you.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
The CDC now estimates that one in thirty six children
are diagnosed with autism, and ADHD has surged by more
than forty percent in the past decade. What do you
believe is fueling these numbers? Is it a true rise
in cases or are we simply just getting better at
recognizing what's always been there.
Speaker 9 (17:43):
My third book, Autism, The Scientific Truth I really investigated
this for quite a time, and it was very clear
that what we're seeing is an actual increase in numbers
what's called an increase in incidents, not just prevalence, meaning
we're not just statistically noting or people and recognizing it.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
More.
Speaker 9 (18:02):
There's an actual increase of these issues, which really speaks
to what is actually causing it. And really the bottom line, though,
is my work is all about what does it actually mean,
what is actually happening in the brain in these issues.
Before you can actually start to look at causation or
any of those things, you have to understand, well, what
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is the problem, what's happening in the brain, and then
you can start looking at what might be causing it
and what we can do to actually change it.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Yeah, that's such an important distinction because it helps parents
realize these aren't isolated cases and the brain is adapting
to modern pressures and knowledge like this is truly power.
So I'm really excited about both these segments within our show.
Speaker 6 (18:44):
I'm going to pivot to you Alis.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
So, according to the World Health Organization, people in creative
industries are twice as likely to struggle with depression or anxiety,
not like that's in use flash, but artists like Lady
Gaga and Demu Levado have really shown that being transparent
about the struggles can fuel advocacy and artistry at the
same time. So with the right Brain segment, how do
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you hope to normalize mental health for creatives reframing it
as a strength not a liability.
Speaker 10 (19:12):
Yeah, I think I just I mean, I want to
make it just educate everyone kind of on how their
brain is working. That's why I started this podcast with
my dad because I moved to Nashville and I'm a
singer songwriter and I have always struggled with anxiety and
depression and OCD, and when I moved to a town
that was so saturated with like all these really talented people,
but they seem to all be struggling with the same thing. Luckily,
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I grew up with this as my dad, so you know,
he's kind of talked me down from a lot of
things and explained to me, like what was actually going
on in my brain, but nobody else seemed to have
access to that. So I was like, why don't I
use this amazing resource that I have? And then coming
from the emotional side of things and understanding what's actually
going on in the brains of all of these people
I'm working with, and then he can explain how you
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can help yourself. So I'm hoping to just kind of
educate everyone and let them know it's not permanent.
Speaker 3 (20:02):
And I love that you wanted to educate everyone using
your secret weapon, which is dad.
Speaker 5 (20:07):
I know.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Yeah, now, doctor Mililo, You've long said that brain imbalances
can underlie conditions like ADHD and autism, and studies show
in fact that the hemispheric imbalances can affect everything from
attention span to mood regulation and temple grand In, one
of the most famous autistic voices, has said, the world
needs all kinds of minds.
Speaker 5 (20:26):
So how can parents spot these imbalances early?
Speaker 3 (20:29):
And how will the brain blueprint if you will, help
families intervene before challenges become crisis.
Speaker 9 (20:36):
The important thing that I tell people, and this is
where it really overlaps with a lot of Ellis's work
and the people she works with, is it really starts
with a gift that when somebody is just genetically gifted,
meaning that it's a trait, and these traits run in families,
you know, like we know autism is more common that
in their families they have mathematicians and physicists and engineers,
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or people in the finance a world, or people that
work in the IT industry. This has been well documented.
It's a traite. What is that trait to me? It's
a left brain dominant style of thinking. And in the
creative world, we know that you know, the more creative
you are, the more talented are, the more you are
likely to suffer from bipolar or depression, which is a
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more of a right brain dominant trait. So it's about
understanding that you know, these gifts also come with these vulnerabilities,
but they can be changed. You can recognize them, and
you can do that without taking away the gift, but
you can help improve whatever struggles or challenges may be
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there by knowing about these imbalances and how to change that.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Now, Ellis gen Z consumes more mental health content on
TikTok from licensed professionals than anyone I know, right, So,
do you see the right brain segment as a way
to reclaim that narrative when you're combining creativity with credibility
to young people where.
Speaker 10 (22:01):
They are, Yes, absolutely, because I think, I mean, I
think it's an absolutely amazing thing that people have been
talking about it so openly, and I think a lot
of the memes and videos are really funny. My dad
and I send them back and forth to each other,
but some of them just are touch misguided, Like I
don't know, someone will be like, oh, I touch this
all the time, and that means I'm autistic or that whatever,
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and it's not actually right the truth. You know, they're
they're trying to find the answer, but they don't know
what the answer is, and then it creates sort of
this false narrative of like what autism means, or what
it means to have ADHD or what it means to
have OCD, and people are like, oh, I relate to that,
that must mean I'm autistic too. But it's like, you know,
they need to have actual facts behind it and not
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just a viral video. But I do think it's a
great thing that it's becoming something that's spoken about so much.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
But yeah, I would like for us to give kind
of guidance with that.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
So doctor Robert Mililo, taking me to a recent m
Myte study showed that adult brains have far more neuroplasticity
than we want believed, So that means rewiring doesn't stop
in childhood, it continues well into adulthood. I didn't really
understand this until I researched it, thanks to you. So
for families who may feel it's too late, right, how
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transformative is this finding? Could it change how we approach ADHD,
autism or even recovery from brain injury.
Speaker 9 (23:20):
People get a diagnosis and they're told this is a
lifelong issue and there's nothing you can do about it.
But neuroplasticity speaks to the complete opposite of that. And
as you said, we're learning more and more that the
brain is more plastic than we ever thought to later
and later ages, even into our eighties and nineties, we
can change our brain. So the fact is that again,
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almost all ninety percent or more of adult mental health
issues starting childhood. So they're all developmental. And what happens
is anything that alters the growth and development in the
brain early on can lead to these imbalances, especially people
that are very gifted in search areas. But that can
be changed at any given time. So that's the important thing,
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and that's why that that MIT study is really important,
because the idea that these are genetic disorders purely that
their genetic mutations isn't true. There isn't really an autism
gene or a dyslexia gene or the depression gene. There
are traits that underlie them, but these things can be
changed when they're understood more.
Speaker 3 (24:27):
Now elis the entertainment industry has really long glamorized that
the quote unquote tortured artists. But data shows creative space
at two to three times higher risk and this is
true of substance substance abuse than the general population. So,
as someone straddling music and advocacy, how can the right
brain segments dismantle that myth and instead spotlight healthier models
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of creative success.
Speaker 10 (24:52):
Well, I think, as my dad said earlier, you know,
everything starts with having a gift, and I think the
tortured artist is a lot of being a very ripe
brain person. Is that you and it is your gift
because you can write a song and people be like,
my god, how did you understand exactly what I was feeling?
Speaker 6 (25:08):
And so that is the gift.
Speaker 10 (25:09):
That you can feel emotions stronger than other people. You
can read the most subtle facial expressions, You can feel
other people's emotions. You know when someone calls themselves an
EmPATH and all of that is your gift, but it's
also a burden to carry. And I think a lot
of people are tortured artists because they feel very lonely
in that like, and I've noticed that with a lot
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of artists. It's a very lonely thing to be an artist. Yeah,
And I think that those people, even though they're helping
other people so much understand themselves, they don't quite understand
themselves and it's painful, and I don't think they think
they can change that. So with this podcast, I want
people to feel unique, obviously, but I want them to
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know that they're not alone in their thoughts. And you
don't have to go to substance abuse for that, because
that's kind of what drives it, is to take drugs
to kind of just calm all of those extra feelings
that you have.
Speaker 5 (26:03):
Now, Dr Milila, policy is shifting too, right.
Speaker 3 (26:05):
We have RFK Junior who recently called for a ban
on artificial food dyes, citing links to hyperactivity and behavioral
issues and kids. So, from your perspective, how significant is
this step and do you believe regulation should play a
bigger role in safeguarding children's brain health.
Speaker 9 (26:23):
We should be the healthiest country in the world, and
we're not. We're one of the most unhealthy, and that
is obviously impacting our children.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
And we do know.
Speaker 9 (26:31):
I mean a lot of what RFK is saying about
environmental factors driving the epidemic or the dramatic increase we
see in things like obesity and diabetes and autism and
ADHD is absolutely correct. My third book, Autism, The Scientific Truth,
I published that in twenty thirteen. I was the first
person that talked about wrote a book about preventing these
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developmental disabilities and understanding that these are being driven by
vironment and by lifestyle, primarily lifestyle, which means we can
change that, right, We just have to be more aware
of it. And again I'm not big on regulations of things,
but I think education doing things like this making people
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more aware. But in some cases with companies and corporations
stepping in and saying no, you can't use this die anymore,
especially when the rest of the world isn't using it,
I mean, it just makes common sense and I think
it's some really good steps actually, and that kind.
Speaker 6 (27:29):
Of wraps up our first date.
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I mean, I could keep going, We're just getting started
thirty minutes in here, but I'm so excited that brains
balance and breakthroughs. We're going to be launching the Brain
Blueprint with the two of you, and I'm so excited
to have you on board. And of course the Right
Brain segment, that's one of my favorite tie ins, especially
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bridging that community with artists right back into the scientific conversation.
Speaker 5 (27:57):
We're so happy to be here.
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Thank you to our listeners, and you can keep exploring
these conversations and of course to our viewers. You can
go directly to his website at Doctormililo dot com and
you can check out the Right Brain Podcast spelled write.
