Dr. Chytra Anand, Laura Micetich, Anthony Day

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our Hydration with Heart segment brought toyou by Once Upon a Coconut. We're
featuring Laura Mikitsh. She goes bythe Iron Giantess all over social media.
She's a certified transformation specialist and lifecoach. Now after struggling with obesity most
of her life and going from overthree hundred and forty pounds to athlete and

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wellness coach, Laura now helps othersremove their blocks standing in the way of
the life that they should be leadingand as a nutritionist, bodybuilding trainer,
and glute specialist. She has helpedhundreds of people create the life they love.
She's here today to chat health lifeafter extreme weight loss, re establishing

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a non complicated relationship with food,and the importance of proper hydration. Welcoming
now to the show is the incredibleLaura Mikatsh, the Iron giantists herself.
Welcome to the show, Stunner.Hey, how are you know? I'm
so solidly back. Yeah, soexcited to have you on. You are
one of our regular health contributors andexcited that we get to chat with you

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again. So just to remind theaudience those of you that don't know Laura,
at twenty two years old, shehad a very unhealthy relationship with food
and it left her weighing in overthree hundred and forty pounds, clinically obese,
and on the edge of pre diabetes. Now, Laura, you knew
that you were staring down a roadof medications, diseases, and disorders for

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the rest of your life, soyou committed to making a change. What
inspired this transition At that point inlife? I realized I was writing my
own story and I was in controlof my own narrative, and I was
only twenty two years old, andI really wanted to live a life I
was proud of and happy with,and it was going to have to start
as soon as I realized that.And there were certain instances leading up to

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all of the trauma. There wasloss, There was unhealthy relationship with food.
For on your end, how didyou pick the pieces back up after
having experienced so much trauma and lossin your life? My trauma came more
so from social dynamics. We hadtransplanted ourselves from Canada to the South and
it was a lot of struggle whenI came to the social dynamics around my

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friends and community, and I internalizedthat subconsciously as needing support and food.
Who really was that for me?I would come home after a hard day
at school of kind of being pickedon or pushed around or whatever it was
that day, and food was myanswer to that, And over time it
just escalated to being a way thatI handled all stress or conflict. It

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was easier to just tune it outand turn it off. And later realizing
my brain was just really busy,and I picked up on a lot of
queues and emotions and I didn't knowhow to handle them, so food was
the answer. Wow, while that'snot just you, that's like eighty five
percent of the population. So youcame out of it gracefully, and kudos
to you for that. How didyou get the nickname the Iron Giantists.

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I'm six feet tall. I'm sixfoot one, and I have been tall
since I was a child. ButI was six foot and eighth grade,
so I was already called the IronGiants. It was at the time a
compliment from others, but I reallyinternalized it and just felt like I took
up too much space and I wastoo big and too wide and all of

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these things. And so when Istarted to buy build and realized I was
really strong. I'm sixty tall atthree hundred and forty pounds, and I
can move a mountain, I tookthat name back and really made it my
own. And I love it.You claimed it the Iron Giants. I
love it now. From Intermit andFasting to you know, Keto. The

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dieting world is saturated with these newmethods and programs, and overnight solutions pop
up, promising the world and thensome and there's a never ending supply of
information it's easy to understand that manyof us are confused and frustrated and down
gride, fed up with what todo, and with everybody in their mother
touting the next great breakthrough on howto lose fat or gain vessel, it's
easy to get lost and drown inthe sea of misinformation. So what is

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your advice here? This is soimportant, especially right now because we are
seeing an influx of medications and drugsthat are being used for weight loss.
So it's very hip and very sheshyto add that in. Even if it's
not an illness that you suffer with, or you're not clinically obese and you're
not really struggling, it's just anice little doves to help with the process.

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So, when you're going into thisprocess and you're realizing that your body
and you are finally about to geton the same page, you've been fighting
your body. You've been staring inthe mirror and judging it. This is
your opportunity to decide that you're onthe same team with your body. So
the quick fixes, the crash diets, thee adding drugs to your life to

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make your weight come off are allgoing to throw your body and its signals
into disarray, and you are goingto become further disconnected from your body.
The real answer to health and wellnessand finally feeling good in your body but
also confident and beautiful and all thosethings is that you start to listen to
your body and do the things thattake care of it and nourish it and

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nurture it. And you're not goingto get there with the quick fix or
anything that's meant to shock your bodyinto behaving. We're not disciplining our body
anymore now, we're working with it. It's so true. It's really internal.
It's external. Is just what youhave to deal with after you have
really dealt with the internal issues.So thank you for saying that and being

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transparent even with your own situation.Now let's shift to obesity, because the
numbers are staggering. According to theCenter for Disease Control and Prevention, two
out of five adult Americans are obese. So to put this into perspective,
a five foot nine mail weighing twohundred or so pounds or a five foot
six woman weighing one hundred and eightypounds has a BMI in excess of thirty.

