August 15, 2025 • 36 mins
Ever wondered how skincare has evolved from a luxury to a daily necessity? Or why ingredient transparency is now a must-have in your beauty products? Join me as I dive deep into these questions with skincare guru Danielle Melanson on this exciting episode of Plus Fitness with Tara!
We trace the fascinating journey of skincare from the 1930s to today's clean beauty revolution, exploring how cultural shifts and scientific breakthroughs have reshaped our routines. Danielle shares her personal skincare insights, highlighting the importance of understanding product ingredients and the impact of EU's stricter regulations.
Discover the link between gut health and skin conditions, and get the inside scoop on Amare's innovative Skin to Mind line, designed to bridge skin health and mental wellness. Tune in to learn how to make informed choices that align with your values and enhance your well-being.
Amare says “Skincare isn’t just about what’s on your face—it’s about what’s going on in your nervous system.”
“For centuries, we’ve separated beauty from biology—but the truth is, your skin is listening to your mind.”
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Yours in health,
Tara
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Tara (00:01):
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Rock stars aren't born. They'rebred an experience and fire.
Let's do this together. Okay.Hello, and welcome to Plus
Fitness is Tara, the podcast. Ihave guest Danielle Melonson on
today, and we are talking about,of course, how it relates to
women, women's health, but we'retalking about skincare. So I'm
gonna start off Danielle isgonna we're gonna get into it,
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but I'm gonna start with justfor everybody listening.
And you can find Danielle onInstagram, danie m cameron, and
I'm Tara c mcdonald inc. But,just to talk about women's
skincare. So since the nineteenthirties, women's skincare has
evolved from luxury indulgenceto daily necessity, mirroring
cultural, technological, andscientific shifts. In the
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nineteen thirties and nineteenforties, skincare was heavily
influenced by Hollywood glamour.Brands like pawns and Max Factor
promoted cold creams and facepowders focusing on complexion
and youth.
Skincare routines were minimaland products were often perfumed
and creamy using basicingredients like mineral oil,
lanolin, and beeswax. In thepostwar nineteen fifties and
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nineteen sixties prosperity andadvertising boomed, companies
like Estee Lauder and HelenaRubinstein popularized the idea
of a complete beauty regimen,introducing toners, cleansers,
and moisturizers. However,products often contained heavy
fragrances, preservatives likeformaldehyde releasers and
ingredients not consideredirritating or unsafe by today's
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standards. The 1970s and 1980ssaw the rise of science in
skincare with dermatologicalbrands like Clinique launching
hypoallergenic lines. The beautyindustry began promoting anti
aging formulas, introducingingredients such as collagen and
retinol.
Sunscreen also emerged as acritical tool, though many
products lack broad spectrumprotection. From the nineteen
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nineties to today, there hasbeen an explosion of global
influence, biotechnology andwellness trends. Consumers now
demand transparency and efficacyleading to the rise of
ingredient focused brands andclean beauty. Hyaluronic acid,
peptides, and antioxidants likevitamin c have become staples.
Korean and Japanese beautyroutines added innovation and
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multi step layering to theglobal seed.
Major concerns have emergedaround ingredient safety and
regulations. Commonlyscrutinized substances include
parabens phthalates formaldehydereleasers and oxybenzone in
sunscreens The FDA in The US andHealth Canada do not regulate
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cosmetics as strictly as drugs,raising consumer concern about
cumulative exposure topotentially harmful substances.
As a result, many women todayseek products that are fragrance
free, cruelty free and certifiednon toxic with a growing
interest in organic andsustainable skincare. In
summary, women's skincare hastransformed from glamorous
simplicity to complex sciencedriven routines with increasing
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awareness of health and safetyconcerns surrounding cosmetic
ingredients. So yeah.
So I just wanted to start withthis, Danielle. Yeah. Powerful.
And you know what? To be honest,when I looked into it and looked
it up and did a little research,I just wanted to kind of not
gloss over stuff, but just pointout that the progression has
changed.
You know? Yeah. The attitudearound skincare has changed.
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Progression has changed. And,Danielle, why don't you tell us
a little bit about, you know,why this topic, you know, speaks
to you a bit, you know, skincareand stuff like that.
Danielle Melanson (03:38):
Right? Because I know, like, I'm a an
eighties child born 1977, and Iknow, like, you know, we saw,
you know, Noxzema. Like, it's sofunny. I just saw something on
socials about how when Neximaburnt, we figured it was
working. And then the Sea Breezeapplied with the cotton pad
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until it was squeaky clean, andthen, you know, trying not to
have, like, third degreetraction burns from our, you
know, apricot Saint Eve scrub.
Like, you know what mean? Like,all of these things. And I know
you and I have chatted aboutthis in other podcasts as well
is the fact that, you know, alot of the beauty industry is
like the the petroleum industry,you know, is behind a lot of the
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the the old beauty industry andhow those things were, put in
our products. And, you know,we've brought these topics up
before, Tara, because we havetalked so much about hormone
balancing and endocrinedistributors in the products
that we use inside our bodiesand on our bodies. And this is a
big, big, big one for me.
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First of all, I've always hadskin issues. I was, like, you
know, PCOS and hormonal acne formost of my life, all these sort
of things. I'm also Irish,Scottish descendant, so I have
that fair skin. So it's alwaysbeen you know, sun exposure has
always led to more of asensitive skin. But this is the
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thing is, like, our industries,even as good as things are in
The USA and Canada with HealthCanada and the FDA, Like, it's
so great.
Like, what you were kind ofsaying there's, you know, EU,
the European standard, has theabsolute best testing. They have
the most banned substances inthe beauty industry. And so when
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we're looking at differentproducts that we're using on our
skin, it can't just be aboutwhat is gonna, like, surface
level do, you know, on a on anaesthetic level, but it needs to
be you know, what are thestandards? What are the
ingredients? You know,everybody's like, that's not FDA
approved.
I'm like, you know what? FDAmeans to me. A lot of the
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companies I have worked withhave levels and standards way
above the FDA, and therefore,they don't really can need or
consider their approvalsomething that they necessarily
need to put out a good product.Do you know what I mean? Yeah.
But but that's the whole, like,the whole thing and, like, your
because your skin is yourlargest largest organ. You know,
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when you think of it, it's like16 of your body weight is your
skin, and it is an organ. Like,you know, it regenerates every
27 days, and 60% of what we puton our skin is absorbed into our
bloodstream. Like, talking aboutendocrine distributors, which is
hormone distributors For men andwomen, like, a lot of times you
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see men running into issuesbecause of these hormone
imbalances too. Sometimes theycan become estrogen dominant
because of, maybe products theywere exposed to in combination
with, you know, some familyhistory and stuff like that.