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The Right Brain podcast dot com.
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You can follow both of them on the gram at
doctor Robert Milillo and at Velvet Ellis Underscore.
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You're listening to a Moment of Zen right here on
seven ten WAR, the Voice of New York iHeartRadio. I'm
your host, zen Zam's welcome back to the Going Deep
segment brought to you by co two Lyft. Today we'll
be diving into an important, yet often under discussed topic
like in sclerosis.
Speaker 5 (29:39):
Now, for those of you who don't know.
Speaker 3 (29:40):
Like in sclerosis is a chronic condition primarily affecting the
general areas, resulting in patchy, discolored, and thin skin, which
ultimately leads to a slew of other symptoms including itchiness, blistering, scarring,
urinary issues, painful sex, and just so much more. While
there are treatments that can help, liking sclerosis is a
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lifelong issue and even if symptoms clear, you're always at
risk for them coming back. But here to break it
all down for us is a very special group of experts.
Doctor Shirlina Bogart is a board certified gynecologist with a
holistic approach to health, helping women reclaim the lives they
love by tackling complex challenges such as sexual health, hormonal imbalances,
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and weight management. Doctor Amy Brenner, joining our panel, is
a Board certified OBGYN with over twenty years of experience,
certified and integrative and functional medicine, and the medical director
of her leading practice and Medical spond Cincinnati, Ohio.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
Turosukotin is a spiritual.
Speaker 3 (30:39):
And energy healer, Kundalini and reiki practitioner and someone who
has dealt first hand with likings sclerosis. Together, they're here
to share their insights on the condition, from detection to diagnoses,
treatment options, and how they're helping women reclaim their health
and vitality despite this challenge. Welcome to the show, superstars.
Thank you, so excited to have you on my experts
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on the microphone too.
Speaker 5 (31:03):
I'm gonna start with you so like in sclerosis.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
Is a completely life altering condition, and I know your
own journey with it began as a deeply personal health crisis,
pushing you into physical, spiritual, and even mental burnout.
Speaker 5 (31:17):
Can you walk us through your early.
Speaker 3 (31:19):
Journey from the moment you realized something was definitely wrong
to deciding to seek treatment and your path to healing.
Speaker 5 (31:25):
What were those early days like compared to now?
Speaker 11 (31:28):
Well, thank you, that's perfectly put honestly, because that is
what happened. I had received in early twenty twenty one
a COVID vaccine and had a pretty immediate allergic reaction,
just rashes all over my body, and not long after
that I realized that I was having tremendous pain.
Speaker 5 (31:48):
I had a period that ended.
Speaker 11 (31:52):
Up becoming kind of a spontaneous menopause from what I
know now, went in to see the doctor was developing
just a tremendous pain in the vaginal area, and I
just had no idea what was happening. And so you know,
at that point they told me, well, you have like
in sclerosis. I had never heard of it. Well here's
some cream. You're just gonna have this forever. And so
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I don't really I didn't like that answer.
Speaker 5 (32:17):
I wouldn't like that answer either. Yeah, I thought, no,
that's not what I'm going to do.
Speaker 11 (32:22):
So I went down this entire journey of learning more
about what it was, not that we even totally understand
some treatment methods, and then ultimately I knew I had
to balance it with healing my mental state and my
energetic state. So that's what kind of led me down
that this very intense, beautiful path.
Speaker 5 (32:43):
Well, thank you for being so vulnerable in sharing that.
Speaker 3 (32:45):
I mean, it really underscores how this condition doesn't just
affect the body, but.
Speaker 5 (32:49):
It actually impacts every layer of a woman's life.
Speaker 3 (32:52):
And your story is it's a true reminder that healing
is both physical and just as much emotional.
Speaker 5 (32:58):
So thank you for that, doctor Scherlena.
Speaker 3 (33:01):
Let's shift to you and talk about the cause, because
this is a bit of a tricky topic. So While
the cause of Likens sclerosis is still largely unknown, it
has been proposed to be an autoimmune condition. And we
also know that postmenopausal women and young girls who have
yet to go through puberty are at higher risk of
developing the condition, which is so counterintuitive if you think
(33:22):
of it right. So, as a kindecologist with extensive expertise
in women's hormones, why do we see this condition between
hormonal changes, especially around menopause and the onset of liken sclerosis?
Speaker 5 (33:33):
I mean, what exactly is happening here in the pre.
Speaker 12 (33:36):
Puberty years as well as in the menopausal years when
estrogen levels are naturally low. It does put a woman
who has a predisposition to it at risk because estrogens
one of its functions is to be an immune regulator.
Also directly on the tissue, what estrogen does is it
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helps to the body to produce collagen, and we need
collagen for having the elasticity in the tissue. We need
the collagen to maintain the thickness in the tissue as
well as to maintain moisture in the tissue.
Speaker 5 (34:13):
And oftentimes, when.
Speaker 12 (34:14):
I've had patients in the office, the way I would
describe it to them. If you think about your lawn,
when you have healthy grass that's nice and moist, and
you go and you bend the blade of grass, it
doesn't break easily. It's nice and moist it has what
we call snapback, whereas the grass that has no estrogen
has no moisture. Then that grass is thin, it's brittle.
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You bend it, it breaks easily. And so this is
what happens when women have low estrogen levels, and so
they get micro tears in the tissue because the tissue
gets thinned out.
Speaker 5 (34:50):
Now the tissue is more.
Speaker 12 (34:51):
Susceptible to exposure from toxins and things. And now we
get these microscopic tears, and then that begins the inflammatory response,
and then that cascade begins where the likenscrosis begins to develop.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
So now, doctor Brenner, let's bring you into the picture.
We covered cause, so let's shift to diagnoses. You've successfully
treated countless patients with liken sclerosis over the course of
your career, so you've seen this condition up close. While
like in sclosis infectious about two hundred thousand people in
the United States, that's according to the Cleveland Clinic, it's
still quite frankly poorly understood and often just misdiagnosed. So
(35:28):
for those unfamiliar questioning, what do you see as the
key signs or even symptoms for early detection and what
does the testing or diagnoses process typically.
Speaker 5 (35:37):
Involve early on?
Speaker 13 (35:39):
I think a lot of patients are misdiagnosed or are
self treating and self diagnosing. And what I typically hear
is they think it's a yeast infection or recurrent yeast
infections or recurrent bacterial infections UTI's And because the symptoms
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are early on, are typically itching and burning, which obviously
are as most women know typical of yease infection types
of symptoms, but as the disease kind of rages on,
then the symptoms can be present. Twenty four to seven.
Speaker 5 (36:20):
Tearing pain with intercourse.
Speaker 13 (36:23):
I've had women describe it as like feel like they're
being attacked by multiple razor blades, and then in long standing,
like in sclorosis, it can even lead to anatomic distortion
where the labia starts shrinking or fusing to the labia
(36:43):
majora or the clitteral hood. The tissue surrounding the clitterists
fuses over and women will notice things are changing.
Speaker 5 (36:52):
The look down there you're right.
Speaker 3 (36:54):
Yeah, that's such an important breakdown because so many women
just dismiss these symptoms or assume, to your point that
their normal change or yeast infections. So the more we
can normalize this conversation, the more likely women are to
seek help sooner.
Speaker 5 (37:06):
So thank you for that TOURU.
Speaker 3 (37:08):
Let's talk about treatment. So we'll start with with your
actual journey. So your healing journey combined ancient wisdom with
modern medical modalities.
Speaker 6 (37:19):
I love that.
Speaker 5 (37:20):
Could you share a little bit about which treatments, both
conventional and alternative, made the biggest impact in managing your
like in sclerosis.
Speaker 11 (37:29):
It took a while to find some treatments. It was
several years later, and I just suffered with it. I
did find one of those laser treatments, the YAG, so
I had that done a few times and it was
quite painful. In the meanwhile, I was going through this,
you know, major awakening and learning these beautiful modalities, you know,
(37:49):
the energy healing and reiki, kundalini. Then you know, I
did work with some I am also do hypnosis. So
I was doing all of these things to help myself out,
and then realized that I had a profound gift for it.
It was kind of, you know, my calling. So through
something really you know, traumatizing, came something completely beautiful for me.
(38:10):
But when I discovered the CO two lift, you know,
I cried, you know, I just I cried the first
time I used it, and I I will after a
couple uses, I was starting to tell people I feel
eighteen again, and I would say within three treatments, I
just felt like a different person.
Speaker 5 (38:30):
I'm gonna cry. Your vagina bounced back. My vagina was.
Speaker 7 (38:33):
Like, yeah, yeah, it happened.
Speaker 3 (38:37):
So Doctor Amy, let's let's pivot to you now, So
what treatment strategies have you found most effective in reducing
symptoms and improving quality of life for your life inscross patients.
Piggybacking off of what Druru just said.
Speaker 13 (38:50):
I'd say ninety nine percent of gynecologists are going to
recommend as steroid cream for like in sclerosis. And although
if somebody has early onset sclerosis that can help with it.
It chain in the burning, but what it doesn't do
is it doesn't stop the disease process, and so the
disease process rages on with a steroid cream. But the
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benefit of the steroid is it's inexpensive. It's covered by insurance,
but most of my patients aren't wanting that type of treatment.
