Dr. Daisy Ayim; Benjamin and Karen Pajak; Courtney Swan; Dr. Steven Cohen

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Welcome to a moment of Zen. Time to sit back
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doctor Daizim Triple Board certified cosmetic surgeon and Obgyn, or
chatting from Broadway to Big Screens with Benjamin Paijack and

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Mamager Karen Paijack on building dreams and the family bonds.
He's currently starring in the Life of Chuck. You may
have even seen him on Broadway alongside Hugh Jackman and
Sutton Foster in the music Man, or even at New
York City Center with Raoul Esperanza in the musical Oliver.
Can't wait to chat with him, He's going to be
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the powerhouse host of the widely popular podcast Real foodology.
She's on a mission to heal America's broken food system,
and we know how broken that system is, and she's
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Welcome back, beautiful tri State Area. You're listening to a
moment of Zen right here on seven to ten wo R.
The voice of New York iHeartRadio. I'm your host Zen Zams.
Today in the Polish Beauty segment, I'm joined by my
fabulous co contributor, doctor Daisy Aim, Triple Board certified cosmetic
surgeon and obgyn. Today's segment features an inspiring story about talent, ambition,

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and family. We're thrilled to welcome thirteen year old Broadway
star Benjamin Paijack currently starring in the Life of Chuck
alongside legend Mark Hamill and acclaimed director Mike Flanagan tri
State Area. You may have seen him on Broadway alongside
Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in the music Man you
all remember that one, or at the New York City

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Center with Raoula Speranza in the musical Oliver, earning critical
acclaim for his captivating perform Ormance's He's joined today by
his mom, Karen, who has been the driving force behind
his career. Together, they've mastered the Hollywood game while maintaining
a strong mother son bond. We're going to dive into
their unique journey. How Karen's vision shaped Benjamin's career, how

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they navigate social media and branding, and what it takes
to balance family school and fame. It's a conversation about dreams, dedication,
and what it takes to make it, and shows both
as a family, as talent and as entrepreneurs. From Broadway
to big screens, Benjamin, Paijack, and Mamager Karen on building
dreams and family bonds. Welcome to the show, Superstars. Wow,

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what an into that? I see? Terrific? Now you know,
I call her Mama, I know it's amazing. I can't
wait to speak to the both of you. You guys
are a brilliant duo. Let's dive right in. So Karen's
statistics show that parental involvement plays a huge role in
shaping a child's success. There are many studies, but there
was one in particular that stood out. A two thousand
and one study sound that kids with hands on parental

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guidance were thirty five percent more likely to achieve their goals.
Now you've been Benjamin's guide from the from the start,
exposing him to Broadway and New York City's cultural gems. Benjamin,
how has that shaped who you are today as a
performer and as a person? And then I'd love to know,
I'd love to hear your perspective Karen after he answers.

Speaker 5 (06:20):
Yeah, when I was really little, like six seven, my
mom would take me into New York and we would
see a Broadway show basically every week. And my first,
my first Broway show is fem of the Opera and
I fell in love with it. It was the most
beautiful thing I'd ever seen, and I started getting into acting,
and I and I started doing regional productions around New

(06:41):
Jersey and then we found an open call for music Man,
and one thing led to another and I got music Man.

Speaker 6 (06:48):
I waited for a couple of years because of the.

Speaker 5 (06:50):
Pandemic, and music Man happened in Oliver and a couple
of films came out, and it's it's been a crazy rite,
but I haven't been.

Speaker 3 (06:58):
Able to do without her, Karen, how do you feel
it's shaped who Benjamin has become today exposing him to
all that you did when he was growing up.

Speaker 7 (07:08):
Oh?

Speaker 8 (07:10):
I think this industry is tremendous for kids like Benjamin
who have a rich imagination who he just seemed at
such a young age. He just loved this material and
we're in such a great area to expose him to
such wonderful things, and he just went with it.

Speaker 9 (07:33):
I just think it's terrific.

Speaker 8 (07:34):
And the people he's been exposed to, that he's worked with,
I mean, that's that's just an invaluable experience and I
just I could have never given him.

Speaker 9 (07:41):
I'm so grateful.

Speaker 3 (07:43):
Yeah, it's such a it's such a testament to how
critical early exposure is. I mean, your proof that family
values can lay the groundwork for extraordinary careers. Oh, thank you.

Speaker 10 (07:53):
So, Karen, was been the most challenging part of being
a mom manager? And how do you navigate setting bound
just between your roles.

Speaker 3 (08:01):
It's a lot.

Speaker 9 (08:02):
I do have a lot of support for my family,
which is critical, loving.

Speaker 8 (08:08):
Grandma and grandpa and people in the industry who have
been wonderful, and that's our family base.

Speaker 9 (08:17):
That's essential that you find your people and and rely
on them.

Speaker 11 (08:20):
He's a big part of it. If he didn't have
the drive, we couldn't do this because it takes a
lot of dedication, a lot of work. You know, every
day is a little different. They're not always as intense
as the.