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They're considered officially obese according to theseindexes, so forty percent of us
exceed this threshold. Two out ofLike I said, two out of every
five Americans are obese, and obesityincreases the risk of getting cancer. Thirteen
different cancers, including breast cancer,pancreas, thyroid, and liver are linked
to obesity. That's just to namea few. So what should people be

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cutting out of their diet? Evenas a simple guideline, Laura, a
couple of days they can cut outthat are so important. Stress, it's
huge. People all to jump tofood, but stress and lack of sleep
are going to be huge contributors toobesity, to the way that your body
is handling your environment. Also cuttinghow there are no clear cut rules on

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absolutely what you have to eat.But if you notice that your body is
inflamed or reacting for food, thatmight not be a food for you,
that might be your bottom sending signals. So we really want to listen to
how our body is responding to theway we're treating it. And the baseline
is get water into your system,get hydrated, get something that hydrates you,

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get some sleep, get a tonof sleep, and try to minimize
your stress, and then when yourbody can calm down and your nervous system
can regulate, start looking at thefoods that you're choosing. And if it's
quick and easy and you drove upto a window and you've got it,
it's probably not the best choice foryou if you're really really trying to make
healthy food choices over the board doesn'tmean you can't have a treat, but

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it does mean that the primary bulkof your diet should be healthy and nutritious
boot that's packed with nutrients that you'reprobably missing if you'd spend her life not
focusing on this area. Yeah,that's so true. All of it kind
of adds up. And when youlook at hydration and nutrition and really understanding,
you know, the benefits and thedisadvantages of everything that you put in

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your mouth. You are what youreat. Your body is your temple.
We're gonna quickly get to know understandingwhat to omit out of our diet and
really listen to our body. Nowwe spoke about this a little bit earlier.
You're a public figure, and onecan argue an expert when it comes
to fitness and health. Given yourcareer. Now as a mom, I
love coconut water because it's truly proprietaryand its health benefits. There's potassium,

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calcium, and magnesium. Those areall the electrolytes. They play important role,
a very important role in helping maintainheart health, liver and kidney health,
digestive functions, healthy blood sugar levels, I mean, muscle and nerve
functions, and just so much more. The list goes on and on.
So I specifically started drinking it aftermy radiation while battling thyroid disease, and

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typically I use it as a cureall for all hangovers. How does proper
hydration impact your performance, Laura?And can you share any instances where coconut
water has made a significant impact onyour training or recovery. Yes, I
mentioned it earlier that coconut water isone of those things that I reach for.
If I go to a festival withfriends and I'm watching my friends be
drunk and eat bad foods that makethem feel terrible and they're waking up with

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hangovers, the mom and me immediatelyis, let's get a coconut water in
your hand. Everybody's got a coconutwater on the way. Proper hydration is
the lubricant of your body. Ifyou are feeling inflamed, if you're feeling
stiff, if you're feeling tired,if you're feeling slung, it's you're probably
not drinking enough fluids and you're probablymissing a lot of key electrolytes and a

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lot of key minerals that are goingto come from either drinking a lot of
water with things like Celtic sea saltand additives that you have put in there
to make sure you're getting those inour els, or something as simple as
reaching for coconut water that is packedwith nutrients that will really fill that and
it's easy to do. It's rightthere. Yeah, so it's definitely.

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It definitely has a significant impact onyour training for sure. I would say
so absolutely. It's one of myfavorite drinks. I love. I love
to just grab it and feel hybridand feel good and work it into my
water intake. And it is alsowhat I would reach for above a soda
or I would I never reach fora soda or anything like that anymore,
and now it's just grab a coconutwater or something like that and feel great.