I definitely think that there's a role for the for
carboxy therapy or the CO two lift, especially in women
who are postmenopausal have the double whammy of likensclerosis in
(39:32):
the setting of atrophic vagina due to menopause and lack
of hormones, and carboxy therapy is a great addition to
prep the therapy or the prep to the tissue before
I do. One of my other treatments which I've had
the most success with is using energy device. Energy based
devices like a CO two laser or a RF micro needling,
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and both of those devices make tiny little holes in
the tissue and then when your body heels, it regenerates
new healthy tissue.
Speaker 5 (40:03):
And so in our practice.
Speaker 13 (40:05):
We use our energy based devices in combination with growth factors,
either from the patient's own growth factors something called platelet
rich plasma or using placental derived growth factors and then
injecting the affected area. So we'll use that and then
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in somebody that has also atrophy or low hormone status,
will also use either topical hormones with or and or
systemic hormones, not that they're treatments for liken sclerosis, but
they increase blood flow to the pelvis and the vulva
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because those have testosterone and estrogen receptors. So it's really
an individualized approach and that's what we found and in
our practice, you know, knock on wid we've had one
hundred percent success rate of getting people symptom free from.
Speaker 6 (41:07):
Their like ands.
Speaker 5 (41:08):
Wow, I love that one hundred percent success rate. You go.
Speaker 3 (41:12):
So, doctor Charlena, let's shift back to you. So let's
say you've successfully treated a patience like in sclerosis, but
as we know, it's a chronic, lifelong condition. So looking
long term, what ongoing medical and holistic strategies do you
recommend women incorporate into their daily lives to manage these
symptoms and minimize the flare ups.
Speaker 12 (41:31):
So from a medical standpoint, early detection, so getting regular evaluations,
maintenance CO two livvy carboxy therapy at home because it
for any energy based treatment that we do, any hormonal
supplements that we do, It helps to maintain the health
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and integrity of the tissue long term, and it prolongs
the need for any additional treatment. I oftentimes do recommend
that when men take vaginal probiotics that help to maintain
a healthy vaginal flora along with decreasing any irritants. So
some of the advertisements for cleaning the tissue down there,
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sometimes they can have harsh chemicals that can be irritating,
and so we want to get rid of any harsh
chemicals and irritants to the tissue maintaining a healthy diet.
Speaker 5 (42:24):
If you can.
Speaker 12 (42:26):
You want to decrease your exposure to anything that's pro inflammatory.
So any synthetic foods, any of the processed foods, sugars,
any of those things that cause inflammation in the body
can cause inflammation in the puraneum. So we want to
look at removing those. Also, cotton underwear, you want to
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wear loose fitting underwear or no underwear at all, but cotton.
So you want things that don't increase moisture and so
that you can get some air and the tissue can
because anything that creates warmth and moisture is going to
be a breeding ground for bacteria, but also an irritant
to the tissue, and so we want to look at
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things like that.
Speaker 3 (43:08):
Well, you are so right, and we are at the
end of our date my friends, thank you so much
for joining me on this incredible panel.
Speaker 5 (43:13):
I learned so much, very transparent, very inspiring.
Speaker 6 (43:16):
Thanks.
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Thank you so much.
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likens sclerosis.
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You definitely want to check.
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Them all out.
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We're going to start with two first.
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You could head to Instagram and check out her page
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to Multi Dash Dimensional Dash Healing dot com. You can
also check out doctor Amy Brenner at doctor Amy Vbrenner
dot com and on the Gram at Amy Brenner, Md.
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And doctor Shirlena Bogart.
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You could find her directly at Healthy Longevity dot clinic
and on the Gram at doctor Sharlena Bogart. You're listening
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This is your Hydration with Heart segment, brought to you
by Once Upon a Coconut, the ultimate premium coconut water
that keeps you hydrated in style. Today, we're diving into
a world every mom knows too well. Gen alpha, the slang,
the sas, the sephora hals, the roadblocks, brain rot. It's
a cultural whirldwind. And who to help us decode it
(45:01):
than a dynamic duo taking Instagram by storm. We're gonna
meet Brittany and Valentina. Britney Stigliano is a proud Long
Island mom. She's a dance studio director for twenty two
years and a dance educator for over twenty five. She's
built a career shaping young performers, but these days she
shares the spotlight with her daughter Valentina. She's an incredibly
talented tween. She's a competitive dancer with all the Jen
(45:24):
Alpha flair together. Their hilarious role reversal skits have moms
everywhere saying, Yep, that's my kid. Welcome to the show, Superstars,
thank you. So let's chat Jen Alpha Brittany, I'm gonna
start with you. The Obsessions reports show that US parents
are spending an average of two hundred and sixty dollars
a month on tween driven purchases, and I'm gonna say
(45:47):
that that's a little bit on the low side, and
most of it is going to TikTok hype brands like Sephora, Lululemon,
and Kendra Scott. I mean, these kids are literally dictating
household spending power before they even hit high school. As
a mom who's also parodying this world online, what shocked
you most about how quickly these trends take over your
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daughter's life?
Speaker 6 (46:08):
And your wallet.
Speaker 15 (46:09):
I'd have to say it didn't really shock me. When
I was younger, we had to wait for the Toys
r US Big Book to come out. You know, Victoria's secret.
Their swimsuit catalog was the end all do all when
summertime was here, we all waited to go through that catalog.
Delia's Contempo. Now the youth have it right here, glued
in their hands because it's right on their cell phone.
Speaker 5 (46:31):
So am I shocked?
Speaker 15 (46:32):
I'm not.
Speaker 5 (46:32):
Do I wish that prices were a little bit better
in today's economy.
Speaker 6 (46:36):
Yes, I love it.
Speaker 3 (46:37):
So, Valentina, you and your friends are part of this
Sephora Kids generation.
Speaker 5 (46:41):
A Vogue business literally.
Speaker 3 (46:43):
Ran a piece saying tweens are turning beauty retail upside down.
Some kids under twelve and thirteen are wearing serums with
like a fifteen step routine. It's insane. Do you and
your friends actually care about the products or is it
just all about the flex, the shopping bags, the videos
hall content.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
So I think.
Speaker 16 (47:01):
Most people my age, even me and my friends, first off,
get the product because people are promoting it on social media.
So we're like, oh, we have to go to Spoura
we have to go to the mall to get these products,
but after a while using it, I think most of
the time we do end up really enjoying using the products,
which makes us want to go back to the stores
and buy more.
Speaker 5 (47:19):
So okay, fair enough.
Speaker 16 (47:20):
I would say that it starts off with a flex,
but then it kind of leads into more of wanting
the products more than needing to flex it.
Speaker 3 (47:26):
Yeah, when I was twelve, all I flexed was my
Lisa Frank notebook. I mean, you know, kids are branding strategies.
I mean, you kids are just you're on it. And language,
So Brittany, let's talk about that, jenn Afa, slang is
like another universe, right from.
Speaker 5 (47:40):
From Riz to Delulu tap to brain Rod.
Speaker 3 (47:43):
I mean, half of moms don't know if their kids
are complimenting them or calling them out.
Speaker 5 (47:48):
So when you.
Speaker 3 (47:49):
Step into these role reversal skits, how do you nail
the delivery so perfectly that moms watching think, yep, that's
that's my daughter.
Speaker 15 (47:56):
So I'm a dance teacher, I am around he girls,
young girls twenty four to seven almost so Valentina. I'm
a single mom, so Valentina is with me all the time.
Most moms get to go to work and get a
break from their kids. My kid comes to work with me,
so I'm also the house that's like a revolving door.
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Kids are in and out constantly. I guess I kind
of it's almost like being in a relationship with somebody,
you start to pick up on habits.
Speaker 5 (48:25):
And lingo and language.
Speaker 15 (48:27):
And being around Valentina so much, I kind of just
there's moments where I have to sit back and be like, Okay,
you're not one of them.
Speaker 5 (48:35):
You're gonna be forty mom, that's so cringe stuff.
Speaker 15 (48:39):
Yeah, So I guess I just it becomes natural for
me because I'm with her so much and her friends
so much that you kind of just pick up on it.
Speaker 6 (48:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (48:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (48:49):
Speaking of slang, Valentina, So if you had to teach
all the moms listening one gen alpha word that we
must know to survive, what would it be?
Speaker 6 (48:56):
And why?
Speaker 16 (48:57):
So a word I would probably teach the moms of
jen Alfha. I'd probably say eight or sleigh. Because I'm
a dancer. So when I'm in a dance room and
a dancer is doing a combo or they're doing a trick,
we like, we're like yes, that's later. Yes, that eight, so,
which means we like the comment that you're doing.
Speaker 3 (49:13):
So moms, consider this your cheat sheet for not embarrassing
yourself on the group text. You're welcome now, Brittany's let's
talk screen time. So studies show GENALFA kids are spending
four to six hours per day on devices. So that's
why platforms like you know, roadblocks have become their playground.
So do you think parroting it on Instagram actually helps
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moms cope kind of like laughing through the chaos.
Speaker 4 (49:36):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (49:37):
Absolutely.
Speaker 15 (49:38):
I look at my comments section and so many people
are like, wow, I guess I'm not alone. I mean
I have people from Australia that like send me voice
notes and they're like, I just go to tell you, mate,
your content is fantastic.
Speaker 5 (49:53):
I thought there was something wrong with my daughter.