But the thing is that's reallyexciting about what's evolving
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with science, Tara, is that,like, skin conditions like acne,
eczema, psoriasis, like, thathas been proven to be linked to
gut health and stress. Like,this is like Harvard studies
studies 02/2022. Like, it isliterally linked to gut health
and stress. And, yes, ourmedical system knows about this,
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but they're still getting caughtup on it. They're still getting
caught up on it.
And it's so funny because one ofthe girls, in my upline, Nikita,
she had every she suffered frompsoriasis for ages, and, you
know, she had every level ofdoctor and medication and
prescription, to get rid of it.She had it all over her body to
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the point where she couldn'tshave her legs, all over her
stomach, her breasts,everything. And after nine
months with, Mari Happy Juice,her psoriasis is gone. No matter
what she was given by thedermatologist and everything.
And then that that's a guthealth product.
So it just goes to show thatwhen people give, you know,
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healing time from the inside outtheir central nervous system,
their gut, a lot of the stressthat we see, on our skin,
whether it's just, you know,dullness or, you know, fatigue,
fine lines and wrinkles, thesesort of things, not always
something big like psoriasis oreczema or acne. It's really,
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really connected because eightyfive million Americans suffer
from skin disease and emotionalhealth is now considered one of
the major contributorscontributors to these flare ups.
Tara (08:34):
Yeah. And I totally agree with all that because I've
noticed a huge difference fromusing MRA from October onward.
Like, I just have the one acneon my nose, and that's the
stress of yesterday's meetingwith my just I couldn't help,
but it just this one acne justpopped up. But in the past, it
would have been the whole faceor, like, the rash that I
usually get on the side andstuff like that from the, you
know, rosaria. Do you know whatI mean?
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Like, it would have it wouldhave totally flared my whole
skin, and I'm less red. Like,I'm I'm I'm fairly fair to begin
with anyway, and my skin turnsred, like, just occasionally if
I get dry or, like, dehydratedor whatever. But thanks to the
Amari product, like, I don'tworry about that anymore. I get
a little pink every now andthen, but that's normal. But I
used to get red.
Do you know what mean?
Danielle Melanson (09:11):
So Yeah. Stress resilient is what
Tara (09:13):
you're saying. But, yeah, I think I think the other thing
too is, like, the reallyimportant point is, like, you
know, it used to be, but is itFDA approved? And then the
switch shifted when countrieslike that were in the EU raised
their standards higher. Do knowwhat I mean? And then it was
just like the FDA kind of I'msorry to say it came like a
joke.
Like, it was just like somethingthey go for a process of. Yes.
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They have some standards, butwhat they're letting through
does not equivalent to whatother country standards are.
And, you know, we, you know, areseeing differences as a result.
You know?
There are people who have, youknow, very serious medical
problems that are related tohormones. And like you said, the
the medical industry is juststarting to get into the
studies. I mean, yes, it takessix years for something to get
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ethically, you know, approved bya board and then go through the
testing and the whole thing. Butwhat's been great is that Amari
has been doing this for a while.Like, you know, they they have
been working on this brain gutconnection for years, and the
products that are coming out areresults of science and, you
know, research.
It's the same with othercompanies to something similar.
I'm just gonna shoot a shout outto Michelle Pfau, but for Hugh
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and Grace, where they focus oncomplete just hormones. But the
thing is, like, if we didn'tneed them, these products
wouldn't be popular and peoplewouldn't be using them and
people wouldn't be seeingresults. Do you know I mean? So
you can call it anecdotalevidence if you want, but I do
know that for myself, my brainfog is gone, and I will always
have my skin has improved, and Ialways credit Amari for that.
So, yeah. But, yeah, I mean, Ithink what the other thing I
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want to bring it to years agowhen I was in university around
the year 02/2006, Dove led acampaign, like a what is beauty
campaign, almost like anantiaging, and it showed, like,
women in a different various,you know, degrees of aging just
to challenge our beliefs aboutwhat, you know, beauty standards
are. What I would love to see issomeone do a challenge on that
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on skincare products and get thepetroleum out of the product. Do
you know what I mean? Because westill have it.
Like, they're still using oil inin major products like oil valet
and so on.
Danielle Melanson (11:13):
Do know
Tara (11:13):
what I mean? So it's just like, I would love to see that,
you know, come back and, like,switch on what is safe for
beauty. Do you know what I mean?So that we know we we have the
consumer choice. Right?
So Absolutely. And it's
Danielle Melanson (11:26):
so funny you said oil and volet. My mother
used that her whole her likelike my mother has a beautiful
spoon. She's seventy seventyfive, but I've just switched her
over. And the last year, thankgod, but I had to physically
purchase her the products, andshe never even opened them. And
then I had to go for a visitwith her, and she had because
she had had a surgery on herfoot that she couldn't
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physically get up easily.
And she had done her nighttimeroutine and had come back to the
living room and said, oh, darnit. I forgot to put my
moisturizer on. I said, don'tyou worry. I'll go grab it for
you. I went in, and I said, areyou still using Oil of Olay?
And I saw all the beautifulproducts I had bought her, you
know, un unopened, and I broughtout I brought out the new
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product, and I put it in her andshe put it on her face. She
goes, oh, this is lovely. I'mlike, yes. Yeah. But it just
Tara (12:17):
run away. You had a captive audience with
Danielle Melanson (12:20):
her foot. But it just goes to show you, like,
you know, we're used to whatwe're used to. And, you know,
sometimes those are hard habitsto break when something we're
using works or we don'tunderstand that there is
actually something better outthere and healthier for us on
every level. Right?
Tara (12:39):
Yeah. So you can find Danielle on on Instagram at
Danny m Cameron, d a n I m c a me r o n. And I'm Tara on Tara
Simmsdonald Inc. But what youknow, why don't you tell us,
Danielle, a little bit of what'scoming down the pipe? Because
now that the conference that youwent to is over, you can talk
about it.
Right? So, you know, I I waskinda waiting to see what the
you know, so I was watching yourstory so much because I was
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like, I wanna know what'shappening. So and I'm not the
only one I'm sure that waswatching and waiting, but I'm
looking forward to getting theshipment so I can try it on my
skin and see how it works. Thecurrent cleanser I use is from,
like, one of the Real Housewivesline down in The States. And the
last time I ordered it, Iordered four bottles and only
one came because someone piratepirated the the other three out
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of yeah.