Speaker 8 (08:32):
Other, but when they are, you can't as a parent,
you can't make your kid do that.

Speaker 9 (08:39):
They have to have that drive.

Speaker 12 (08:40):
So so Benjamin, Yeah, that's true. I mean, you're you're
very correct saying that is up to the child, right,
And Benjamin, I want to know what's your typical data,
Like how do you juggle school, rehearsal, family time, maybe friends.

Speaker 5 (08:56):
Yeah, when I first started off, it was a little
weird because I hadn't I mean, I wasn't really used to,
you know, going to the theater and rehearsals and all that.
Now it's since i've been doing more film now it's
been a little bit more easier to manage, you know,
spending more time with my mom and friends and stuff
like that.

Speaker 9 (09:13):
But a normal day.

Speaker 5 (09:16):
Really is I wake up, I wore my voice up
to get in the right place, and I go get
my egg sandwich from the deli across the street.

Speaker 9 (09:24):
There's a lot of traditions, a lot of structure that
we have within our nonstructure, if that makes.

Speaker 5 (09:30):
Sense, And and I do that, and then I I
usually do my school, and if I have any self
tapes and voiceovers and stuff like that, then we do
that next. And then I have time the rest of
the day to do whatever I want to call friends
and go to the park and eat at nice restaurants
and stuff like that.

Speaker 3 (09:49):
You know, it was very balanced and healthy to me.
What a city kid? What a city kid? Benjamin jen Z.
Actors like you know, older generations and even younger than
you are kind of reshaping Hollywood by being both performers
and digital entrepreneurs, and social media can make her break
careers these days. So how has social media helped build

(10:11):
your following and how do you manage staying authentic but
still growing as a brand.

Speaker 6 (10:16):
A few years ago, when I started my Instagram, we
started it during the pandemic, and we started it mainly
because I had just started homeschool homeschooling, and the main
reason why we started.

Speaker 5 (10:27):
It was we were going to make a post every
day and I was going to write the caption and
that was going to be my writing assignment for the day.
And one thing kind of led to another and it
kind of really started to become really big, and you know,
we hit miles as we hit like one hundred followers.

Speaker 3 (10:42):
And it's just been growing.

Speaker 5 (10:43):
And it now when I ever, whenever I meet people
that follow me and who've been with me, who've been
with me since I've been like eight years old, and
see them when I do projects.

Speaker 6 (10:53):
Now it's it's amazing to meet these people.

Speaker 3 (10:56):
That's awesome. Now, Karen, guiding Benjamin through Hollywood must be
like running a startup and entertainment careers require a strong
entrepreneurial mindset, right, because that's really what it is. How
have you helped him think with his career as a
business and what values do you believe are crucial to
thriving in this industry?

Speaker 8 (11:16):
That's super important. And no one gives you the guidebook
when you start this. There is there is no one.
It's very it's very scary, and it's very frustrating as
a mom seeing all of this. You have to stick
to your guts, as to your foundation, as to what
you know is right.

Speaker 9 (11:32):
I think in this.

Speaker 8 (11:34):
Is to your your values because there's a lot of
stuff that's not so great in Hollywood too. You want
to teach your kid, you know, how to behave on
the set, how to you know, engage with the other actors,
how to do your work, how to show up on
set and be present and be able to work well.

Speaker 9 (11:55):
I think he's doing that and he's loving.

Speaker 3 (11:57):
It's inspiring to see how much thought and carry you've
put into this. And it's clear, Benjamin, it is not
just talented but also grounded.

Speaker 9 (12:05):
Yeah, that's essential. I think that's the hard and that's hard.

Speaker 8 (12:09):
Yeah, that's hard when people are telling you, you know,
i'll get you you want, you want fried chicken for lunch?

Speaker 3 (12:14):
Okay, I'll go, I'll run and get it for you.

Speaker 9 (12:16):
Yeah, And it's really hard.

Speaker 5 (12:17):
It's really hard when you're like two seconds from KFC
and you want and he goes you want, you know,
like sure? And I mean another thing, I've been working
with so many people who are just kind and who
are so much, who are really really grounded, and it's
so humbling. I mean, it's so humbling to work with
people like that. And I've been very blessed to have

(12:38):
had and talents. It's super talented. Yeah, oh my gosh,
what was it like working with Hugh Jackman. He is
so incredibly humbling to you. He's always he never looks
down on you. He's always there to be your friends,
support you.

Speaker 7 (12:55):
You know.

Speaker 5 (12:56):
I remember when I was doing Oliver and you know,
he sent me a text saying, you know, it just
can be great and you're you're gonna be fine. I mean,
it's your first it's your first leading role, and you're
gonna be great. It's always good to know that people
like him have your back because there's been moments in
my career have been very scared, and you know, knowing

(13:16):
that these people really are standing behind me and are
always there for me, it's really really uh, it really
gives me confidence.