Speaker 15 (49:55):
So it's like so funny to me because there have
been moments as a mom that I've sat back and
like one of horror, you know, one of her like hormonal,
dramatic breakdowns and she's like I can't do this, and
I'm like, oh my god, is there something wrong with
my child?
Speaker 2 (50:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (50:09):
Does she need help? Do I need to call a therapist.
Speaker 15 (50:12):
So then when you do this content, you see so
many of us are dealing with the same thing. It's
a like a ah, like an aha moment where it's
there's nothing wrong, where they're okay, it's just teens and
this is just how they are.
Speaker 3 (50:26):
Exactly, And sometimes the only therapy that we can afford
is scrolling through your skits while hiding in the laundry
room with.
Speaker 6 (50:32):
A glass of wine.
Speaker 5 (50:32):
So yeah, one hundred percent.
Speaker 7 (50:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (50:34):
So motherhood has always been about bridging generations, Brittany. I
mean we kind of alluded to that just a bit earlier,
but now you're literally performing it online with Valentina. Eighty
five percent of US millennial moms follow at least one
parenting influencer, and most say it makes them feel less alone.
So it's exactly what we're talking about. Has creating these
skits actually strengthened your bond as a mother and daughter
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or are you sometimes like enough content?
Speaker 6 (50:58):
I'm still your mom?
Speaker 5 (50:59):
So it's actually opposite.
Speaker 15 (51:00):
It's me having to bother Valentina to do a lot
of the content where she just wants to sit down
and do her roadblocks.
Speaker 5 (51:07):
I will say, has we've always.
Speaker 15 (51:09):
Had a very strong bond again. She's been glued to
my hips since she was little. But what I will
say is, I feel now that I do this content
and I'm kind of stepping into like her realm and
her world, I get it a little bit more, you know,
like pretending to be her age and having to like
go through a store like now when she's having a
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moment or she's just not having a good day, I'm like, oh,
I get it now. So I think in that sense
it's helped me to understand my child in a different
way that I might not have understood before.
Speaker 3 (51:42):
Well, we are at the end. I can't thank you
both enough for coming on and chatting with us. You
two are the ultimate gen alpha translators. So thank you
for giving us the humor and the real talk every
mom and even every kid wanted to hear.
Speaker 15 (51:55):
Oh, thank you so much for this opportunity.
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It's really a great time.
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Thank you so much.
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at Yale, pioneer in cosmetic laser research. She's the founder
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going to be chatting from sun kissed to skin stressed fall,
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skincare mistakes you don't know you're making. We're going to
focus on seasonal skin transition, pigmentation, and how corrective care
like Cispara helps. In our newest segment, debuting today, co
contributor doctor Robert Milillo, world renowned brain researcher, clinician, founder
of the Malillo Method and Brain Balance Centers, and best
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I'm your host, Zen Sam's welcome back to the Better
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Speaker 5 (04:22):
From sunkissed to skin stressed. We're chatting the fall skincare
mistakes you don't know you're making.
Speaker 3 (04:29):
We're going to be talking about what really happens when
your skin transitions from poolside cocktails and summer fridays to
pumpkin spice lattes and sweater weather and spoiler alert, it's
not all cozy and cute. Joining us to unpack it
all is Doctor Amy lewis a nationally renowned dermatologist who
graduated summa cum lati from the University of Pennsylvania and
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earned her medical degree with highest honors from Yale. She's
the founder of the Yale Cosmetic Dermatology Division, a clinical
Associate Professor of Dermatology at Yale, a pioneer in cosmetic
blazer research, and a consultant to some of the world's
most trusted skincare brands. Simply put, when it comes to
skin health, Doctor Lewis is the real deal.
Speaker 5 (05:07):
Welcome to the show, Superstar. Thank you very much. That
was a great intro. I appreciate that absolutely well.
Speaker 3 (05:13):
You have amazing accolades under your belt and we're excited
to have you join our expert on the microphone series.
Speaker 5 (05:18):
So we're going to dive right in. Let's talk about
seasonal skin shift.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
When we talk about seasonal skincare, it's not just the
marketing hook.
Speaker 5 (05:25):
There's actually biology at play.
Speaker 3 (05:28):
Humidity drops in the fall, and the stratum corneum, our
skin's outer barrier loses water most quickly, which accelerates dryness
and sensitivity, and for some that's an uptick in pigmentation concerns.
And this is often when a corrective product like cispara
is used under a dermatologist guidance and can help reset
that skin. So how does skin typically change when we
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transition from summer to fall? Like what's actually happening?
Speaker 7 (05:52):
So that's a really good question and it's something that
people don't really think about all the time.
Speaker 4 (05:56):
Right.
Speaker 7 (05:56):
So, as you said, the air cools community and we
start losing more moisture and so the barrier is not
intact anymore.
Speaker 5 (06:05):
And you've done all this damage in the summer.
Speaker 7 (06:07):
You've been outside, you've been you know, you put on
some block, but nobody reapplies the way they're supposed to.
Speaker 5 (06:12):
So you've got that sun damage, You've got that.
Speaker 7 (06:14):
Increased pigmentation, that roughness, and the skin is just not
as healthy. So one of the things that we tell
people is we need right after the summer, let's address
what you did in the summer.
Speaker 5 (06:25):
Let's fix it.
Speaker 7 (06:26):
And then we start using things like Suspara, which is
a great product because it is non irritating. So since
your skin maybe a little sensitive right after the summer,
it's a great product to start with. It works for pigmentation, malasma,
and you know even on the face, chest, neck, hands.
I do it on my back, so it's it's you know,
for anywhere on the body. So it's a good go
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to to start your after summer rejuvenation and fix.
Speaker 3 (06:53):
Are there certain skin concerns you see more often in
autumn compared to other seasons.
Speaker 7 (06:59):
Yeah, I I basically attack this is saying you have
your your summer souvenirs right. Your summer souvenirs are that
extra dryness, the pigmentation, the UV damage, all these things
that we have to now address in the fall. One
of the biggest things I see is increasing exzema because
the air is getting colder and than n roseasha flares.
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Anything that caused that sensitive skin tends to flare with
it will flare, So you've got the exzma.
Speaker 5 (07:25):
Psoriasis, rosetia.
Speaker 7 (07:27):
The other thing that I see a lot is and
this is something that I don't really understand the mentality
of this, but people think summer's over, no more some luck, right,
So as soon as like Labor Day hits, it's like, oh,
I don't need my some luck anymore, it's not summer anymore.
Speaker 5 (07:43):
Not true.
Speaker 7 (07:44):
First of all, especially if you're indoors a lot and
you think you're protected, the UV goes right through glass.
UVA is right through glass. So if you're sitting at
your window, if you're sitting at your desk, even in
your car, yeah, you're not protected on your on the
side windows because you can get them us protected. Then
the more time you spend in the car or by
the window, you're getting more UVA damage. Remember, UVA for
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A causes aging, skin cancer, pigmentation. The B causes the
burn mostly, but the A is what you really need
to protect yourself from to stay away from that pigmentation
and these other issues we're talking about.
Speaker 5 (08:18):
Let's talk about at home adjustments.
Speaker 3 (08:20):
So a twenty twenty three Mentelin skincare report found that
nearly seven out of ten consumers don't change their skincare
products with the seasons. So for those struggling with pigmentation,
sticking to the same summer routine often focused on let's say,
oil control can leave skin under nourished and slow the
progress of brightening treatments. Right, So, how should our at
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home skincare routines be adjusted for dry or cooler weather.
Speaker 7 (08:46):
One of the big mistakes is people think, oh, my
skin's dry, I need to exfoliate all the time.
Speaker 5 (08:51):
No, once or twice a week is perfect. Do not
exfoliate all the time, Do not wash constantly.
Speaker 7 (08:57):
The other thing is what are we looking for at
zeeing ingredients in these creams and lotions and potions. Right, So,
some of the things you want to look for when
it's a little bit drier out there and you want
more moisture are things like seramides, fatty acids, glycerine, humeitans
are good. We can look for holerinic acid is one
of the ingredients or squaling.
Speaker 5 (09:19):
These are things that will.
Speaker 7 (09:19):
Help the barrier and occlude the skin so that it
is protected from the outside world. Because remember, as you said,
the stratum corneum is like a brick wall, and it
tries to keep bad things out and good things in.
When we damage that, we don't have that protection, and
that's why we need this sectual protection from those ingredients. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (09:39):
I love that advice, especially the part about supporting active
treatments with the right barrier cares so they can actually work.
Speaker 5 (09:46):
It's so important. You're so full of knowledge. I love it.
Experts on the microphone. Here we go.
Speaker 3 (09:51):
So let's talk about neglected areas beyond the face. So
hands neck and the deculte are often the truth tellers
of aging.
Speaker 5 (09:58):
How should they approach these air.
Speaker 7 (10:00):
Aside from doing the treatments for these different areas. One
thing I see all the time is people don't use
some block on those other areas. They protect their face
and they think that their face is protected, so everything's protected.
Speaker 5 (10:12):
How many people put some block on their hands all
the time. I'm so guilty of this.
Speaker 7 (10:15):
Say so, one thing you need to do is remember
protect and then hydrate and nourish. So protection comes first,
So you really need to use that some block and
the protection or the some protective clothing.
Speaker 5 (10:27):
Think about that for the neck, chest areas. So that's
the one thing.