But I still got charged, so Ihad to fight with them to show
them that I'd only gotten oneout of the four. And it turned
in this whole thing, and thenthere was the customs fee, and I
just you know, it was such apain in the butt that I was just
like, well, I'm glad I stillhave that one because, like, you
know, it'll last me. I said butI was just laughing. I'm like, I
need to switch. And then yourproduct came along.
I'm like, and you know what?Divine time. Right? Like, I was
just
Danielle Melanson (13:43):
like Absolutely.
Tara (13:44):
It's the perfect time. But, yeah, why don't you tell us
what's going on with Amari? Whatdo they have coming up?
Danielle Melanson (13:47):
Absolutely. So we just launched, this week,
this brand new skin care line,which is it's called Skin to
Mind. So it's called Skin toMind. It's been three years in
production. It is patented.
We are the first of its kind inthe in the entire world. Let me
just tell you a little bit aboutthe owner of our company, and
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where this all originates from.So our our company is owned by
David Chung, David ChangEnterprises, and he has many,
many lines. He has the Rutusline, which, is also a billion
dollar brand and is now withAmari now exclusive. And he also
has an incredible, Korean,skincare line called Pharmacy.
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Now there is an MLM calledPharmacy. It's not the same
thing. They're from Turkey, andit's the name of a company. This
is a line that has, like, beenin, like, 30 different magazine
articles, won all these awards,and he is the mecca of skincare.
He has Eye Labs in New Jersey.
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He also has Eye Labs over inKorea and many, many, many
businesses, and he knows allabout skincare. Okay? So what he
wanted to do was make a skincarethat did all the things, that
did all the beautiful thingsthat we want, but also helped us
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with our third brain. So, youknow, eight, ten years ago when
I'm already we're, like, reallythe first one starting to talk
about, you know, the secondbrain, which is our gut. And
everybody was like, what?
What are you talking about? Yoursecond brain is your gut. How
can your gut regulate yourmental health, your central
nervous system, your stresslevels? That is, like, something
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we just know for sure now. Butway back then, it was the same
sort of ideas educating peoplewith this new science.
And here we are again, eightyears later, talking about the
third brain connection, which isour philosophy to this line
because that is your skin. Youknow? Like I said, you know,
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your biggest organ and how yourskin, actually has its own
neurological and immune network.It can actually feel emotions
through, and that's why this isneuroscience meets skin care,
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skin to mind. Okay?
So it's it's amazing how we haveour three different types of
brains now. Our head brain withour it's our emotional
processing, our cognitionprocessing. Our gut brain is our
our mood regulation, you know,and 90% of our serotonin is made
in the gut, of course. And thenour skin brain, which is this
new science that shows its ownneurological immune network. And
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so what we wanted to do is wewanted to show up.
You know, a lot of when we talkabout Korean skincare, for any
of the listeners who mightunderstand Korean skincare, this
is like they usually come upwith multilevel, like, sometimes
10 different steps to Koreanskincare, and we didn't wanna do
that. We wanted to come up withthree. Right? So good news,
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Tara. You're gonna be able touse your cleanser from the,
housewives, which is greatbecause using that cleanser, a
cleanser that works for you, andkinda me sharing that story
about my mom, like, you know,her go to with whatever she was
used to.
We everybody has something thatthey love, whether it's a cream,
whether it's a cleanser or atoner or what have you Yeah.
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That they just know, love, andtrust. Right? So we're going the
op we're going a step above, andwe have these three products.
And one is called an opt theoptimist.
Okay? And the optimist isliterally a spray you put on
after cleansing with whateveryou wanna cleanse with and
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before the serum. So we have anight serum. It's called Neu, n
e u, like neuro, and New Day andNew Night. Okay?
So those are the three products,the Optimist, the New Day, and
the New Night serum. And you putthe Optimist on the spray before
the cleanser or before your yourserums day and night. And you
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can also use the spraythroughout the afternoon because
it literally gives your your botyour skin and your mind a mood
boost. Yeah. It's crazy.
It actually gives you a moodboost. Like, we have gone
through and, had this new hugtechnology and, you know, where
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it's like rhodiola and lthymine, like and we've created
this this ferment that actuallyspeaks from our product to your
skin, to your central nervoussystem, to reduce stress, not
just in a physical appearanceway, but actually in an in with
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your central nervous system.It's pretty crazy.
Tara (19:07):
That's awesome. I I I'm I'm pretty excited because,
like, first of I wanna point itto you, like, that, like so, you
know, it's it's rooted inscience, but, also, it literally
is, like, possibly your skin isthe biggest, like, thing that
you need to take care of becauseit's what's exposed every day to
everything around you, freeradicals, like all kinds of,
like, you know, different airquality, all kinds of chemicals
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that we're facing that come downeven in the rain. Do know what
mean? From the environment andstuff like because we've, you
know, got acid rain still, like,kinds of stuff like that. And we
often don't think about it.
Do you know I mean? Like, wejust really just get up, throw
the clothes on, do the wholething, and leave. One thing
that's great about this Mariproduct is it can work with what
you're already using to helpenhance what you're doing. So
it's not, like, gonna be like aprogram. It's like, no.
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You gotta get rid of everythingyou just spent, you know,
because women spend like over300, $500 on skincare.
Everything you just bought, youknow, has to be trashed. You
know what mean? You're justlike, well, I don't really wanna
do that. I just spent all themoney.
Yeah. I totally understandbecause then you can incorporate
it into and realize how it helpsyou with your current regime,
which is great. So it'sflexible, which I love. Exactly.
The thing I love about hearingabout it is to, like, is just
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even, like, it's almost likeleading the way in proving,
first of all, that there was agut brain connection.
You know, we we talk about theVarga nerve. We talk about
different things in science. Youknow? But there's, you know,
they're still researching it. Doknow what I mean?
What I love is Amari has jumpedon it years ago, gotten
approval, gotten the products,and then putting them out, and
now actually has the skincare toalso help you because anything
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that comes essential nervoussystem down is perfect. I mean,
I'm I I preach yoga all the timefor people to do that. You know
what mean? But the I mean, ifyou're gonna be sitting in a
subway or like in on a plane orthe whole thing, and that's the
only time you get between, youknow, appointments or meetings
and whatever you got going onwith kids, the whole thing where
you're just like, I don't havetime to do child's pose right
now in the middle of the airairplane. Do know what I mean?