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I love it. I thought Iwas the only one. My daughter
calls me your coco, Your Cocoloco, you're drinking too much of it.
Now, what does your diet currentlylook like. I'm curious to know
what is the status of your relationshipwith food? Are you single, married,
dating, or is it still complicated? It is much less complicated than
it's ever been in my life.I would say we were in a very

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serious talks that committed relationship or along time, and then we broke up
for a little bit there. Youknow, I struggled on and off with
my relationship with food, not justwith binge eating, but also with restriction
issues. And so at this pointin my life, I am at the
healthiest and happiest I've ever been withfood. I am far less focused on
calories or macros or getting some sortof food intake that leads to me losing

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weight or looking a certain way.And now I'm really paying attention to my
body. I works to regulate mynervous system and really get to the place
where I can understand when I'm hungryand what my body's saying to me.
So my diet right now is thehealthiest and happiest. I would say,
We're in loves. This is whatI would say you're in love. Yeah,
it does. You definitely sound extremelyblissful when talking about it, so

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I could definitely see that you're stillin the honeymoon phase. So it's great.
But what does your diet look like. My diet right now consists primarily
of getting really nutritious, healthy foods, lots of vegetables. I am always
cooking, always making food. Ilove protein. My diet is super high
in protein, and I am reallyfocused on making sure I'm getting well rounded

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nutrients. I'm less tempted to reachfor a bath food treat or to go
out with friends and get a bigmeal, because my body really does feel
stayiated and here for and I'm nota lot of times people are getting signals
that they should go grab chocolate orthis or that, and they're missing something
like magnesia or something brutal in theirdiet. And when you start to round

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out your diet and really focus onfoods that you love that your body loves,
it changes the game. Totally changesthe game. Well, you are
filled with information, plethora of information. Thank you so much for coming on,
love chatting with you, love followingyou on social media. You're my
go to health contributor and I'm soproud of all of your accomplishments. Your
body looks off the charts right now. You are hot, hot, hot,

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So definitely guys you want to checkher out. Thank you so much
for coming on duty. Thank youso much. That was our Hydration with
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Laura Mikitesh. She also goes bythe Iron Giant all over social media.
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You're listening to a moment of Zen. Right here on seven ten wore
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in just a few minutes in ourGoing Deep segment brought to you by CEO
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cosmetic dermatology. She is the founderof Cosmo Derma Clinics and skin Que dermacare
specifically tailored for skin of color.Doctor Onond's drive and passion have birth establishments
that today's stand as epitomes of skincareexcellence, further enriching the world of dermatology.
She's contributed through thort of white paperand publications. Widely regarded as the

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Indian beauty Guru, her influence goesfar beyond clinics and academia. Her voice,
amplified by her accomplishments, resonates powerfullywithin and beyond the borders of India,
inspiring countless individuals to embrace their uniquebeauty. Today, she joins me
to talk about secret hats for skinof color. Now, you're probably not

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used to thinking of skin as anorgan, but it's actually the largest organ
of the body. It has amyriad of functions and is a big contributor
to overall health. Skin of colorrequires some special attention to keep it healthy
and attractive. It's prone to someconditions which are not typical of white skin,
such as hyperfigimentation or the risk thatskin cancers tend to be more advanced

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at the time of diagnoses. Sowhat are the best ways to take care
of darker skin? Many people ofcolors struggle to find good products for their
skin, or they get bad advicefrom people who aren't experienced in treating skin
of color. Well, not hereWelcoming now to the show is the amazing
doctor Chide Trow. Welcome, Stunner, Hey, thank you so much,
and Zen, it's a pleasure tobe here. Absolutely, congrats on all

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your success. So excited to haveyou on. And I just want to
dive right in because we're timed andI want to get as much information as
I can out of you. Sowhat are some of the inflammatory conditions one
can experience with skin of color?You know, I'm really glad that you're
differentiating skin of color from other skintaps because I just think that we don't

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have enough conversation about it. Thereis a big awareness, but there's a
lot of underrepresentation now. Skin ofcolor typically, like you said, tends
to be more inflammatory, right,so it's more reactive. So something as
small as like an insect bite orjust a small nick from your nail can
actually lead to more long lasting pigmentation. So, first and foremost, the

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skin of color always reacts by hyperpigmentation, and then the heating face sets
it and a lot of times ifthis hasn't been attended too early on,
the hyper pigmentation can be long lastingbecause we call it as post inflamatory hyperfigmentation,
and that's the worst thing that canhappen in skin of color really,
So that's the most inflammatory problem thatwe see, which is very common with