Speaker 7 (10:31):
The second thing is one of my pet peeves is
when somebody comes in and their face looks amazing and
their neck and chest doesn't match, and their hands don't match.
And we know that old adage like don't let your
hands tell your age, but the many times I can
tell someone's age from their hands, it's an easy giveaway, right,
So what I tell people is if they're not going
to do something different for their hands. After you put
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on your you know, anti Asian creams, your moisturizers, whatever
it is, schmear it the rest on the back of
your hands because you're already on your hands. Just get
rid of the extra or put a little extra so
you have that you can smear down into your neck
and chest. You don't necessarily have to use another product
if you don't want to. So I think that's the
first thing that people can can change in their routine
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is use a little extra and then smear the rest.
Speaker 5 (11:17):
That's a technical term, the smear. Yeah, all right, fall
in office treatments.
Speaker 3 (11:21):
So fall is considered laser season because reduced sun exposure
lowers the risk of post inflammatory hyperpigmentation. Pairing inoffice pigmentation
corrections with an at home product like Cispera we've understood
can help extend and enhance those results. What are the
best inoffice in office treatments to address sun damaged pigmentation
or dehydration from summer.
Speaker 5 (11:42):
The first one I'm.
Speaker 7 (11:42):
Gonna say is the CO two lift mask. CO two
lift mask is a kerboxy mask which you put on
and it actually increases the oxygenation and hydration into your skin.
Next up would be peels, So we do some ultimate
kinds of piels in the office, some very light with
no downtime to having a little bit of exfoliation for
a few days after the peel. Next up is something
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that's new called the glow too facial.
Speaker 5 (12:07):
So the glow too is O two for.
Speaker 7 (12:09):
Oxygen, so there's an oxygen infusion into your skin. To
think about what we just talked about, the CE two's mass, right,
anytime we give more oxygen, it's like it's breathing, it's
getting more nutrients, so your skin gets healthier, not only that,
but it has the infusion gentle exfoliation, oxygen, and then
we can add ultrasound or radio frequency, so you can
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pick your little package with this machine and your skin
looks amazing. And then one of my favorite procedures which
I do on me very often, is something called smooth glow.
Speaker 5 (12:40):
Smooth Glow is.
Speaker 7 (12:41):
A combination treatment of an ipl by luminous and there micronealing,
radio frequency the legend pro And then if you want
some lift and some more anti aging and again no downtime,
is soft wave, which is an ultrasound device which can
help tighten and lift your face, your neck, your chest, arms,
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even the texture on your legs.
Speaker 5 (13:06):
And so this is something.
Speaker 7 (13:07):
That after you've had all this creepiness from being out
in the sun, that you can kind of get your
skin back to building its own collagen again, building its
own lasting again, building the holer onic acid. And we
know when you build holler on acid, you maintain more
hydration in that skin that's treated. So it's a great
treatment for all these areas.
Speaker 5 (13:23):
Okay, I love it. I'm gonna check it out. We
are at the end of our date.
Speaker 3 (13:27):
I could go on for another thirty minutes talking to
you on specialties just like.
Speaker 5 (13:30):
This, you are amazing.
Speaker 3 (13:32):
And for more on doctor Amy Lewis, you can visit
doctor Lewisdermatology dot com or follow her for expert skincare
tips and remember here on the Better Brighter You segment,
we're talking about making informed and pensional choices that help
you glow through every season. Definitely follow her on the
gram at Lewis Dermatology and again, Amy B.
Speaker 5 (13:52):
Lewis MD dot com.
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Welcome back, beautiful Chi State area. You're listening to a
moment of Zen right here on seven ten WR the
voice of New York iHeartRadio.
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I'm your host, Zenzam's.
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Broadcasting live from iHeart headquarters right here in New York City. Tonight,
we're pulling back the curtain on the brain in a
way that we've never done so before.
Speaker 6 (15:20):
Our headliner is.
Speaker 5 (15:21):
Brain Balance and Breakthroughs.
Speaker 3 (15:24):
We're gonna meet the minds behind a moment of Zen's
newest segments that's right debuting right here.
Speaker 6 (15:28):
On our show.
Speaker 3 (15:29):
We have a powerhouse father daughter duo kicking off the
Brain blueprint and the right brain segments.
Speaker 6 (15:36):
And here's why this matters.
Speaker 3 (15:38):
Right now, nearly one in thirty six children in the
US are diagnosed with autism and EDHD diagnoses have jumped
more than forty percent in the past decade. But these
aren't just numbers. Their stories lived out every single day,
and they're now front and center in our culture. Celebrities
from Simone Biles to Greta Thunberg, from Justin Timberlake to
(15:59):
Adam Levine and have all been open about living with
ADHD and autism. Oscar winning Emma Stone has shared her
lifelong struggles with anxiety, and musician Grimes recently revealed her
autism and ADHD diagnoses. These public confessions remind us of
something vital. Neurodiversity and mental health aren't outliers. They're part
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of the human condition. That's why tonight we're launching two
powerful news segments that are now going to live inside
a Moment of Zen. The Brain Blueprint co created alongside
doctor Robert Milillo, a world renowned brain researcher, clinician, and
pioneer and functional neurology. He's the developer of the Milillo Method,
the co founder of the Brain Balance Centers, and an
(16:39):
eight time best selling author of books like Disconnected Kids Now.
For decades, he's helped families navigate ADHD, autism, and learning
challenges with science driven, non pharmaceutical therapies.
Speaker 6 (16:51):
And The Right Brain, a derivative of the acclaimed Right Brain.
Speaker 3 (16:55):
Podcast, co hosted by doctor Milillo and his daughter, Elis Milillo,
who is in studio with us to Ti Night. Ellis
is a singer, songwriter, a storyteller, bringing creativity and culture
into the conversation about wellness and mental health. Together, they're
changing the narrative around how we see the brain, both
scientifically and artistically.
Speaker 6 (17:14):
So tonight we're not just talking about the brain. We're
talking about.
Speaker 5 (17:17):
Brains, balance and breakthroughs. Welcome to the show, Superstars, Thank you,
Thank you for having us.
Speaker 6 (17:24):
Really nice.
Speaker 5 (17:24):
So, doctor Mililo, let's begin with you.
Speaker 3 (17:26):
The CDC now estimates that one in thirty six children
are diagnosed with autism, and ADHD has surged by more
than forty percent in the past decade. What do you
believe is fueling these numbers? Is it a true rise
in cases or are we simply just getting better at
recognizing what's always been there.
Speaker 9 (17:43):
My third book, Autism, The Scientific Truth I really investigated
this for quite a time, and it was very clear
that what we're seeing is an actual increase in numbers
what's called an increase in incidents, not just prevalence, meaning
we're not just statistically noting or people and recognizing it.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
More.
Speaker 9 (18:02):
There's an actual increase of these issues, which really speaks
to what is actually causing it. And really the bottom line, though,
is my work is all about what does it actually mean,
what is actually happening in the brain in these issues.
Before you can actually start to look at causation or
any of those things, you have to understand, well, what
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is the problem, what's happening in the brain, and then
you can start looking at what might be causing it
and what we can do to actually change it.
Speaker 3 (18:30):
Yeah, that's such an important distinction because it helps parents
realize these aren't isolated cases and the brain is adapting
to modern pressures and knowledge like this is truly power.
So I'm really excited about both these segments within our show.
Speaker 6 (18:44):
I'm going to pivot to you Alis.
Speaker 3 (18:45):
So, according to the World Health Organization, people in creative
industries are twice as likely to struggle with depression or anxiety,
not like that's in use flash, but artists like Lady
Gaga and Demu Levado have really shown that being transparent
about the struggles can fuel advocacy and artistry at the
same time. So with the right Brain segment, how do
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you hope to normalize mental health for creatives reframing it
as a strength not a liability.
Speaker 10 (19:12):
Yeah, I think I just I mean, I want to
make it just educate everyone kind of on how their
brain is working. That's why I started this podcast with
my dad because I moved to Nashville and I'm a
singer songwriter and I have always struggled with anxiety and
depression and OCD, and when I moved to a town
that was so saturated with like all these really talented people,
but they seem to all be struggling with the same thing. Luckily,
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I grew up with this as my dad, so you know,
he's kind of talked me down from a lot of
things and explained to me, like what was actually going
on in my brain, but nobody else seemed to have
access to that. So I was like, why don't I
use this amazing resource that I have? And then coming
from the emotional side of things and understanding what's actually
going on in the brains of all of these people
I'm working with, and then he can explain how you
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can help yourself. So I'm hoping to just kind of
educate everyone and let them know it's not permanent.
Speaker 3 (20:02):
And I love that you wanted to educate everyone using
your secret weapon, which is dad.
Speaker 5 (20:07):
I know.
Speaker 3 (20:07):
Yeah, now, doctor Mililo, You've long said that brain imbalances
can underlie conditions like ADHD and autism, and studies show
in fact that the hemispheric imbalances can affect everything from
attention span to mood regulation and temple grand In, one
of the most famous autistic voices, has said, the world
needs all kinds of minds.
Speaker 5 (20:26):
So how can parents spot these imbalances early?
Speaker 3 (20:29):
And how will the brain blueprint if you will, help
families intervene before challenges become crisis.
Speaker 9 (20:36):
The important thing that I tell people, and this is
where it really overlaps with a lot of Ellis's work
and the people she works with, is it really starts
with a gift that when somebody is just genetically gifted,
meaning that it's a trait, and these traits run in families,
you know, like we know autism is more common that
in their families they have mathematicians and physicists and engineers,
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or people in the finance a world, or people that
work in the IT industry. This has been well documented.