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You can put a spray too. I know.You can pull it you can put a
spray and just, you know,refresh your mind, you know, in
a minute. Do you know what Imean? I mean, that's fantastic.
It's accessibility. So I heartwo words there, flexibility and
accessibility with the product,which I love. So yeah.
Danielle Melanson (21:13):
Bingo. And, like, they're just beautiful.
Like, so, of course, I mean, itgoes without saying because the
company type company we are, ofcourse, is for every skin type,
noncomo collagenic, totally, noendocrine disruptors, like, and
everything you want. So, like,it's so crazy because they're
looking at us. They're like, Iknow you're gonna roll your eyes
when we say this, but they saidwe actually got, like, sea mist
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ferment from Fiji to put in theoptimized spray.
I'm like, the eye roll, what?They're like, we literally
wanted the cleanest, mosteffective plumping system.
They're like, think about whatyour skin looks like when you
come from the beach. You'reglowing. You're all the same.
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And they're like, we literallycaptured it in a ferment and put
it, and I'm like, oh my god.Like, these guys, like, they
just always go, like, you know,you know, I'm like, I'm not even
gonna share that. That'sridiculous. You know?
Tara (22:12):
But I'm
Danielle Melanson (22:12):
like, they always go, you know, that extra
mile Yeah. To make sure thatwe're not a me too products. And
and it's so and it's so great.There's nothing wrong with me
too products. We only proteinshakes.
I you know, I just ordered somethis morning. Yeah. I love being
a part of this company, Tara.And I know you can attest to
this because the products thatwe come up with make us
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educators, make us industrydisruptors and category
creators, and I love being that.Yeah.
You know, at this stage in mylife, I'm almost 50. I've been
in the direct sales industry forthirteen years. I don't want a
me too product. I want somethingthat gets me excited to get up
in the morning and use it andshare real new scientific
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solutions with women and men whoare gonna help them.
Tara (23:02):
Well and here's the thing that I can safely say about
having been in different MLMsbecause I started off in a
jewelry one and and went to, youknow, health and then, you know,
jump ship to another health andwellness and then came back to
it. So, you know, what'sinteresting and then chose the
super patch because it's justsimple for me. It works on me. I
love it. It you know, it's notfor everybody.
Do know what mean? Becausesometimes those are just those
don't stick to anyone. But I hadto laugh because the innovation
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is what we all need in order tocontinue with growth, not just
economically, but also mentally.Because if you just have the
same workout routine pushedevery twenty one days, you're
not gonna find people who reallyare interested. Do know I mean?
Because it's the same story overand over again. But if you find
a product or a service from acompany that is providing
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driving, you know, the way inscience for skincare, you're
gonna wanna choose it. Do youknow what I mean? And I think
MRI is the company for that forsure. Yeah.
Everything I've seen shows it.Do know I mean?
Danielle Melanson (23:57):
So with the super patch even with the super
patch, all of that, neuro like,neurotechnology and all of that.
And I know, like, you're soconnected to that because of
your kinesiology and everythingthat how it speaks to the brain.
I'm one of those people itdoesn't stick to. And then as
soon as you said that, I'm like,I wonder if I can stick it on my
thigh.
Tara (24:16):
I know. I have I have stuck in places where I I I put
it I put it as close as I couldnear my chest thinking that
would work. And then when Isweat, it started to peel off.
Do know what mean? From myworkouts.
So I I constantly so sometimesthe the only good thing is is,
like, I have enough order everymonth, that I always have maybe
about three or four left over,so I know I have to safety
catch. You know I mean? Like, ifone doesn't stick one day, I can
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use one later when I stopsweating to, like, put it on
and, like, continue. But, youknow, at the same time, you
know, Vibro tactile technologyis not for everybody because
it's it's got a learning curve.Do you know what I mean?
And it's just like the peoplewho are in it love it. You know?
But, you know, if you don't andyou're not used to wearing it
and, you know, you don't geteducated as to which one would
work for you, it can be veryconfusing. But I think what's
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great about companies like Amariis they do the education first.
Do you know what I mean?
Because they don't just educatetheir reps. They educate
everything on their website and,like, their, you know, social
media and stuff. And they'rejust like, look. We've done the
research. We've answered thequestions we've had, You know?
And we're looking for feedbackand so we can improve. Do know
what I mean? And, like, havesomething new. You know? Yeah.
(25:20):
Absolutely. Innovative for sure.
Danielle Melanson (25:22):
Yeah. And, like, the the whole thing is is
so funny because, like, thisskincare, of course, has been in
the works for three years, butit's also been tested in three
different ways. Like, usually,of course, it's science tested
and and, you know, the fact it'stested so that it actually
works. But they also did aninety day customer test. Like,
(25:43):
they had a customer test groupas well.
Yeah. Clinical trials. And andthey a 100% of its users, a 100%
said within the first fourweeks, they noticed such a
massive difference, which waslike, that's pretty cool. But
the thing is is, like, let'sjust talk about, like, the self
care part of this, Tara,because, you know, a lot of
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people are like, oh, I'm likeyou said, especially, like, busy
moms, busy people, and and andmen. Like, nobody has more of a
of a, a beauty regime than myhusband, Mick Melonson.
Like, I don't people are like,do you have this to have I'm
like, I don't have eye creams,but Mick has multiple eye
creams. Yeah. I don't even knowwhat arrives from Amazon. Like,
(26:29):
he's got special oils for histattoos, another special oil for
his neck area. Like, he's gotall of the things.
He has to blow dry his hair witha $600 blow dryer. It's the one
that works the best. Do you knowwhat I mean? Like, he literally
travels with an iron. He is socute, and I adore it.
But, like, I said to him, he'sgonna be the the he's gonna be
(26:50):
the real tester for this oncehe's home and is able to kinda
test this for me. But it's it'sone of those things we do for
ourselves. And I if I make funof him and, like, kind of use
him as the butt of the joke. Butat the same time, he does those
things because it make him makeshimself feel good. Yeah.
It makes him feel confident whenhe walks out the door, and he
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feels glowy. And he feels and sodo we. It's not just for women.
It's for men. And that's thesame sort of thing.
Like, using this product, youliterally physically, and now
scientifically on a, like, on aon a more, like, that mind skin
to mind connection, you feelthat boost. So it's not just
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that confidence boost, but justtaking care of yourself. The
step of actually just takingthose few moments to take care
of yourself or each even justusing that mist. You know?