Speaker 6 (13:24):
And another thing, we saw you Jackman at Radio City.

Speaker 9 (13:26):
He was very great.

Speaker 13 (13:28):
Yeah, so so Bench. The rehearsal schedules must be intense.
How do you stay focused both mentally physically for roles
like Winthrop and the Music Man.

Speaker 5 (13:40):
Yeah, Winthrop was a little bit a while ago, so
I have. I mean now I'm much more I'm a
much more different person than what I was back then,
but I still kind of keep the same things I
when I'm when I was doing Music Man and still
up to this day. I I go to the gym
every morning. I run on the treadmill for a little bit.
And you know, now, especially at my age now, I've

(14:04):
been going to the gym more often and doing some
weights and stuff like that. It's been very good physically
training my body, and I've been also doing my meditation.
It really really centers me. You know, if I'm you
can do it for anything. If if I'm stressed, if
i'm you know, if I'm trying to focus on if

(14:27):
I'm trying to focus my mind on a project, It's
always there for me and it always gets me back
in the moment.

Speaker 7 (14:33):
How old are you again?

Speaker 3 (14:34):
You're like thirteen going on thirty. You're an old soul.
And Karen you've shaped his path and Benjamin, you've worked
hard to make your vision a reality. So let's talk fun.
What do you do together when you're not working to
unwind and reconnect as a family?

Speaker 9 (14:50):
So we go We go to the park.

Speaker 14 (14:51):
Well, first off, we watch We watch football, a lot
of football during the NFL season, even though my team
was to adoined few fall in a while, carm Buccaneers.

Speaker 9 (15:03):
We watch a lot of football. We like to go
to the park, We like to eat places.

Speaker 3 (15:07):
We like New York City.

Speaker 5 (15:09):
Yeah, we like just going out. I mean we like
just like walking around New York and doing stuff that
I like see.

Speaker 6 (15:15):
Yeah, I was about to say seeing shows.

Speaker 8 (15:16):
Oh A, Lincoln Center we love, yeah, library and fun. Fact,
I've never actually watched music man, though I want to
do that.

Speaker 10 (15:23):
What I want to know from both of you, I
think this is such a nice dynamic and I just
love the way you guys have a wonderful relationship.

Speaker 3 (15:31):
What advice would you give a parent child.

Speaker 10 (15:35):
Team like you guys pursuing careers and entertainment. I want
to hear from your beentmen your perspective, and mom your perspective.

Speaker 5 (15:42):
I think going into it, you should know when you
first start it's going to be very, very hard. I mean,
there's going to be so much there's gonna be so
much waiting. I went through so much waiting, especially during
the pandemic, when you know there was a lot of auditions,
but a lot of stuff wasn't going forward. There's a
lot of waiting and you have to not get frustrated
at yourself to know that you know the right thing

(16:03):
is going to pull through when the time is right
and people are going to see your work. And the
more that you have that kind of duo and you
and you have each other's backs, it really, at least
for me and my mom, it's really become a key
factor of you know, where we are in our lives
right now, and I think just always being there for

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each other is the biggest thing that's really made an
impact on where we are.

Speaker 10 (16:31):
Love that mom.

Speaker 9 (16:34):
I think The biggest thing is communication.

Speaker 8 (16:36):
Yeah, I have to know how he's feeling, how far
I can push him sometimes and when to pull back
so that he has his space and he's able to
because you have to be calm and relaxed in this business.

Speaker 9 (16:52):
You can't be on pins and eagles all the time.
That doesn't work.

Speaker 8 (16:55):
So both of us, we really need to, you know how,
make sure that we're both on this same page.

Speaker 10 (17:01):
It's not that you guys have nice core values, that
you've balanced them all yourself.

Speaker 9 (17:05):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (17:06):
Yeah, And Karen, raising a child star while maintaining a
strong family bond is a feat and balancing work and
personal life is the top challenge for families in our industry.
How has this particular journey strengthened your relationship with Benjamin
and what's the biggest lesson for you as a momager.

Speaker 9 (17:27):
I think this was the greatest thing I did.

Speaker 3 (17:29):
I didn't mean to do this. I didn't set out
to do this.

Speaker 8 (17:32):
I don't think any well, I'm sure some people do,
but this wasn't my intention to do this.

Speaker 9 (17:37):
I was a very happy music teacher. But I saw
this and we just went forward and followed it, and.

Speaker 8 (17:43):
I think it was the best decision for us, both personally,
creatively spiritually.

Speaker 9 (17:51):
I think it's the best. I love this industry. I
love what it's brought.

Speaker 3 (17:54):
To our lives. I'm very grateful. I love that that's
such a beautiful perspective. No wonder you both shine so
bright as a team.

Speaker 9 (18:02):
It's so wonderful to meet you. You are an amazing lady.

Speaker 7 (18:06):
Yes she is.