It's a traite. What is that trait to me? It's
a left brain dominant style of thinking. And in the
creative world, we know that you know, the more creative
you are, the more talented are, the more you are
likely to suffer from bipolar or depression, which is a
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more of a right brain dominant trait. So it's about
understanding that you know, these gifts also come with these vulnerabilities,
but they can be changed. You can recognize them, and
you can do that without taking away the gift, but
you can help improve whatever struggles or challenges may be
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there by knowing about these imbalances and how to change that.
Speaker 3 (21:45):
Now, Ellis gen Z consumes more mental health content on
TikTok from licensed professionals than anyone I know, right, So,
do you see the right brain segment as a way
to reclaim that narrative when you're combining creativity with credibility
to young people where.
Speaker 10 (22:01):
They are, Yes, absolutely, because I think, I mean, I
think it's an absolutely amazing thing that people have been
talking about it so openly, and I think a lot
of the memes and videos are really funny. My dad
and I send them back and forth to each other,
but some of them just are touch misguided, Like I
don't know, someone will be like, oh, I touch this
all the time, and that means I'm autistic or that whatever,
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and it's not actually right the truth. You know, they're
they're trying to find the answer, but they don't know
what the answer is, and then it creates sort of
this false narrative of like what autism means, or what
it means to have ADHD or what it means to
have OCD, and people are like, oh, I relate to that,
that must mean I'm autistic too. But it's like, you know,
they need to have actual facts behind it and not
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just a viral video. But I do think it's a
great thing that it's becoming something that's spoken about so much.
Speaker 5 (22:47):
But yeah, I would like for us to give kind
of guidance with that.
Speaker 3 (22:50):
So doctor Robert Mililo, taking me to a recent m
Myte study showed that adult brains have far more neuroplasticity
than we want believed, So that means rewiring doesn't stop
in childhood, it continues well into adulthood. I didn't really
understand this until I researched it, thanks to you. So
for families who may feel it's too late, right, how
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transformative is this finding? Could it change how we approach ADHD,
autism or even recovery from brain injury.
Speaker 9 (23:20):
People get a diagnosis and they're told this is a
lifelong issue and there's nothing you can do about it.
But neuroplasticity speaks to the complete opposite of that. And
as you said, we're learning more and more that the
brain is more plastic than we ever thought to later
and later ages, even into our eighties and nineties, we
can change our brain. So the fact is that again,
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almost all ninety percent or more of adult mental health
issues starting childhood. So they're all developmental. And what happens
is anything that alters the growth and development in the
brain early on can lead to these imbalances, especially people
that are very gifted in search areas. But that can
be changed at any given time. So that's the important thing,
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and that's why that that MIT study is really important,
because the idea that these are genetic disorders purely that
their genetic mutations isn't true. There isn't really an autism
gene or a dyslexia gene or the depression gene. There
are traits that underlie them, but these things can be
changed when they're understood more.
Speaker 3 (24:27):
Now elis the entertainment industry has really long glamorized that
the quote unquote tortured artists. But data shows creative space
at two to three times higher risk and this is
true of substance substance abuse than the general population. So,
as someone straddling music and advocacy, how can the right
brain segments dismantle that myth and instead spotlight healthier models
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of creative success.
Speaker 10 (24:52):
Well, I think, as my dad said earlier, you know,
everything starts with having a gift, and I think the
tortured artist is a lot of being a very ripe
brain person. Is that you and it is your gift
because you can write a song and people be like,
my god, how did you understand exactly what I was feeling?
Speaker 6 (25:08):
And so that is the gift.
Speaker 10 (25:09):
That you can feel emotions stronger than other people. You
can read the most subtle facial expressions, You can feel
other people's emotions. You know when someone calls themselves an
EmPATH and all of that is your gift, but it's
also a burden to carry. And I think a lot
of people are tortured artists because they feel very lonely
in that like, and I've noticed that with a lot
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of artists. It's a very lonely thing to be an artist. Yeah,
And I think that those people, even though they're helping
other people so much understand themselves, they don't quite understand
themselves and it's painful, and I don't think they think
they can change that. So with this podcast, I want
people to feel unique, obviously, but I want them to
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know that they're not alone in their thoughts. And you
don't have to go to substance abuse for that, because
that's kind of what drives it, is to take drugs
to kind of just calm all of those extra feelings
that you have.
Speaker 5 (26:03):
Now, Dr Milila, policy is shifting too, right.
Speaker 3 (26:05):
We have RFK Junior who recently called for a ban
on artificial food dyes, citing links to hyperactivity and behavioral
issues and kids. So, from your perspective, how significant is
this step and do you believe regulation should play a
bigger role in safeguarding children's brain health.
Speaker 9 (26:23):
We should be the healthiest country in the world, and
we're not. We're one of the most unhealthy, and that
is obviously impacting our children.
Speaker 2 (26:30):
And we do know.
Speaker 9 (26:31):
I mean a lot of what RFK is saying about
environmental factors driving the epidemic or the dramatic increase we
see in things like obesity and diabetes and autism and
ADHD is absolutely correct. My third book, Autism, The Scientific Truth,
I published that in twenty thirteen. I was the first
person that talked about wrote a book about preventing these
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developmental disabilities and understanding that these are being driven by
vironment and by lifestyle, primarily lifestyle, which means we can
change that, right, We just have to be more aware
of it. And again I'm not big on regulations of things,
but I think education doing things like this making people
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more aware. But in some cases with companies and corporations
stepping in and saying no, you can't use this die anymore,
especially when the rest of the world isn't using it,
I mean, it just makes common sense and I think
it's some really good steps actually, and that kind.
Speaker 6 (27:29):
Of wraps up our first date.
Speaker 3 (27:31):
I mean, I could keep going, We're just getting started
thirty minutes in here, but I'm so excited that brains
balance and breakthroughs. We're going to be launching the Brain
Blueprint with the two of you, and I'm so excited
to have you on board. And of course the Right
Brain segment, that's one of my favorite tie ins, especially
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bridging that community with artists right back into the scientific conversation.
Speaker 5 (27:57):
We're so happy to be here.
Speaker 3 (27:58):
Thank you to our listeners, and you can keep exploring
these conversations and of course to our viewers. You can
go directly to his website at Doctormililo dot com and
you can check out the Right Brain Podcast spelled write.
Speaker 6 (28:10):
The Right Brain podcast dot com.
Speaker 3 (28:12):
You can follow both of them on the gram at
doctor Robert Milillo and at Velvet Ellis Underscore.
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You're listening to a Moment of Zen right here on
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your host, zen Zam's welcome back to the Going Deep
segment brought to you by co two Lyft. Today we'll
be diving into an important, yet often under discussed topic
like in sclerosis.
Speaker 5 (29:39):
Now, for those of you who don't know.
Speaker 3 (29:40):
Like in sclerosis is a chronic condition primarily affecting the
general areas, resulting in patchy, discolored, and thin skin, which
ultimately leads to a slew of other symptoms including itchiness, blistering, scarring,
urinary issues, painful sex, and just so much more. While
there are treatments that can help, liking sclerosis is a
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lifelong issue and even if symptoms clear, you're always at
risk for them coming back. But here to break it
all down for us is a very special group of experts.
Doctor Shirlina Bogart is a board certified gynecologist with a
holistic approach to health, helping women reclaim the lives they
love by tackling complex challenges such as sexual health, hormonal imbalances,
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and weight management. Doctor Amy Brenner, joining our panel, is
a Board certified OBGYN with over twenty years of experience,
certified and integrative and functional medicine, and the medical director
of her leading practice and Medical spond Cincinnati, Ohio.
Speaker 5 (30:37):
Turosukotin is a spiritual.
Speaker 3 (30:39):
And energy healer, Kundalini and reiki practitioner and someone who
has dealt first hand with likings sclerosis. Together, they're here
to share their insights on the condition, from detection to diagnoses,
treatment options, and how they're helping women reclaim their health
and vitality despite this challenge. Welcome to the show, superstars.
Thank you, so excited to have you on my experts
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on the microphone too.
Speaker 5 (31:03):
I'm gonna start with you so like in sclerosis.
Speaker 3 (31:06):
Is a completely life altering condition, and I know your
own journey with it began as a deeply personal health crisis,
pushing you into physical, spiritual, and even mental burnout.
Speaker 5 (31:17):
Can you walk us through your early.
Speaker 3 (31:19):
Journey from the moment you realized something was definitely wrong
to deciding to seek treatment and your path to healing.
Speaker 5 (31:25):
What were those early days like compared to now?
Speaker 11 (31:28):
Well, thank you, that's perfectly put honestly, because that is
what happened. I had received in early twenty twenty one
a COVID vaccine and had a pretty immediate allergic reaction,
just rashes all over my body, and not long after
that I realized that I was having tremendous pain.
Speaker 5 (31:48):
I had a period that ended.
Speaker 11 (31:52):
Up becoming kind of a spontaneous menopause from what I
know now, went in to see the doctor was developing
just a tremendous pain in the vaginal area, and I
just had no idea what was happening. And so you know,
at that point they told me, well, you have like
in sclerosis. I had never heard of it. Well here's
some cream. You're just gonna have this forever. And so
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I don't really I didn't like that answer.