Sometimes even just putting on alip gloss, Tara.
Tara (27:47):
Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (27:47):
Just makes you feel better going into
Sobeys. Let's just I walked intoSobeys last night. I took
Dolly's. I had thought I wastaking my progesterone, took
Dolly's seizure medication bymistake. I was exhausted and jet
lagged, but I needed peanutbutter.
I needed peanut butter, and Ihad just walked the dog. So I
had I had Yeah. Airplane hairand workout clothes on. Yeah.
(28:10):
And I just took two seconds andput a lip gloss on, and I walked
I strutted my way into Sobeys.
Yeah. And so I really think it'simportant that we realize just
taking these moments for us,even though we have all the
science behind it and we haveall the things that are gonna
benefit you on every level. Butsometimes just in that moment,
taking that moment for yourselfis that self love and that self
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care.
Tara (28:32):
Yeah. 100%. Totally agree. Yeah. And I was just laughing
because I just I can kindarelate.
I thought I was going into I hadshowered the night before. I
gotten everything ready and puton moisturizer, the whole thing.
Went into my searchingappointment, like, did the whole
follow-up, was done fast.Thought it was great. Went you
know, took an Uber back because,you know, it was ahead of
schedule from when people couldgive me a ride home.
(28:53):
And, you know, he let thewindows down, and, you know, my
my my my my preferred thing onUber is, like, quiet and cool.
And he goes, do you want me todo the AC? And I said, no.
That's fine. It'll be fine.
I got out of there. Like, I wastalking to the contractors. They
were looking at me kinda sideeyed, and I went inside to see
what was going on kinda thingbecause I was like, that's
weird. And I look in the mirror,my hair is all over the place
(29:14):
from like it's like, you know,you can relate from the
convertible experience you had.My hair is all over the place.
My, like, skin is broken out. Doyou know what I mean? And just
just from, like, the the windand, like, the dirt that came
in. And, like, you know, I looklike my eyes are all squinting
because I'm just, like, youknow, still, like, sun like, I
didn't have my sunglasses on.And I was just like, oh my god.
I'm a hot mess. And, like, I hada little bit of a rash under,
(29:34):
like, my chin and stuff likethat from the heat. And I was
like, damn it. You know? I wasjust, but I had to laugh because
it's like, you do.
You have the moments where youthink you're fine, and then you
come out, you're like, what'severyone staring at me? And
you're just like, oh, nevermind. Like, was short. I'm a pop
mess. But I laughed.
I I walked in the bathroom,like, did the whole thing. I'm
like, k. Now I can go back outand
Danielle Melanson (29:51):
talk to
Tara (29:52):
him like normal. Get myself together and put
Danielle Melanson (29:55):
get my poop in a scoop. I love that. Yeah.
Oh, yeah. The convertible theconvertible experience was so I
wanted to and that's too sofunny because here we were,
like, at no other Floridian wascrazy enough to have a top down
if they owned a convertible.
It was 47 degrees Celsius, butthese Canadians and had their
rental car, and we were pickingup my girlfriend. And, you know,
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she's much taller than I am, soI wanted to make sure she had
you know, just got off a redeye, the front seat, and the
driver was like, you don't haveto get in the back. And I'm
like, no. I I would want to saylike, I like, I adore her. I
this is something small I can dofor her.
Get in the back. And I literallyhad to wipe down. Then my I had
sweat stains from my knees downthe back seat that my knees were
(30:43):
pressing against it, and you sawthe picture. That hair we
stopped at Target, and that hairwas everywhere. It's really
windy on the, when you're going65 miles an
Tara (30:56):
hour or whatever. And,
Danielle Melanson (30:57):
yeah. Yeah. Your hair is in the back of a
convertible. There was no sexyCanadian coming out of that for
sure, so I relate to you.Alright.
Tara (31:08):
I love it.
Danielle Melanson (31:08):
Gosh. I love
Tara (31:10):
great trip, though. And what I love is that, you know,
it's been used to launch theskincare line for Mari, and I'm
looking forward to it, and I'mexcited about it. What, in the
last few minutes that we havehere and stuff, is there
anything you wanna add to whatwe've talked about? Like, you
know, we covered quite a bit ofyou know, we talked about the
history, talked about petroleumhormone disruptors, you know,
you know, ingredients, FDA,European Union, dub a little
(31:32):
bit, you know, how you feel whenyou when you have the gut health
and skin connection working foryou. Because I think that's what
we're all gonna be reallyexcited about.
Do you know what I mean? It'slike how how it makes us feel
when we walk out that door andwe're just like, I just took
care of myself today so I canhandle the rest of the day. You
know?
Danielle Melanson (31:47):
Yeah. And that's the thing. And, like, you
know, a lot of times, you know,we're just human. So I think a
lot of times we do get reallycaught up on the what's gonna
work. Like, we want results,whether it's, you know, weight
loss results or Satisfaction.
Yeah. Beauty results. Like, nomatter what it is, we want it
now. We want it yesterday. And,you know, that's just we're
human.
(32:07):
That's the the world we live inright now with instant
gratification. But I really,really respect when people kind
of have that sit back andrealize that we are post
pandemic. We're in a postpandemic world. And with all of
that gratification and that gogo go and the stress that we
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have, we need to be taking careof ourselves on a much deeper
level. Our priorities need to beso much more on just what a
number says on a scale or, youknow, this what things look like
from the outside in.
It it all starts with thathealing of the nervous system,
healing of the gut, calming ofour cortisol, and really just
(32:51):
getting back to living ourjoyful life because Yeah.
Community and connection and allof the things that we took for
granted and we don't have now,and they are literally killing
us from the inside out. So Yeah.I love that. I work for a
company, and I love that I haveso many people who, trust me
like yourself and and, you know,know the science and trust the
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science behind these things toreally make an impact on our
health on the inside out.
Yeah.
Tara (33:19):
Yeah. And in case you're listening and wondering if you
can be part of the company and,you know, get on this launch for
the skincare and so that, pleaseconnect with Danielle on
Instagram, Danny m Cameron, d an I m c a m e r o n, And, let
her know. Like, let her knowyou've listened to the podcast
and let her know that you'recurious about the skincare and
any questions you have becauseshe's ready to answer it. Do
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know what I mean? Like and andone thing I wanted to tell you
too is, like, I know sometimeswe get a little flack for not
doing traditional jobs.