Speaker 3 (18:07):
It's it's love all around. Well, we are officially at
the end of our interview, but I know doctor Daisy
has one question she asks everybody prior to saying goodbye.
Go ahead, doctor Daisy.

Speaker 10 (18:19):
This one is for Benjamin at your young, wonderful age
of thirteen. If there was one thing or one moment
in your life that you feel has gone you so far,
what would that be?

Speaker 9 (18:29):
Opening night on Music Man. It was so electrifying.

Speaker 5 (18:36):
It really was the day that I thought to myself,
you know, nothing can go wrong, because even if anything
were to go wrong, I feel supported by these people.
And I haven't felt nervous for a project since, and
that day was really kind of what kickstarted my mindset,
I guess you could say, on thinking on being able

(18:57):
to look at a script and being able to rehearse
it with my mom and and doing the lines and
putting in the beats and putting in the work and
not not being lazy about it in a way. And
you know, having my mom and all my support and
my family is is. There's been so many people who
have really made an impact on me, and I can't

(19:18):
thank everybody enough.

Speaker 3 (19:19):
Well, we can go on all day and keep talking,
but I want to officially thank you both Benjamin and Karen.
It's been such a pleasure having you here today. I mean,
your journey is a powerful reminder of the impact family
can have in shaping success. And doctor Daisy, thank you
so much for your wonderful questions. Oh absolutely, thank you
Karen and Benjamin. I appreciate both of you.

Speaker 9 (19:39):
Thank you so much for having us guys.

Speaker 3 (19:41):
To see more of Benjamin, you could head directly to
his website at Benjamin Payjack dot com or check him
out on the Gram at Benjamin dot Paijack dot Official.
And of course, doctor dais Iim you could definitely head
to her website at doctor Daisim dot com or on
the Gram at doctor Daiziim. And of course to learn
more and keep up with the Polished Beauty podcast. You
could have to Polish beautypodcast dot com or check them

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of course purpose. Today we're uncovering something shocking that's hiding
in very plain sight the dangerous secrets of what's in

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our food and how it's quietly wreaking havoc on our health.
We're talking about microplastics, food dies, and gut health. And
if you're thinking that doesn't sound like my problem, think again.
These invisible threats are linked to chronic diseases, hormone imbalances,
and even mental health disorders. To help us navigate this
critical conversation, we have such an incredible guest with us today.

(21:24):
Courtney Swan is an integrative nutritionist, food activist, and the
powerhouse host of the wildly popular podcast Real Foodology. She's
on a mission to heal America's broken food system and
empower you with the truth about what you're putting into
your body. Welcome to the show, Superstar, Thank you so
much for having me. I'm so excited to be here,
so excited to dive into my favorite topic. As the

(21:46):
millennial mom, I'm constantly researching what is safe and not safe,
not only for what I'm ingesting in my body, but
my daughter, who's nine years old. A twenty twenty two
study found that microplastics were present and eighty percent of
human blood samples that were tested that plastic in our bloodstreams.
So for our listeners who might not be familiar, can

(22:07):
you break down what microplastics are and how they're ending
up in our food and water.

Speaker 16 (22:13):
Yeah, so, unfortunately, these are one of those invisible threats
that we generally are pretty unaware of in the general public.
So the microplastics, how they're getting into our food is
there's two different ways. So you remember back in like
the nineties and maybe early two thousands, where there was
a lot of toothpaste that had those little beads in it.
So it turns out those were actually microplastics, and so
that's one form of microplastics that they're also in some

(22:36):
face washes that have scrubs and things like that. Now
those have largely started being phased out because we started
to realize that this is probably not the best idea
to put these little tiny beads of plastic in our
things that we were consuming and putting on our skin.
But another way, largely how these microplastics are getting into
our diets are it's larger plastic that's breaking down. So

(22:56):
think about everything that you buy at the grocery store
that's currently wrapped in plastic, or for example, the tetrapacs
right where the cartons of non dairy milk where they
look like the card work, but the inside they're actually
lined with plastic. Aluminum cans are also lined with plastic
on the inside. All the stuff that we're buying in plastic,
and unfortunately, we know that over time plastic degrades, and

(23:17):
that's how it's getting into our food, especially when it's
heated up. We know when it's heated up, it breaks
down and it's ending up in our food, and then
it's also ending up in our water. It's also a
study recently came out that we were eating about our
credit cards worth of microplastics a week. Right now, that's horrifying.

Speaker 3 (23:32):
The idea that we're ingesting plastic particles daily is enough
to make anyone reconsider their lifestyle. So let's write, like, seriously,
let's dive deeper because this problem is bigger than most
people realize. Right, So let's talk about food dies. The
FD still approves dyes like red forty and yellow five

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despite research linking them to hyperactivity and children and potential
cush synogenic effects. And these dyes are bad in Europe
and in Canada, yet they're everywhere here in the US,
from snacks to drinks. Why is this happening and what
can parents do to protect their kids from these harmful additives.