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skin of color. We also seethat healing time tends to be a little
delay, and the reason for thisis just because of the way the skin
of color heals. It has todo with the hydration content. It has
to do with the thickness and thethinness of the skin quality right the upper
skin and the lower skin that wetalk about. It has to do with

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the differentiation in the collagen that weproduce in skin of color, and also
finally the oil or the suborea content. So all of these are contributors to
this. So delight, heale hyperpigmentation are the two common inflammatory conditions that
we tend to see and in theyounger skin group, right, Like you
know people who are in their teenand even preteen going of the twenties and

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thirties. Because of the saboria contentedskin of color, we tend to see
a lot more breakouts and acne cloggingcommodots. So the age where these conditions
typically present themselves, you would say, are in the team to early twenties.
Yeah, the moment people have skinof color, you know that.
You know you have to take careof your skin, even in your preteen
years because if you don't, that'sgoing to have the post sequel of PIH,

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post inflammatory hyperpigmentation long into your adultlives. So how would you treat
skin of color inflammatory conditions in hyperpigmentation? Very carefully and very gently, because
the first thing that we think aboutwith skin of color is to calm down
the skin. It's not about throwingeverything at it and getting aggressive and getting

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it out of the way, butit really is about getting the skin conditions.
So it always starts with skin conditioning. So first thing we look into
is what is the cause, whatis the effect, and what is a
routine that the person he has.And it's very important to get into a
skincare routine for any kind of inflammatorycondition that we're treating with. I'll give

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you a clue. We always talkabout a five step program with skincare.
So skin of color, right,the first becomes as basic as a cleanser,
So we talk about just using apH balanced cleanser so that we don't
irritate the natural skin pH and wekeep it intact. The second step we
talk about is really about nourishing thatskin and keeping that skin barrier intact because

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the moment the barrier breaks down,it leads to water loss, which will
again dehypreak the skin and cause theskin to get sluggishnets healing. So again
it's about skin barrier repair. Thenthe third step is protection. Now a
lot of people think, oh,man, I have skin of color,
I have some protection in my skin. Maybe I don't need a sundscreen.
Not true. In fact, skinof color needs vigorous and vigor skin protection

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because if not, inflammation from thesun and radiation leads to hyperpigmentation. So
sal screen is step number three,and step four is what we call us
the repair step or the treat step, where we'll use more active ingredients prescriptive
creams based on what we're targeting.And then the fifth step is what we
call is a boost because every weekwe need to keep that skin stimulated,

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so that's a gentle exfoliation, etc. So this is what we get into
as the basics for everybody with skinof color. A five step skin pair
regiments, super easy, super easy. This is super easy. Well,
now I want to kind of shifta little bit because I don't want to
get too stuck on that five stepprocess. Because you talk a lot about
the importance of hydration. So whyis it so important to keep your skin

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hydrated in skin of color? Andhow does it affect aging? And of
course you know you would say doesdrinking water alone help to keep skin hydrated?
So those are my immediate questions.Great question, I'll start backwards.
Drinking water is great, but youhave to understand that skin is a reservoir
of water and when you have excessof water in the body, then it

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gets stared in the skin. Theskin is the last place that the water
goes to. It goes to yourblood, it goes to the heart,
lung functions, et cetera. Sojust drinking water is not enough. It's
important, but what is more important? Is sealing the skin surface, feed
on the body or on the faceneck, because even when we're sitting right,
you're sitting in air conditioning in thesummer or in the heating in the

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winter, the skin is losing waterbecause the atmosphere is pulling water out of
the skin. So you always needto use something like a humid tent like
hayronic acid, sodium hyronate, etc. To keep that skin barrier out because
the skin is made of oil andwater, and when these two combine they
form a film and that stops thedehydration from happening. And if skin is

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hydrated, it has what we callits life force in Layman's terms, and
so it's able to heal, it'sable to stimulate itself, and it's able
to repair itself. And it looksfabulous. And you know, I always
add coconut water to my list becauseit's truly proprietary in itself. Benefits tassium,
calcium, and magnesium. Those areall the electrolytes and they play important
roles in helping maintain heart health,liver and kidney health, digestive functions,

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and healthy blunt sugar levels. Ofcourse, you can't forget muscle and nerve
functions, and my skin looks incredible. I love coconut water because it does
actually keep my skin very hydrated.And my favorite brand that I've been using
these days as Once Upon a Coconut. My daughter loves it. They have
incredible flavors. But I want tomove on to another important segment here.