I mean, I'm still getting flackfor being semi retired, but I
decided to laugh because, wegotta do our own path in this
world. Do you know what I mean?And how we intersect and, like
you just said, with communityand connection is really where
it's at. And one of the greatthings about any kind of direct
(34:02):
marketing company is it's builton relationships. So sister.
Danielle Melanson (34:06):
Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. I have I spent most
of my summer with my familybeing like, get a real job. Oh.
And I don't know if it was you.I don't know if I'd already
mentioned this to or if it wasin one of my podcasts. And my
father looked at me one day, andhe goes, what's the matter with
what you're doing right now? AndI'm like, you're right. Thanks,
(34:26):
god.
Tara (34:27):
Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (34:27):
Lads always see their daughters in a
different way. Right? I know.
Tara (34:30):
No. It is a special relationship. Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (34:32):
It is. It is. I know you. I know that from how
you speak about yourrelationship with your dad too.
And Yeah.
And that's all he needed to sayas I lamented over what my
sister-in-law thought I shoulddo and what this and and test
you know, I remember asking myneighbor next door, do you think
I should do this? You know, thisperson then she goes, no. I
don't think you should do that.I'm like, okay. So doing your
(34:55):
own path, beating to your owndrum, and, you're such an
advocate for that and such aninspiration for that.
So Oh, thank you. Myself and somany others who follow you and
who are in your network, Tara,know that. So keep
Tara (35:08):
Thank you.
Danielle Melanson (35:08):
Keep doing you.
Tara (35:10):
Well, listen. When the surgeon saw me yesterday, he
goes he he first thing he waswas he looked at me, did the
whole bunch of tests and stufflike that, did the exam, and
goes, so your surgery was inApril? I was like, no. June 10.
Like, we're under six weeks.
And he goes, oh my god. And heand he and, like, the the intern
and the other person in theroom, if there's some kind of
doctor, I'll stop and they alllook at me. And I'm like, yeah.
(35:31):
They're like, whatever you'redoing, keep doing it. Do you
know I mean?
And I'm just like, so I'm justgonna shout out Amari, Hugh, and
Grace, and Super Pash becausethat's what got me through all
the stress of this whole thing.Do you know what I mean? And my
body responded and, like, ithealed. Like, there it heal
faster than they thought. Theythought I was, like, two to
three months ahead to schedule.
I mean, two to three months.Like, how does that happen? So,
you know, honestly, I just Iwanna thank you for introducing
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me to the product and beingpatient with me enough that I
didn't leap off right away thatI took my time to come into it.
And, like, immediately, threedays later, was like, no brain
fog. I'm at you know, what kindof flavors are there?
Right? So, like, you know what
Danielle Melanson (36:03):
I mean? I'm in. Yeah. Yeah. I love it.
Tara (36:07):
Cool. Okay. Danielle, anything else you wanna add?
Danielle Melanson (36:09):
Are we No. That's great. You can
Tara (36:10):
you can find me. Talk about skincare.
Danielle Melanson (36:13):
Yeah. That was so much fun. I could talk
about skincare all day. So ifanybody has any questions, like
you said, DM me, slide into myDMs. I wanna talk about what
you're using, all the things,and let's get you started.
Tara (36:26):
Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Great. Thanks so much, Danielle.
Danielle Melanson (36:28):
Awesome. Cheers. Thanks so much, Tara.
Tara (36:31):
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Rock stars aren't born. They'rebred an experience and fire.
Let's do this together. Okay.Hello, and welcome to Plus
Fitness is Tara, the podcast. Ihave guest Danielle Melonson on
today, and we are talking about,of course, how it relates to
women, women's health, but we'retalking about skincare. So I'm
gonna start off Danielle isgonna we're gonna get into it,
(00:43):
but I'm gonna start with justfor everybody listening.
And you can find Danielle onInstagram, danie m cameron, and
I'm Tara c mcdonald inc. But,just to talk about women's
skincare. So since the nineteenthirties, women's skincare has
evolved from luxury indulgenceto daily necessity, mirroring
cultural, technological, andscientific shifts. In the
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nineteen thirties and nineteenforties, skincare was heavily
influenced by Hollywood glamour.Brands like pawns and Max Factor
promoted cold creams and facepowders focusing on complexion
and youth.
Skincare routines were minimaland products were often perfumed
and creamy using basicingredients like mineral oil,
lanolin, and beeswax. In thepostwar nineteen fifties and
(01:24):
nineteen sixties prosperity andadvertising boomed, companies
like Estee Lauder and HelenaRubinstein popularized the idea
of a complete beauty regimen,introducing toners, cleansers,
and moisturizers. However,products often contained heavy
fragrances, preservatives likeformaldehyde releasers and
ingredients not consideredirritating or unsafe by today's
(01:44):
standards. The 1970s and 1980ssaw the rise of science in
skincare with dermatologicalbrands like Clinique launching
hypoallergenic lines. The beautyindustry began promoting anti
aging formulas, introducingingredients such as collagen and
retinol.
Sunscreen also emerged as acritical tool, though many
products lack broad spectrumprotection. From the nineteen
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nineties to today, there hasbeen an explosion of global
influence, biotechnology andwellness trends. Consumers now
demand transparency and efficacyleading to the rise of
ingredient focused brands andclean beauty. Hyaluronic acid,
peptides, and antioxidants likevitamin c have become staples.
Korean and Japanese beautyroutines added innovation and
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multi step layering to theglobal seed.
Major concerns have emergedaround ingredient safety and
regulations. Commonlyscrutinized substances include
parabens phthalates formaldehydereleasers and oxybenzone in
sunscreens The FDA in The US andHealth Canada do not regulate
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cosmetics as strictly as drugs,raising consumer concern about
cumulative exposure topotentially harmful substances.
As a result, many women todayseek products that are fragrance
free, cruelty free and certifiednon toxic with a growing
interest in organic andsustainable skincare. In
summary, women's skincare hastransformed from glamorous
simplicity to complex sciencedriven routines with increasing
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awareness of health and safetyconcerns surrounding cosmetic
ingredients. So yeah.
So I just wanted to start withthis, Danielle. Yeah. Powerful.
And you know what? To be honest,when I looked into it and looked
it up and did a little research,I just wanted to kind of not
gloss over stuff, but just pointout that the progression has
changed.
You know? Yeah. The attitudearound skincare has changed.