Speaker 16 (24:09):
Well, unfortunately, here in the United States we have something
called GRASS which stands for generally recognized as safe, whereas
other countries, like for example, in the UK, they have
a cautionary principle where they they they're caution they're cautionary,
but what they're going to put into their food. Whereas
with generally recognized as safe? What we do is we
just say, well, we generally recognize this ass safe, so
we're gonna go ahead and allowed into our food system,

(24:31):
and then later if we find out bad horse, we're
going to remove it, which we're seeing right now. Red three.
Red number three was just announced that it's going to be
taken out of our food. But we've known for thirty
years that it's linked to cancer. They removed it from
our cosmetics thirty years ago because they found a link
to cancer. But for some reason we're allowing into our
food system. The FDA stance is that there's an insufficient

(24:51):
evidence to directly link these dyes to significant health risks
in the general population at the levels that are being consumed.
But we know with what the UK.

Speaker 3 (25:01):
I mean.

Speaker 16 (25:02):
For example, in the UK, if you have something like
red forty in your food product, they have to have
a warning label on it and people can look this up.
This is very well known. Fruit loops in Canada, for example,
they use watermelon juice, these blueberry carrot juice to dye
their fruit loops, whereas here in the United States, we're
using these red forty yellow five to die youre fruit loops.
And that is because the FDA also, they just admitted

(25:25):
recently in a hearing with Bernie Sanders that they admitted
there's a lack of recent evaluations on their part. They're
super behind the research compared to places like the United States.
So how can parents avoid these? Start reading labels. You've
got to read the food labels. And fortunately we have
a food system right now that is driven for profit.
It's not about human health, and so you need to

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be vigilant. You need to read all of the food labels.
Even things that you wouldn't think would have food dies
have food dies in them.

Speaker 3 (25:54):
That's infuriating. I mean, our listeners need to hear this
loud and clear what's marketed to kids, isn't We say so?
Thank you for empowering parents with actionable advice. Now, gut
health has become a huge topic lately, and for good reason.
A healthy microbiome is critical for everything from digestion to
mental health. But the standard American diet, processed foods, artificial sweeteners,

(26:17):
and additives is destroying our gut bacteria. Can you explain
how this imbalance happens and its potential long term consequences
on our health.

Speaker 16 (26:26):
Yeah, Well, unfortunately, we're seeing we're seeing a lot of
inflammation in people, and inflammation is really the true root
cause of all of these chronic diseases that we're seeing
across the board. Glyphosate is something that I talk about
all the time. This is an herbicide that has been
linked to cancer. The World Health Organization is labeling this
as a human carcinogen, the IARC is labeling this as

(26:48):
a human carcinogen. And glyphus sate we know, acts like
an antibiotic. What antibiotics do? They kill bacteria? Now, we
know that in our guts we need a good balance
of good and bad bacteria, and if we're killing everything off,
that's going to cause an imbalance, So there's that. We're
also dealing with leaky gut syndrome on a really large level.
There's something called BT corn that people are consuming that

(27:09):
we know this BT toxin causes the stomach lining of
insects to explode, and what is leaky gut syndrome. It's
putting holes in people's guts, and so there's a connection
there with what we're eating. There's also excessive sugar intake,
which is leading to inflammation of the gut. It's also
leading to dys biosis, which is an imbalance of the
good and bad bacteria in the gut. So there's a

(27:30):
lot of inflammation happening because what's really what's ultimately happening
is people are no longer eating real food. They're eating
a lot of ultra processed fake foods with fillers and
additives that our body does not recognize as food, and
as a result, it's causing a lot of inflammation. So
long term consequences. We're seeing the results.

Speaker 3 (27:49):
Of that right now.

Speaker 16 (27:50):
I mean, seventy four percent of Americans are obese or overweight.
Fifty percent of our children are obese or overweight. We're
seeing cardiovascular disease, go up, diabetes. I mean, everything across
the board is sky rocketing right now. Fascinating and terrifying
at the same time.

Speaker 3 (28:03):
It's incredible to think that something as simple as what
we eat can have such profound, profound effects on both
our bodies and minds. Now, your story of discovering your
gluten your gluten intolerance is so relatable for many. You've
mentioned how it led you to uncover the dark side
of the food industry. What were some of the most
shocking truths to discovered during your journey.

Speaker 16 (28:26):
Oh, my gosh, there's so many to name. Glytha State
was one of them. Glycostate was created by the same
company that created Agent Orange Agent Orange in World War Two,
and now we're spraying that all of our food. Essentially,
these these creators of these herbicides and pesticides needed.

Speaker 3 (28:45):
A new outlet. And where where do they send them?

Speaker 16 (28:48):
They send them to the United States to start spraying
all of our food to kill off the bugs and pesticides.

Speaker 3 (28:52):
On our farmlands.