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you're talking about, that hydration,that barrier. How do you feel about
carbon dioxide therapy for the skin,what they call carboxing therapy gel. You
know, I've tried the product andwe use that. It's phenomenal, especially
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The reason is that after the procedures, the skin is in sight right,
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of the blood, et cetera.These carboxy gels are phenomenal. They just
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twenty five. You have young skin, but aging sets in at twenty five
and detation of water in our bodyand in our skin, the hayloronic acid
deciction stocks there. The moment there'shyloronic acid decision, there's decreased collagen production,
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keep that revigorated and reach generating.I love what you're saying. You're speaking
my language. And of course whenyou're talking about increasing the presence of wound
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And in this carboxy therapy gel ofcourse also reduces the appearance of aging in
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know? I think we don't talkenough about down there, so to speak.
People do shy away from the subject, and I do feel that now
people women are owning up to it. They're getting more and more confident to
talk about it. You know,because kind of color always talks about pigmentation.
There's been a lot of talk butyou know, whitening and all of

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that kind of lightning products, etcetera. But people don't understand that even
vaginals can gets dry, especially inthe thirties, right mid thirties onwards.
As a student changes, astygen levelsgo down and then there's a lot of
dryness that happens. So use ahydronic acid products using products that are hydrating
in that area actually are really great. But overall, any kind of option

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won't irritate that. Yes, you'reright down there, even at my age.
You know, I'm in my latethirties, but I've actually used the
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love non invasive products. Now Iwant to shift, and this is important.
We have two and a half minutesleft. But there's a pervasive misconception
that darker skin types do not needsunscreen protection. What are your thoughts on
this? In fact, I wouldsay we need sunscreen a lot more than

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other skin types do. The reasonis we're all predestined to go in toowards
hype of pigmentation. It's skin ofcolor. The only way to block that
is prevention, and the only wayto prevent is really to use consistently a
good sunscreen. So I tell everybodystart young and get into the habit,

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and I always tell my patients this. Then if there's nothing you do,
and there's only one thing that you'regoing to do for you, then just
use sunscreen consistently. And ninety percentof the damage that happens to skin of
color over a period of time isbecause of the UV radiation from the on.
The sunscreen is really actually the bestanti aging product too. Yeah,
not only for darker skin, buteven for white skin. I mean,

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where would we be without, youknow, sun protection. Because sun damage
does not discriminate and can affect allskin types. It can negatively affect skin
of color, like you said,causing that hyperpigmentation, rosasia, melasma,
cutaneous lupus, you know, photoagingor wrinkles, and these are common skin
conditions, but it's imperative that abroad spectrum SPF at least thirty plus sunscreen.

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I would say regiment is implemented inall skin of color patients to protect
against the harvill UV and uvb reas. Because sunscreen is especially important if you
plan to be outdoors for a longtime and even if you have minimal sun
exposure, without adequate protection, damageto your point accumulates over time. So
thank you for pointing that out.I'm also going to say that you know,

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in skin of color, you needa little bit more added protection.
So using topical antioxidant like vitamin Cwith the sunscreen as really helpful too.
So you could use a sound screenwhich is broad spectrum like you said sp
thirty minimum, but look for aPA factor also because broad spectrum means uva
and UVB, so it's SPF plusp a rating of at least a three
plus and then built in with ananti accident like vitamin C is a bit

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more of her total protection. Ilove that last part. See that this
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Now. Anthony is the head ofstrategy and marketing for Midnight. They're a
data protection blockchain built with zero knowledgeproof technology. He's also the founder of

(34:50):
the blockchain Won't Save the World podcast. His career spans over twenty years in
strategy, tech and innovation, helpinglarge organizations and startups harness the benefits of
using decentralized technologies to create commercially viablebusinesses and safe digital transformation. Today,
he's joining me to chat artificial intelligence, digital evolution, the metaverse, and

(35:10):
his thoughts on a robot operated world. Now, the concept of the metaverse
is based on key functions it willbe able to provide. The key promises
include a decentralized world, identity verification, smart contracts, and ETPs what we
call exchange traded products. Now,even when you combine that with generative artificial