(03:30):
Progression has changed. And,Danielle, why don't you tell us
a little bit about, you know,why this topic, you know, speaks
to you a bit, you know, skincareand stuff like that.
Danielle Melanson (03:38):
Right? Because I know, like, I'm a an
eighties child born 1977, and Iknow, like, you know, we saw,
you know, Noxzema. Like, it's sofunny. I just saw something on
socials about how when Neximaburnt, we figured it was
working. And then the Sea Breezeapplied with the cotton pad
(03:58):
until it was squeaky clean, andthen, you know, trying not to
have, like, third degreetraction burns from our, you
know, apricot Saint Eve scrub.
Like, you know what mean? Like,all of these things. And I know
you and I have chatted aboutthis in other podcasts as well
is the fact that, you know, alot of the beauty industry is
like the the petroleum industry,you know, is behind a lot of the
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the the old beauty industry andhow those things were, put in
our products. And, you know,we've brought these topics up
before, Tara, because we havetalked so much about hormone
balancing and endocrinedistributors in the products
that we use inside our bodiesand on our bodies. And this is a
big, big, big one for me.
(04:43):
First of all, I've always hadskin issues. I was, like, you
know, PCOS and hormonal acne formost of my life, all these sort
of things. I'm also Irish,Scottish descendant, so I have
that fair skin. So it's alwaysbeen you know, sun exposure has
always led to more of asensitive skin. But this is the
(05:05):
thing is, like, our industries,even as good as things are in
The USA and Canada with HealthCanada and the FDA, Like, it's
so great.
Like, what you were kind ofsaying there's, you know, EU,
the European standard, has theabsolute best testing. They have
the most banned substances inthe beauty industry. And so when
(05:27):
we're looking at differentproducts that we're using on our
skin, it can't just be aboutwhat is gonna, like, surface
level do, you know, on a on anaesthetic level, but it needs to
be you know, what are thestandards? What are the
ingredients? You know,everybody's like, that's not FDA
approved.
I'm like, you know what? FDAmeans to me. A lot of the
(05:48):
companies I have worked withhave levels and standards way
above the FDA, and therefore,they don't really can need or
consider their approvalsomething that they necessarily
need to put out a good product.Do you know what I mean? Yeah.
But but that's the whole, like,the whole thing and, like, your
because your skin is yourlargest largest organ. You know,
(06:11):
when you think of it, it's like16 of your body weight is your
skin, and it is an organ. Like,you know, it regenerates every
27 days, and 60% of what we puton our skin is absorbed into our
bloodstream. Like, talking aboutendocrine distributors, which is
hormone distributors For men andwomen, like, a lot of times you
(06:31):
see men running into issuesbecause of these hormone
imbalances too. Sometimes theycan become estrogen dominant
because of, maybe products theywere exposed to in combination
with, you know, some familyhistory and stuff like that.
But the thing is that's reallyexciting about what's evolving
(06:54):
with science, Tara, is that,like, skin conditions like acne,
eczema, psoriasis, like, thathas been proven to be linked to
gut health and stress. Like,this is like Harvard studies
studies 02/2022. Like, it isliterally linked to gut health
and stress. And, yes, ourmedical system knows about this,
(07:14):
but they're still getting caughtup on it. They're still getting
caught up on it.
And it's so funny because one ofthe girls, in my upline, Nikita,
she had every she suffered frompsoriasis for ages, and, you
know, she had every level ofdoctor and medication and
prescription, to get rid of it.She had it all over her body to
(07:37):
the point where she couldn'tshave her legs, all over her
stomach, her breasts,everything. And after nine
months with, Mari Happy Juice,her psoriasis is gone. No matter
what she was given by thedermatologist and everything.
And then that that's a guthealth product.
So it just goes to show thatwhen people give, you know,
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healing time from the inside outtheir central nervous system,
their gut, a lot of the stressthat we see, on our skin,
whether it's just, you know,dullness or, you know, fatigue,
fine lines and wrinkles, thesesort of things, not always
something big like psoriasis oreczema or acne. It's really,
(08:22):
really connected because eightyfive million Americans suffer
from skin disease and emotionalhealth is now considered one of
the major contributorscontributors to these flare ups.
Tara (08:34):
Yeah. And I totally agree with all that because I've
noticed a huge difference fromusing MRA from October onward.
Like, I just have the one acneon my nose, and that's the
stress of yesterday's meetingwith my just I couldn't help,
but it just this one acne justpopped up. But in the past, it
would have been the whole faceor, like, the rash that I
usually get on the side andstuff like that from the, you
know, rosaria. Do you know whatI mean?
(08:55):
Like, it would have it wouldhave totally flared my whole
skin, and I'm less red. Like,I'm I'm I'm fairly fair to begin
with anyway, and my skin turnsred, like, just occasionally if
I get dry or, like, dehydratedor whatever. But thanks to the
Amari product, like, I don'tworry about that anymore. I get
a little pink every now andthen, but that's normal. But I
used to get red.
Do you know what mean?
Danielle Melanson (09:11):
So Yeah. Stress resilient is what
Tara (09:13):
you're saying. But, yeah, I think I think the other thing
too is, like, the reallyimportant point is, like, you
know, it used to be, but is itFDA approved? And then the
switch shifted when countrieslike that were in the EU raised
their standards higher. Do knowwhat I mean? And then it was
just like the FDA kind of I'msorry to say it came like a
joke.
Like, it was just like somethingthey go for a process of. Yes.
(09:35):
They have some standards, butwhat they're letting through
does not equivalent to whatother country standards are.
And, you know, we, you know, areseeing differences as a result.
You know?
There are people who have, youknow, very serious medical
problems that are related tohormones. And like you said, the
the medical industry is juststarting to get into the
studies. I mean, yes, it takessix years for something to get
(09:56):
ethically, you know, approved bya board and then go through the
testing and the whole thing. Butwhat's been great is that Amari
has been doing this for a while.Like, you know, they they have
been working on this brain gutconnection for years, and the
products that are coming out areresults of science and, you
know, research.
It's the same with othercompanies to something similar.
I'm just gonna shoot a shout outto Michelle Pfau, but for Hugh
(10:18):
and Grace, where they focus oncomplete just hormones. But the
thing is, like, if we didn'tneed them, these products
wouldn't be popular and peoplewouldn't be using them and
people wouldn't be seeingresults. Do you know I mean? So
you can call it anecdotalevidence if you want, but I do
know that for myself, my brainfog is gone, and I will always
have my skin has improved, and Ialways credit Amari for that.