Speaker 16 (28:54):
Another one for me that I really had to wrap
my brain around was the fact that I mentioned this earlier,
our food system is very prop that driven. It's not
driven around human health, and unfortunately, just because something is
on the shelf doesn't mean that it's been safe, that
it's been vetted for, that it's safe. I think a
lot of people think that the FDA is doing more
than they actually are. The FDAY themselves has admitted they

(29:16):
have admitted that they do not have the manpower to
simply vet all of the chemicals and additives that are
going on our food shelves. Though ultimately it is on
us to be our advocates for our own health. We
have to become honestly, we have to become a little
bit of investigators, and we have to really we have
to read all of the food labels, and it's on
us to not buy these food products because no one's

(29:36):
coming to save us.

Speaker 3 (29:38):
That's eye opening, Coortiny. It's amazing how personal struggles often
lead to powerful advocacy. And your story is it's an inspiration.
I mean, you've built an entire platform of followers who
truly trust what you have to say because you do
your research and you care, and that's much more than
the FDA. Then we can say for the FDA, right

(29:58):
because they don't care and they do through their research
and it's all about money. Now, you've been vocal about
regenerative farming as a solution to America's broken food system.
So for our audience who may not be familiar, what
is regenerative farming and why is it such a game
changer for both human health and the planet.

Speaker 16 (30:15):
This is something that I am so incredibly passionate about
because it's a solution for all of the things that
we are concerned about human health, animal health, and animal rights,
and then also the planet. Right so people have to
understand that we are only as healthy as our soil is,
and our soil right now is not healthy. I talked
earlier about how glycoside is acting like an antibiotic, and

(30:36):
we forget that our soil has trillions of these micro
like bacteria right that live in the soil, And that
sounds really bad, but actually the bacteria is what feeds
this whole ecosystem. It is what feeds the plant. And
there's a whole symbiotic relationship that happens in nature where
if we allow the soil to do what it's meant
to do, and we don't kill off all these bugs

(30:56):
and kill off the ecosystem, there's this wonderful thing called
carbon sequestration that happens where the carbon is actually pulled
from the atmosphere back into the soil because carbon is
food for the soil. Now, when the soil is healthy
and the soil is getting enough carbon, what does it do.
It actually feeds our plants, and we're eating those plants.
So when those plants have enough nutrients and vitamins and minerals,

(31:16):
then we're going to be healthier because we're getting higher
counts of vitamins and minerals and nutrients. And what we're
seeing right now is there's such a degradation of our
soil in the way that we're farming. We're ripping up
the top soil, we're spraying everything really heavily with life,
a state that's killing off all the good bacteria in.

Speaker 3 (31:30):
The soil that creates this ecosystem.

Speaker 16 (31:32):
And as a result, our fruits and vegetables are no
longer full of vitamins and minerals like they once were.
And there's tons of studies that are showing this, and
so not only is it better for our health, it's
also better for our planet because we are allowing this
natural stembiosis that happens between the carbon and the soil,
and right now we're mettling and we're working against nature,
and we need to get back to working with nature

(31:54):
and not against her.

Speaker 3 (31:55):
It's incredible. Regenerative farming sounds like the silver lining and
the silver bullet we've been searching for. But it's clear
that awareness and support are much needed and key to
make it mainstream, just like everything else. Now. Lastly, according
to your podcast, real foodology has been a lifeline for
so many navigating their health journey. If you could give

(32:17):
our listeners one immediate action step to improve their health today,
what would it be.

Speaker 16 (32:22):
It's really simple, just start eating real food again. And
what do I mean by that? Eat as much whole
real foods in their natural state as much as possible.
Focus on things that our ancestors eat, and that our
ancestors have been eating largely for since the dawn of time.
We're in this weird place right now where we're vilifying
all the foods that humans have eaten since forever, steak, eggs, butter, produce,

(32:46):
so fruit, vegetables, all the things that our ancestors grew
up eating, right and we're largely eating ultra process fake
food like products that are full of these additives, full
of dyes, full of all.

Speaker 3 (32:59):
These things that we need to not be eating.

Speaker 16 (33:01):
And if you're gonna buy something in a package, it's
really simple, read that ingredient label. If the ingredients are
not ingredients that you would have in your kitchen at home,
or ingredients that you recognize that you could buy in
the grocery store, put that package back and look for
another one that has really simple ingredients that you recognize.

Speaker 3 (33:17):
So actionable and simple and empowering. Courtney, thank you so much.
You know, sometimes it's just about starting small and being consistent.
And thank you for breaking it down like you did
very clearly. Thank you so much. Thanks for having me.
I really urge anyone listening right now to connect with
Courtney on the gram. She does reply at Real food
Ology and you can check out her podcast Real Foodology

(33:40):
for more insights and tips. And remember, your health is
your wealth. Let's start paying attention to what we're putting
on our plates. Until next time, I'm your host, Zen
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That's a huge endorsement. He's going to join me today
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aesthetic world by storm and how products like CO two
Lift are complementing its results. Welcoming now to the show
is the amazing doctor Stephen Cohen. Welcome, superstar, Thank you
very much, so excited to have you so excited. So

(37:53):
let's dive. Let's dive right in. You are not just
an esteemed plastic surgeon, but also innovator, developing one of
the earliest internal distraction systems, the mid system right and
holding a patent for the macrocore biodegradable distraction device. But
there's one groundbreaking innovation I want to focus on today

(38:14):
and that is Lipocube, a revolutionary device you co created
that utilizes stem cells to enhance facial rejuvenation. This is
so intriguing to me. Could you elaborate on the mechanics
of lipocube, it's regenerate properties, and how it has transformed
the results of procedures like facelifs.