Speaker 5 (32:17):
I wouldn't like that answer either. Yeah, I thought, no,
that's not what I'm going to do.
Speaker 11 (32:22):
So I went down this entire journey of learning more
about what it was, not that we even totally understand
some treatment methods, and then ultimately I knew I had
to balance it with healing my mental state and my
energetic state. So that's what kind of led me down
that this very intense, beautiful path.
Speaker 5 (32:43):
Well, thank you for being so vulnerable in sharing that.
Speaker 3 (32:45):
I mean, it really underscores how this condition doesn't just
affect the body, but.
Speaker 5 (32:49):
It actually impacts every layer of a woman's life.
Speaker 3 (32:52):
And your story is it's a true reminder that healing
is both physical and just as much emotional.
Speaker 5 (32:58):
So thank you for that, doctor Scherlena.
Speaker 3 (33:01):
Let's shift to you and talk about the cause, because
this is a bit of a tricky topic. So While
the cause of Likens sclerosis is still largely unknown, it
has been proposed to be an autoimmune condition. And we
also know that postmenopausal women and young girls who have
yet to go through puberty are at higher risk of
developing the condition, which is so counterintuitive if you think
(33:22):
of it right. So, as a kindecologist with extensive expertise
in women's hormones, why do we see this condition between
hormonal changes, especially around menopause and the onset of liken sclerosis?
Speaker 5 (33:33):
I mean, what exactly is happening here in the pre.
Speaker 12 (33:36):
Puberty years as well as in the menopausal years when
estrogen levels are naturally low. It does put a woman
who has a predisposition to it at risk because estrogens
one of its functions is to be an immune regulator.
Also directly on the tissue, what estrogen does is it
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helps to the body to produce collagen, and we need
collagen for having the elasticity in the tissue. We need
the collagen to maintain the thickness in the tissue as
well as to maintain moisture in the tissue.
Speaker 5 (34:13):
And oftentimes, when.
Speaker 12 (34:14):
I've had patients in the office, the way I would
describe it to them. If you think about your lawn,
when you have healthy grass that's nice and moist, and
you go and you bend the blade of grass, it
doesn't break easily. It's nice and moist it has what
we call snapback, whereas the grass that has no estrogen
has no moisture. Then that grass is thin, it's brittle.
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You bend it, it breaks easily. And so this is
what happens when women have low estrogen levels, and so
they get micro tears in the tissue because the tissue
gets thinned out.
Speaker 5 (34:50):
Now the tissue is more.
Speaker 12 (34:51):
Susceptible to exposure from toxins and things. And now we
get these microscopic tears, and then that begins the inflammatory response,
and then that cascade begins where the likenscrosis begins to develop.
Speaker 3 (35:05):
So now, doctor Brenner, let's bring you into the picture.
We covered cause, so let's shift to diagnoses. You've successfully
treated countless patients with liken sclerosis over the course of
your career, so you've seen this condition up close. While
like in sclosis infectious about two hundred thousand people in
the United States, that's according to the Cleveland Clinic, it's
still quite frankly poorly understood and often just misdiagnosed. So
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for those unfamiliar questioning, what do you see as the
key signs or even symptoms for early detection and what
does the testing or diagnoses process typically.
Speaker 5 (35:37):
Involve early on?
Speaker 13 (35:39):
I think a lot of patients are misdiagnosed or are
self treating and self diagnosing. And what I typically hear
is they think it's a yeast infection or recurrent yeast
infections or recurrent bacterial infections UTI's And because the symptoms
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are early on, are typically itching and burning, which obviously
are as most women know typical of yease infection types
of symptoms, but as the disease kind of rages on,
then the symptoms can be present. Twenty four to seven.
Speaker 5 (36:20):
Tearing pain with intercourse.
Speaker 13 (36:23):
I've had women describe it as like feel like they're
being attacked by multiple razor blades, and then in long standing,
like in sclorosis, it can even lead to anatomic distortion
where the labia starts shrinking or fusing to the labia
(36:43):
majora or the clitteral hood. The tissue surrounding the clitterists
fuses over and women will notice things are changing.
Speaker 5 (36:52):
The look down there you're right.
Speaker 3 (36:54):
Yeah, that's such an important breakdown because so many women
just dismiss these symptoms or assume, to your point that
their normal change or yeast infections. So the more we
can normalize this conversation, the more likely women are to
seek help sooner.
Speaker 5 (37:06):
So thank you for that TOURU.
Speaker 3 (37:08):
Let's talk about treatment. So we'll start with with your
actual journey. So your healing journey combined ancient wisdom with
modern medical modalities.
Speaker 6 (37:19):
I love that.
Speaker 5 (37:20):
Could you share a little bit about which treatments, both
conventional and alternative, made the biggest impact in managing your
like in sclerosis.
Speaker 11 (37:29):
It took a while to find some treatments. It was
several years later, and I just suffered with it. I
did find one of those laser treatments, the YAG, so
I had that done a few times and it was
quite painful. In the meanwhile, I was going through this,
you know, major awakening and learning these beautiful modalities, you know,
(37:49):
the energy healing and reiki, kundalini. Then you know, I
did work with some I am also do hypnosis. So
I was doing all of these things to help myself out,
and then realized that I had a profound gift for it.
It was kind of, you know, my calling. So through
something really you know, traumatizing, came something completely beautiful for me.
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But when I discovered the CO two lift, you know,
I cried, you know, I just I cried the first
time I used it, and I I will after a
couple uses, I was starting to tell people I feel
eighteen again, and I would say within three treatments, I
just felt like a different person.
Speaker 5 (38:30):
I'm gonna cry. Your vagina bounced back. My vagina was.
Speaker 7 (38:33):
Like, yeah, yeah, it happened.
Speaker 3 (38:37):
So Doctor Amy, let's let's pivot to you now, So
what treatment strategies have you found most effective in reducing
symptoms and improving quality of life for your life inscross patients.
Piggybacking off of what Druru just said.
Speaker 13 (38:50):
I'd say ninety nine percent of gynecologists are going to
recommend as steroid cream for like in sclerosis. And although
if somebody has early onset sclerosis that can help with it.
It chain in the burning, but what it doesn't do
is it doesn't stop the disease process, and so the
disease process rages on with a steroid cream. But the
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benefit of the steroid is it's inexpensive. It's covered by insurance,
but most of my patients aren't wanting that type of treatment.
I definitely think that there's a role for the for
carboxy therapy or the CO two lift, especially in women
who are postmenopausal have the double whammy of likensclerosis in
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the setting of atrophic vagina due to menopause and lack
of hormones, and carboxy therapy is a great addition to
prep the therapy or the prep to the tissue before
I do. One of my other treatments which I've had
the most success with is using energy device. Energy based
devices like a CO two laser or a RF micro needling,
(39:54):
and both of those devices make tiny little holes in
the tissue and then when your body heels, it regenerates
new healthy tissue.
Speaker 5 (40:03):
And so in our practice.
Speaker 13 (40:05):
We use our energy based devices in combination with growth factors,
either from the patient's own growth factors something called platelet
rich plasma or using placental derived growth factors and then
injecting the affected area. So we'll use that and then
(40:25):
in somebody that has also atrophy or low hormone status,
will also use either topical hormones with or and or
systemic hormones, not that they're treatments for liken sclerosis, but
they increase blood flow to the pelvis and the vulva
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because those have testosterone and estrogen receptors. So it's really
an individualized approach and that's what we found and in
our practice, you know, knock on wid we've had one
hundred percent success rate of getting people symptom free from.
Speaker 6 (41:07):
Their like ands.
Speaker 5 (41:08):
Wow, I love that one hundred percent success rate. You go.
Speaker 3 (41:12):
So, doctor Charlena, let's shift back to you. So let's
say you've successfully treated a patience like in sclerosis, but
as we know, it's a chronic, lifelong condition. So looking
long term, what ongoing medical and holistic strategies do you
recommend women incorporate into their daily lives to manage these
symptoms and minimize the flare ups.
Speaker 12 (41:31):
So from a medical standpoint, early detection, so getting regular evaluations,
maintenance CO two livvy carboxy therapy at home because it
for any energy based treatment that we do, any hormonal
supplements that we do, It helps to maintain the health
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and integrity of the tissue long term, and it prolongs
the need for any additional treatment. I oftentimes do recommend
that when men take vaginal probiotics that help to maintain
a healthy vaginal flora along with decreasing any irritants. So
some of the advertisements for cleaning the tissue down there,
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sometimes they can have harsh chemicals that can be irritating,
and so we want to get rid of any harsh
chemicals and irritants to the tissue maintaining a healthy diet.
Speaker 5 (42:24):
If you can.
Speaker 12 (42:26):
You want to decrease your exposure to anything that's pro inflammatory.
So any synthetic foods, any of the processed foods, sugars,
any of those things that cause inflammation in the body
can cause inflammation in the puraneum. So we want to
look at removing those. Also, cotton underwear, you want to
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wear loose fitting underwear or no underwear at all, but cotton.
So you want things that don't increase moisture and so
that you can get some air and the tissue can
because anything that creates warmth and moisture is going to
be a breeding ground for bacteria, but also an irritant
to the tissue, and so we want to look at
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things like that.
Speaker 3 (43:08):
Well, you are so right, and we are at the
end of our date my friends, thank you so much
for joining me on this incredible panel.