(35:31):
intelligence systems, it might feel likewe've taken a giantly closer to a sci
fi reality where ais are physical entitiesall around us. Computer based AI appears
to be advancing at an unprecedented rate. Could it be that the future AI
system will need robotic bodies to interactwith the world, And if so,

(35:52):
will nightmarish ideas like the self repairing, shape shifting T one thousand robot from
the Terminator Too movie come to fruition? And could a robot be created that
could live forever? Lots of questions, very few experts to ask, unless,
of course you're tuning in right nowhere to chat artificial intelligence, privacy
and data protection, the metaverse andhow to put it all into perspective is

(36:15):
the amazing Anthony Day. Welcome tothe show, Superstar San Thank you so
much for having me back. That'sa lot to cover, but I'm going
to do my best. You arethe expert, so talk to us about.
Firstly, what exciting projects do youhave lined up in privacy and data
protection with blockchain and Web three apps? Yes, thank you so much.
So since we last spoke, I'vejoined a new team. Team is called

(36:36):
Midnight. It's a data protection blockchainthat's been incubated or developed by IOG,
the same team that was a majorcontributor to the Cardano blockchain. And this
is a little bit different. I'vebeen working in Web three and working a
digital transformation more broadly for a verylong time, and in the back of
my mind I was starting to notice, probably not deliberately, but the data
has been accruing. Right. Ifyou look at the last two or three

(36:58):
years, if you look at theright of data platforms, if you look
at the rise of social media,if you look at some of the activities
following lockdown, you start thinking,well, how many how many organizations have
my data, what are they doingwith it? And how do we enable
better applications, better ways of doingthings without putting people's privacy at risk.
And so Midnight's entire focus is thatwe believe in decentralized applications. We believe

(37:19):
in unstoppable, easy to deploy appsthat anybody can work with. We believe
in open source code, and wealso believe that we can have compliance regulatory
friendly applications that can be transparent orreport when they need to, but also
preserve people's privacy, protect IP,protect corporate secrets every time it's not required
to be transparent. So apps thatdo that think of it as the experience

(37:42):
of singing karaoke in a car.Right, Imagine that feeling of freedom when
you don't worry about who's looking,you don't worry about your being scrutinized,
You're just inflow. We want todo that for people, applications, businesses,
governments, everything, and we're goingto do that with lockjet technology.
You're doing incredible stuff and we dolive in the era of data sovereignty.
For the original producer, right,and we are all about making sure that

(38:04):
our data is preserved and that it'snot being presented to bad actors, if
you will. So you're paving theway for a system that coming into Web
three is greatly needed. Now,you seem to be covering AI in many
of your posts, and you're verytech savvy. How do you think that
artificial intelligence is going to help shapethe metaverse? And more importantly, what

(38:25):
does that mean for Web three users. I love that we're seeing the proliferation
of AI at the moment because itdemonstrates how once you can get an application
into the hands of users, thingscan move incredibly quickly. Right. Some
of the challenges with Web three isthe infrastructure is a little bit harder to
construct when you have to create anetwork, when you have to create a
community around a particular project and soon. With AI, you've just got

(38:47):
a huge amount of compute on demand, and so you can kind of point
that at anything you like, assoon as it can also interpret human language,
so large language models. The breakthroughthe AI is that you can kind
of or prompt whatever you like andthe AI can come back with something.
So anywhere where you can get ahuman interface, you can get relatively fast,
relatively low latency compute to respond toyou. So that could be NPC

(39:13):
characters in the metaverse talking to youin human language. That could be a
generation of world's assets images, Thatcould be creation of fashion of art of
things around you in real time basedon stimulus from individuals, from companies,
from players, from real time livequotes. That becomes incredibly powerful when you
don't have the latency or the lagbetween getting a brief, getting an input,

(39:35):
and then spending a little bit oftime creating something and getting it back.
AI has shortened that cycle dramatically.Yeah, without a doubt. I
mean even just in the perspective thatyou just put it AI. What were
we doing without artificial intelligence is thequestion? And when you look at the
global metaverse market, it's estimated tosurpass one point three trillion right by your
twenty thirty and this growth is goingto be driven by newly adopted virtual economy

(39:58):
trends combine with the rise of bothcrypto and online games, and the metaverse
is likely going to reshape social lifestyles. And now, when you're introducing artificial
intelligence, you are now treading intovery, very dangerous ground because without data
protection and preserving protocols that are goingto be put in place to protect the
end user, it could be disastrous. Now with the Sandbox is a popular