Speaker 7 (38:32):
Absolutely, it's a combination of evaluating the way a patient decline.
So if you look at each patient or each person
as we age, we go through a growth, development and
a gradual decline. If we look at the face, we
can analyze fat compartments skin and bone to see more

(38:56):
precisely which tissues in you or me are decline. And
by using lipocube, which generates various types of fat, one
for structure and one for regeneration, we can actually modify
your decline. So, like nuclear decay, the amount you start with,

(39:16):
the amount you end with, and the rate that you
get there we can change the rate of aging. So
what we're doing is literally altering how a person ages
by a very specific protocol using this device.

Speaker 3 (39:30):
Wow, it's clear you are at the forefront of regenerative medicine,
and it's especially innovative when you are combining these techniques
with other procedures such as facelifts to enhance results beyond
the ordinary. Now, let's take this even one step further
by bringing CO two lift into the picture. While the
CO two lift gel mask has many monotherapy benefits from

(39:51):
increased hydration to reduce sprinkles, it can also be used
apparently post procedure to address inflammation, scarring and speed up
that healing process. Overall, how do you help your patients
through the recovery period after a facelift, and how have
you seen products like CO two lift car boxing therapy
aid in both enhancing procedure results and patient care.

Speaker 7 (40:13):
That's a great question, Zen, And you know, anything we
can do to influence healing, but one by reducing inflammation
by improving blood supply is going to accelerate recovery and
over a long term, when we use devices like COEO
two lift, we're actually able to continue these benefits at home.

(40:34):
And that's one of the great things about the product
is we apply it actually right after a facelift is done.
We take it off in the recovery room when the
patient goes home, and then depending on the patient's particular journey,
we use this on the post operative period quite frequently.
Almost is almost akin to using hyperbaric oxygen. But these

(40:59):
are things they can delay to themselves at home. They
don't have to get into a device. It's not an
hour long process, you know. It's a simple forty minute mask,
feels comfortable when it's on, peels off very easily, so
very complementary to regenerative surgery.

Speaker 3 (41:17):
So you just said something that I want to go
back to hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Now I've heard many of
your peers compare so to lift to a hyperbaric oxygen chamber,
which makes sense both as therapy, you know, because both therapies,
if you think of the science of it, they utilize
oxygen and their respective processes. But I think it goes
without saying that using a non invasive gel mask that

(41:38):
can be applied in the office or even at home,
to your point, is significantly easier than resorting to a
hyperbaric oxygen chamber. So how do you see innovations like
COO to lift the mask influencing maybe the future of
post surgical care and plastic surgery.

Speaker 7 (41:53):
You know, I see it both with pre and post opcare.
I see it as a preventative maneuver. Anything we can do,
just like diet, exercise, prolongs our life. Anything we can
do to prolong cellular you know, senescence or aging is
going to be valuable. So not only postoperatively, but it's

(42:15):
a very good treatment to be using at home, you know,
on a daily basis or a weekly basis, depending on
one's budget, and we use it postoperatively for healing, but
long term use of devices like this, in addition to
various types of creams and other kinds of regenerative therapies

(42:37):
are going to take over what current cosmetics and cosmaceuticals
are doing.

Speaker 3 (42:43):
And I love it because it's so simple, and the
science is the science is the science. It's clinically research,
it's clinically verified. They have the clinicals on this, which
makes me as a patient feel so much more comfortable.

Speaker 7 (42:54):
That's great to hear because in your age group, I
think that you know, I worry sometimes that Instagram overly
influences and sometimes it's an illusion. So science to me
is critical. And when you start to have data that
are showing things like eighty percent improvements in skin conditions
two years, three years, six eight years later, that's science.

(43:18):
But it takes a long time for these techniques to
become mainstream, and I think we're right at the beginning
of that upswing. I'm very excited because I've been working
in the field literally for twenty years. We were using
cells like we would get from lipocube and injecting them
into coronary arteries with the cardiologists after heart attacks and

(43:40):
improving heart function. So it's a very exciting field.

Speaker 3 (43:45):
Fascinating. Now I'm going to shift gears because you're also
pioneering the use of exosomes in anti aging treatments, which
is a very hot topic right now. Now, I know
you co founded a company making something called a hybrisome.
Can you tell you more of about what a hyprosome
is and how it functions to promote skin rejuvenation and
slow the aging process because those are they go hind

(44:06):
and gloves.