Speaker 5 (43:13):
I learned so much, very transparent, very inspiring.
Speaker 6 (43:16):
Thanks.
Speaker 5 (43:17):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (43:18):
That was our Going Deep segment brought to you by
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panel of experts for joining us to shed light on
likens sclerosis.
Speaker 5 (43:26):
You definitely want to check.
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Them all out.
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We're going to start with two first.
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You could head to Instagram and check out her page
at Multi Underscore Dimensional Underscore Healing, and you could head
to Multi Dash Dimensional Dash Healing dot com. You can
also check out doctor Amy Brenner at doctor Amy Vbrenner
dot com and on the Gram at Amy Brenner, Md.
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And doctor Shirlena Bogart.
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You could find her directly at Healthy Longevity dot clinic
and on the Gram at doctor Sharlena Bogart. You're listening
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that keeps you hydrated in style. Today, we're diving into
a world every mom knows too well. Gen alpha, the slang,
the sas, the sephora hals, the roadblocks, brain rot. It's
a cultural whirldwind. And who to help us decode it
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than a dynamic duo taking Instagram by storm. We're gonna
meet Brittany and Valentina. Britney Stigliano is a proud Long
Island mom. She's a dance studio director for twenty two
years and a dance educator for over twenty five. She's
built a career shaping young performers, but these days she
shares the spotlight with her daughter Valentina. She's an incredibly
talented tween. She's a competitive dancer with all the Jen
(45:24):
Alpha flair together. Their hilarious role reversal skits have moms
everywhere saying, Yep, that's my kid. Welcome to the show, Superstars,
thank you. So let's chat Jen Alpha Brittany, I'm gonna
start with you. The Obsessions reports show that US parents
are spending an average of two hundred and sixty dollars
a month on tween driven purchases, and I'm gonna say
(45:47):
that that's a little bit on the low side, and
most of it is going to TikTok hype brands like Sephora, Lululemon,
and Kendra Scott. I mean, these kids are literally dictating
household spending power before they even hit high school. As
a mom who's also parodying this world online, what shocked
you most about how quickly these trends take over your
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daughter's life?
Speaker 6 (46:08):
And your wallet.
Speaker 15 (46:09):
I'd have to say it didn't really shock me. When
I was younger, we had to wait for the Toys
r US Big Book to come out. You know, Victoria's secret.
Their swimsuit catalog was the end all do all when
summertime was here, we all waited to go through that catalog.
Delia's Contempo. Now the youth have it right here, glued
in their hands because it's right on their cell phone.
Speaker 5 (46:31):
So am I shocked?
Speaker 15 (46:32):
I'm not.
Speaker 5 (46:32):
Do I wish that prices were a little bit better
in today's economy.
Speaker 6 (46:36):
Yes, I love it.
Speaker 3 (46:37):
So, Valentina, you and your friends are part of this
Sephora Kids generation.
Speaker 5 (46:41):
A Vogue business literally.
Speaker 3 (46:43):
Ran a piece saying tweens are turning beauty retail upside down.
Some kids under twelve and thirteen are wearing serums with
like a fifteen step routine. It's insane. Do you and
your friends actually care about the products or is it
just all about the flex, the shopping bags, the videos
hall content.
Speaker 2 (47:00):
So I think.
Speaker 16 (47:01):
Most people my age, even me and my friends, first off,
get the product because people are promoting it on social media.
So we're like, oh, we have to go to Spoura
we have to go to the mall to get these products,
but after a while using it, I think most of
the time we do end up really enjoying using the products,
which makes us want to go back to the stores
and buy more.
Speaker 5 (47:19):
So okay, fair enough.
Speaker 16 (47:20):
I would say that it starts off with a flex,
but then it kind of leads into more of wanting
the products more than needing to flex it.
Speaker 3 (47:26):
Yeah, when I was twelve, all I flexed was my
Lisa Frank notebook. I mean, you know, kids are branding strategies.
I mean, you kids are just you're on it. And language,
So Brittany, let's talk about that, jenn Afa, slang is
like another universe, right from.
Speaker 5 (47:40):
From Riz to Delulu tap to brain Rod.
Speaker 3 (47:43):
I mean, half of moms don't know if their kids
are complimenting them or calling them out.
Speaker 5 (47:48):
So when you.
Speaker 3 (47:49):
Step into these role reversal skits, how do you nail
the delivery so perfectly that moms watching think, yep, that's
that's my daughter.
Speaker 15 (47:56):
So I'm a dance teacher, I am around he girls,
young girls twenty four to seven almost so Valentina. I'm
a single mom, so Valentina is with me all the time.
Most moms get to go to work and get a
break from their kids. My kid comes to work with me,
so I'm also the house that's like a revolving door.
(48:19):
Kids are in and out constantly. I guess I kind
of it's almost like being in a relationship with somebody,
you start to pick up on habits.
Speaker 5 (48:25):
And lingo and language.
Speaker 15 (48:27):
And being around Valentina so much, I kind of just
there's moments where I have to sit back and be like, Okay,
you're not one of them.
Speaker 5 (48:35):
You're gonna be forty mom, that's so cringe stuff.
Speaker 15 (48:39):
Yeah, So I guess I just it becomes natural for
me because I'm with her so much and her friends
so much that you kind of just pick up on it.
Speaker 6 (48:48):
Yeah.
Speaker 5 (48:49):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (48:49):
Speaking of slang, Valentina, So if you had to teach
all the moms listening one gen alpha word that we
must know to survive, what would it be?
Speaker 6 (48:56):
And why?
Speaker 16 (48:57):
So a word I would probably teach the moms of
jen Alfha. I'd probably say eight or sleigh. Because I'm
a dancer. So when I'm in a dance room and
a dancer is doing a combo or they're doing a trick,
we like, we're like yes, that's later. Yes, that eight, so,
which means we like the comment that you're doing.
Speaker 3 (49:13):
So moms, consider this your cheat sheet for not embarrassing
yourself on the group text. You're welcome now, Brittany's let's
talk screen time. So studies show GENALFA kids are spending
four to six hours per day on devices. So that's
why platforms like you know, roadblocks have become their playground.
So do you think parroting it on Instagram actually helps
(49:34):
moms cope kind of like laughing through the chaos.
Speaker 4 (49:36):
Oh?
Speaker 6 (49:37):
Absolutely.
Speaker 15 (49:38):
I look at my comments section and so many people
are like, wow, I guess I'm not alone. I mean
I have people from Australia that like send me voice
notes and they're like, I just go to tell you, mate,
your content is fantastic.
Speaker 5 (49:53):
I thought there was something wrong with my daughter.
Speaker 15 (49:55):
So it's like so funny to me because there have
been moments as a mom that I've sat back and
like one of horror, you know, one of her like hormonal,
dramatic breakdowns and she's like I can't do this, and
I'm like, oh my god, is there something wrong with
my child?
Speaker 2 (50:09):
Yeah?
Speaker 5 (50:09):
Does she need help? Do I need to call a therapist.
Speaker 15 (50:12):
So then when you do this content, you see so
many of us are dealing with the same thing. It's
a like a ah, like an aha moment where it's
there's nothing wrong, where they're okay, it's just teens and
this is just how they are.
Speaker 3 (50:26):
Exactly, And sometimes the only therapy that we can afford
is scrolling through your skits while hiding in the laundry
room with.
Speaker 6 (50:32):
A glass of wine.
Speaker 5 (50:32):
So yeah, one hundred percent.
Speaker 7 (50:34):
Yeah.
Speaker 3 (50:34):
So motherhood has always been about bridging generations, Brittany. I
mean we kind of alluded to that just a bit earlier,
but now you're literally performing it online with Valentina. Eighty
five percent of US millennial moms follow at least one
parenting influencer, and most say it makes them feel less alone.
So it's exactly what we're talking about. Has creating these
skits actually strengthened your bond as a mother and daughter
(50:55):
or are you sometimes like enough content?
Speaker 6 (50:58):
I'm still your mom?
Speaker 5 (50:59):
So it's actually opposite.
Speaker 15 (51:00):
It's me having to bother Valentina to do a lot
of the content where she just wants to sit down
and do her roadblocks.
Speaker 5 (51:07):
I will say, has we've always.
Speaker 15 (51:09):
Had a very strong bond again. She's been glued to
my hips since she was little. But what I will
say is, I feel now that I do this content
and I'm kind of stepping into like her realm and
her world, I get it a little bit more, you know,
like pretending to be her age and having to like
go through a store like now when she's having a
(51:31):
moment or she's just not having a good day, I'm like, oh,
I get it now. So I think in that sense
it's helped me to understand my child in a different
way that I might not have understood before.
Speaker 3 (51:42):
Well, we are at the end. I can't thank you
both enough for coming on and chatting with us. You
two are the ultimate gen alpha translators. So thank you
for giving us the humor and the real talk every
mom and even every kid wanted to hear.
Speaker 15 (51:55):
Oh, thank you so much for this opportunity.
Speaker 5 (51:58):
It's really a great time.
Speaker 15 (51:59):
Thank you so much.
Speaker 3 (52:00):
And to our listeners, if you want daily laughs and
a true inside look at raising a tween and twenty
twenty five, follow them on Instagram. It's at that mom
Underscore Brittany and at Dancerval seven one seven and remember
when life feels like one big TikTok trend and you
can't keep up.
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