(40:22):
decentralized virtual world. It clucked inmore than one million users last year.
Now they're over two hundred thousand activeusers each month. And in the Sandbox,
Anthony, users can connect with theirdigital identity, they can make friends
and even have real emotions. Toyour point where you were saying, through
these experiences, and it doesn't matterwhere users are from or how old they
are, the Sandbox is a globaldigital nation, and with this in mind,

(40:45):
the platform has the potential to reshapesocial lifestyles. I mean, you
have three billion people are now digitallynative and the way to interact is now
with avatars in social worlds and acrosssocial media platforms. So it feels like
we should be jumping into some levelof investment surrounding the space. In your
perspective, what kind of business opportunitieshave you come across in the metaverse that

(41:07):
have stood out? And what catalystsare needed for Web three and the metaverse
to become more mainstream per se twovery important questions I would segment the first
part of the applications or the opportunitiesare B B to B and potentially also
governments as well looking to get involved, so B to C. All of
these applications, all these metaverses areapplications. It's an interface between human machine

(41:29):
and then other humans to do stuffthat we've always been looking to do.
So, whether that is to play, to transact, to work, to
learn, these are immersive spaces wherewe can do those things differently, potentially
at a lower cost. Because they'reimmersive and virtual as opposed to happening in
a physical space, they can bemore instant, or they can be more

(41:49):
immediate because you can convene in themetaverse without having to travel. You can
then plug in technology and capability likeartificial intelligence, that can be generative.
It can generate fun it can generateresearch, it can generate visualization, you
can play music, you can generatemusic if you like, based on certain
inputs from those individuals. For thecontent creation economy, it's hugely powerful.

(42:12):
But then also from an education perspective, if you think about learning and wanting
to level up. It's a bitcorny, but you remember the scene in
the Matrix where so okay, Ineed to learn kung fu, or I
need to learn Chinese, or Ineed to be able to speak to somebody
in a foreign language which isn't mine. An AI can plug in and we
can have real time interpretations such thatanybody in the world can connect on anything,
and with fun as well. Isaw a video from Simon Sinek recently

(42:36):
which was not work hard, playhard. That's a terrible way to live
your life. But work smart,play always. And I think the play
always part is where the metaverse isgoing to excel in a whole bunch of
different spheres. Yeah. Interesting.You know. Humans dot ai is the
blockchain of ai sort of speak,and it's being used to mint super skills
to your point, and voices thatusers can apply to advatars within different virtual

(42:59):
worlds. And this puts, youknow, so it puts things into perspective
because humans dot ai let's users createdigital voices exactly what you're talking about,
speak in different languages, and implementsynthetic voices that may prevent discrimination. So
you can enter a zoom call witha different voice, for instance, which
could prevent discrimination if you wish toremain completely anonymous. And this will certainly

(43:22):
reshape social lifestyles. Then voices areminted as non fungible tokens to give users
true ownership of their voice clips.So one can argue that hiding behind an
avatar is not authentic and feels likecatfish. What do you say to this,
I'd go back to my singing karaokein the car right if I feel
like me? If I feel likemyself today, and you're going to get
the best version of me because I'min flow, I'm in my energy,

(43:45):
look like this, I'm wearing apink T shirt, whatever else it is.
That's how I feel today. That'show you're going to get my best.
If my best is actually about mewearing something that's on fire flamboyant,
where I have a different voice anda different facial features, or maybe I'm
wearing earrings, whatever that could be. I think the verse will empower people
to explore versions of themselves that allowthem to be in flow state more often,

(44:05):
And I'd say more power to them, because rather than having to force
who they think they should be intoa certain sent scenario, whether that's workplay,
social interaction, whatever it could be, we can create more opportunities for
people to be the versions of themselvesthey'd like to explore more of the time,
providing they're not misrepresenting themselves. Andthat's where digital identity, authentication,

(44:25):
zero knowledge proofs to some extent,can say, you know, I trust
or I can verify that you areauthentic or that you are an authentic person.
You're not a robot, But Idon't need to know exactly who you
are, how old you are,where you are in the world. Interesting.
I love it that you're such abeliever in you know, let's go
out there and use artificial intelligence tobring out the best in us in our