Speaker 7 (44:07):
And this is really fascinating because here we really have science.
We work with an amazing group of Harvard and MIT
scientists and the company we found in Maje has produced
a product called Morphia. Now what Morphia does. A hypersome
is a bioengineered exosome, meaning that you take a young

(44:27):
exosome and you encase it with something called a liposome
that you can add amino acids, proteins, et cetera, so
you can target skin. And what happens when you apply
this just as a topical agent, the cells receive new software.
It's like kind of uploading software to your iPhone. You know,

(44:47):
nail these cells. Not only does the phase look better,
but the cells if you measure telomere, lens and indication
of cell aging, they become longer. So this is what's
so fascinating. We've shown in the lab with old, old
skin cells they become youthful. So it's a Benjamin Button

(45:08):
effect and it's it's fascinating because again, not only do
you look more beautiful in your skin, more radiant, but
if you literally take a cell, that cell is healthier.
So it's a long gevity play.

Speaker 3 (45:20):
I'm coming to see you.

Speaker 19 (45:22):
I'm leaving the Tri State area and I'm coming to
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on the microphone.

Speaker 3 (45:33):
No one is doing this, no one, no one now.

Speaker 7 (45:35):
Well, fortunate to work with an amazing team of people
out of London, Turkey, the US, worldwide, and we've come
off as a consortium with an entire you know, longevity program.
So it's very exciting.

Speaker 3 (45:50):
And this golos in beautifully yeah, and that ecosystem is
so important to find those minds, those like minds like
yours to continue your expand in the research. Now I
want to go back to exosomes and CO two lift.
Both have revolutionary skin rejuvenation benefits, but can be even
more powerful when paired together. Now, in your expert experience,

(46:12):
how do the results of the COO two lift mask
compared to those of exosome treatments? And on the other hand,
how do they compliment each other when paired?

Speaker 7 (46:20):
I will tell you they are highly complementary. You know,
one is uploading new software and one is making cells healthier.
So I think the combination is really key. It's really
almost like diet an exercise. What you put in to
the cell or in your mouth has a huge influence
on your longevity. But how you exercise, what you do

(46:43):
with external things like using CO two lift increases oxygen supply,
et cetera, makes the muscles more robust. So totally complimentary.

Speaker 3 (46:53):
Now switching gears aside from your accomplishments and your practice,
and you're also an educator serving as a clinical professor
at the University of California and directing the Cranio Facial
Fellowship at Ready Children's Hospital. You have a list of
accomplishments unmatched. Why do you believe education is crucial in

(47:15):
the field of plastic surgery for both students and practicing
health professionals, especially especially in an era of such rapid
advancements like poof every month, something else is coming up.

Speaker 7 (47:26):
Well, you know, I've never really thought I knew it all,
so I am always been curious to learn more, and
I think the only way to learn more is through
education and listening to experts that bring to me and
to others information that can be easily incorporated into you know,
not only your lifestyle, but your practice, your job, et cetera.

(47:50):
So to me, education is absolutely key if you want
to remain open minded and you want to grow as
an individual.

Speaker 3 (47:57):
I couldn't agree more. And I want to go back
to something patients and younger generations are focusing on today,
which is in fact, preventative skincare, with many adopting proactive
routines and seeking out specialized care early on before problems arise.
How can regenerative medicine and products like COEO two lift
be used not only to treat existing concerns, but also

(48:20):
as a preventative measure for maintaining that youthful appearance.

Speaker 7 (48:24):
You know, this is a great question, but we know
from birth with genetic testing kind of where we're heading.
We know are we going to be a rapid age
or are we going to be a slow age, or
are we going to get heart disease? Are we going
to get Alzheimer's. So once we have this information, we
can then design programs around trying to avoid these things

(48:47):
and trying to prolong the inevitable. And this is what's
exciting about these new kinds of approaches in the aesthetic
world is it's really being done through the perspective in
the lens of longevity, longevity of our tissue, longevity of
us as people. So, for instance, one of the things
we've done in the London Regenerative Institute is we have

(49:09):
an AI program that allows us with a blood test
and a fingerstick and a medical history to tell you your
rate of aging, my rate of aging, my telomere length,
and then we design bespoke supplements to address conditions that
your genetics just can't quite solve on its own. So

(49:30):
the world for you is going to be incredible, incredible.

Speaker 3 (49:34):
I love manipulating the aging process. This is music to
my ears. But it's parable, it's and sustainable.

Speaker 7 (49:42):
Yes, yeah, well we're.

Speaker 3 (49:44):
Officially out of time. I couldn't thank you enough for
coming on. I mean, your insight, your experience, and more importantly,
your expertise are unmatched. And I thank you for being
part of the micro expert on the microphone series.

Speaker 7 (49:58):
Thank you for having me Zeen. It's a pleasure to
meet you.

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