(44:45):
every day I mean, I lovethat perspective. There's a lot of people
right now that are completely petrified ofartificial intelligence with their jobs becoming absolute and
data privacy and feudalism, online feudalismand things of that nature. But I
love it that you're such a fan. Now, eventually, you know,
the metaverse, you know, wecould talk about will metaverse interactions versus physical

(45:06):
interactions become a thing. So whilethe metaverse has already started demonstrating to your
point, how people can engage sociallyin virtual worlds, incorporating artificial intelligence within
these environments will likely create better engagement. Right, Yet, it remains questionable
if social interactions in the metaverse willeventually replace physical engagements. What are your
thoughts. That's a tough question.It's going to be a race to the

(45:28):
top. It's where. Back tomy point around having more fun? Where
where do we have more fun?Now? You know most of us don't
get played to have video games,but in a digital environment, that's where
I suspect a lot of people say, well, that's where, that's where
I'm enjoying the most. That's whereI'm having the most exhilarating experiences. It
may not be out on a football, soccer, rugby field. I get
that in video games. And there'sa tension already between people going outside playing

(45:50):
surfing, having fun the swimming versusstaying indoors getting onto call of duty and
kind of blowing up or saving theworld. There's a tension there already in
our leisure time, we're increasingly movingtowards remote digital workplaces, and so we're
already seeing more of our work timebe digital and remote, and so there's
a constant battle between which is physicaland which is digital, and which creates

(46:12):
more value. And then the biggestfinal question there is who decides what's going
to be valuable? Who has achoice? My boss can tell me we're
going to be what this is goingto be a remote non remote company,
and you get to choose to workhere or not. In the gig economy,
when there's more freedom around how wecreate, how we create value,
and how we work and how weplay, it's going to come down to
the individual and back to the risksthat you talked about. Is everybody going

(46:35):
to have enough foresight or wisdom tomake sure they're getting a healthy balance now
defining what's healthy for them, becauseI don't think that should be regulated per
se. But human interaction is important. Physical contact is important, to how
we feel in our bodies is important, and so we've got to strike a
balance there. Somehow we have tostrike a balance. And when I will
leave off by saying because we're outof time, is even the kids,

(46:55):
right, like the Gen Alpha,It's a great example that eventually even the
Sandbox users, I'm going to goback to this game. It's a very
popular one. People identify you withunderstanding the rules of it, right,
even if you're young or old,you know sandbox, But Sandbox users will
be able to incorporate their own physicalmovements into their digital avatars, resulting in

(47:17):
a more personalized and realistic characteristic.Right, and the Sandbox is partnering with
Kinetics and they're a technology startups specializingin AI to bring emotes. These are
animations like we've talked about that expressedemotion to video games and virtual worlds,
and these emotes are now going toallow users to animate avatars through customized,
customized dance moves and physical interactions displayedin reality. They've developed a unique AI

(47:42):
that allows users to record movements witha phone's camera, which can then be
applied to avatars. So this isabsolutely incredible stuff where we're headed, and
yeah, one has to wonder itis a race to the top. Like
once you get the kids so engagedand then you take them away and you
bring them out there, they're like, what's this? You know? I
would love to have better dance moves. AI applications out there help me enjoy

(48:05):
that for a period of time,whether that be virtually or physically, I'm
all for it. You won't findme on TikTok. But if that's something
that brings joy to people, andit's something that allows people to let their
creativity out. I think that's great. What I would say again is,
you know what's the balance. Thereare people creating content that others enjoy.
Is that a source of incomers ata source of value creation for them if
that's a way that they can getpaid by demonstrating the fullts and of their

(48:29):
creativity. We already have YouTube,as, we have professional TikTok as.
The gig economy and the content creationeconomy is incredibly powerful. We are out
of time. We could talk allday. We have a whole segment here
that we should dedicate to this,but we are kindred spirits and we love
to talk about the same stuff.Thank you so much for coming on,
Anthony. You're incredible likewise and loveto be on your show all the time.
Appreciate it and have a great restof your day. That was our

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innovation and tech segment, brought toyou by Caldwell Solms and Ogpai dot com.
That was the incredible Anthony Day,Head of Strategy and Marketing at midnight.
He's a LinkedIn talk voice, keynotespeaker and leading a web three blockchain
expert. You can check him outon LinkedIn at Anthony J. J.
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