So, yeah. But, yeah, I mean, Ithink what the other thing I
(10:41):
want to bring it to years agowhen I was in university around
the year 02/2006, Dove led acampaign, like a what is beauty
campaign, almost like anantiaging, and it showed, like,
women in a different various,you know, degrees of aging just
to challenge our beliefs aboutwhat, you know, beauty standards
are. What I would love to see issomeone do a challenge on that
(11:03):
on skincare products and get thepetroleum out of the product. Do
you know what I mean? Because westill have it.
Like, they're still using oil inin major products like oil valet
and so on.
Danielle Melanson (11:13):
Do know
Tara (11:13):
what I mean? So it's just like, I would love to see that,
you know, come back and, like,switch on what is safe for
beauty. Do you know what I mean?So that we know we we have the
consumer choice. Right?
So Absolutely. And it's
Danielle Melanson (11:26):
so funny you said oil and volet. My mother
used that her whole her likelike my mother has a beautiful
spoon. She's seventy seventyfive, but I've just switched her
over. And the last year, thankgod, but I had to physically
purchase her the products, andshe never even opened them. And
then I had to go for a visitwith her, and she had because
she had had a surgery on herfoot that she couldn't
(11:48):
physically get up easily.
And she had done her nighttimeroutine and had come back to the
living room and said, oh, darnit. I forgot to put my
moisturizer on. I said, don'tyou worry. I'll go grab it for
you. I went in, and I said, areyou still using Oil of Olay?
And I saw all the beautifulproducts I had bought her, you
know, un unopened, and I broughtout I brought out the new
(12:10):
product, and I put it in her andshe put it on her face. She
goes, oh, this is lovely. I'mlike, yes. Yeah. But it just
Tara (12:17):
run away. You had a captive audience with
Danielle Melanson (12:20):
her foot. But it just goes to show you, like,
you know, we're used to whatwe're used to. And, you know,
sometimes those are hard habitsto break when something we're
using works or we don'tunderstand that there is
actually something better outthere and healthier for us on
every level. Right?
Tara (12:39):
Yeah. So you can find Danielle on on Instagram at
Danny m Cameron, d a n I m c a me r o n. And I'm Tara on Tara
Simmsdonald Inc. But what youknow, why don't you tell us,
Danielle, a little bit of what'scoming down the pipe? Because
now that the conference that youwent to is over, you can talk
about it.
Right? So, you know, I I waskinda waiting to see what the
you know, so I was watching yourstory so much because I was
(13:00):
like, I wanna know what'shappening. So and I'm not the
only one I'm sure that waswatching and waiting, but I'm
looking forward to getting theshipment so I can try it on my
skin and see how it works. Thecurrent cleanser I use is from,
like, one of the Real Housewivesline down in The States. And the
last time I ordered it, Iordered four bottles and only
one came because someone piratepirated the the other three out
(13:23):
of yeah.
But I still got charged, so Ihad to fight with them to show
them that I'd only gotten oneout of the four. And it turned
in this whole thing, and thenthere was the customs fee, and I
just you know, it was such apain in the butt that I was just
like, well, I'm glad I stillhave that one because, like, you
know, it'll last me. I said butI was just laughing. I'm like, I
need to switch. And then yourproduct came along.
I'm like, and you know what?Divine time. Right? Like, I was
just
Danielle Melanson (13:43):
like Absolutely.
Tara (13:44):
It's the perfect time. But, yeah, why don't you tell us
what's going on with Amari? Whatdo they have coming up?
Danielle Melanson (13:47):
Absolutely. So we just launched, this week,
this brand new skin care line,which is it's called Skin to
Mind. So it's called Skin toMind. It's been three years in
production. It is patented.
We are the first of its kind inthe in the entire world. Let me
just tell you a little bit aboutthe owner of our company, and
(14:12):
where this all originates from.So our our company is owned by
David Chung, David ChangEnterprises, and he has many,
many lines. He has the Rutusline, which, is also a billion
dollar brand and is now withAmari now exclusive. And he also
has an incredible, Korean,skincare line called Pharmacy.
(14:36):
Now there is an MLM calledPharmacy. It's not the same
thing. They're from Turkey, andit's the name of a company. This
is a line that has, like, beenin, like, 30 different magazine
articles, won all these awards,and he is the mecca of skincare.
He has Eye Labs in New Jersey.
(14:56):
He also has Eye Labs over inKorea and many, many, many
businesses, and he knows allabout skincare. Okay? So what he
wanted to do was make a skincarethat did all the things, that
did all the beautiful thingsthat we want, but also helped us
(15:17):
with our third brain. So, youknow, eight, ten years ago when
I'm already we're, like, reallythe first one starting to talk
about, you know, the secondbrain, which is our gut. And
everybody was like, what?
What are you talking about? Yoursecond brain is your gut. How
can your gut regulate yourmental health, your central
nervous system, your stresslevels? That is, like, something
(15:39):
we just know for sure now. Butway back then, it was the same
sort of ideas educating peoplewith this new science.
And here we are again, eightyears later, talking about the
third brain connection, which isour philosophy to this line
because that is your skin. Youknow? Like I said, you know,
(16:01):
your biggest organ and how yourskin, actually has its own
neurological and immune network.It can actually feel emotions
through, and that's why this isneuroscience meets skin care,
(16:29):
skin to mind. Okay?
So it's it's amazing how we haveour three different types of
brains now. Our head brain withour it's our emotional
processing, our cognitionprocessing. Our gut brain is our
our mood regulation, you know,and 90% of our serotonin is made
in the gut, of course. And thenour skin brain, which is this
new science that shows its ownneurological immune network. And
(16:53):
so what we wanted to do is wewanted to show up.
You know, a lot of when we talkabout Korean skincare, for any
of the listeners who mightunderstand Korean skincare, this
is like they usually come upwith multilevel, like, sometimes
10 different steps to Koreanskincare, and we didn't wanna do
that. We wanted to come up withthree. Right? So good news,
(17:15):
Tara. You're gonna be able touse your cleanser from the,
housewives, which is greatbecause using that cleanser, a
cleanser that works for you, andkinda me sharing that story
about my mom, like, you know,her go to with whatever she was
used to.
We everybody has something thatthey love, whether it's a cream,
whether it's a cleanser or atoner or what have you Yeah.
(17:36):
That they just know, love, andtrust. Right? So we're going the
op we're going a step above, andwe have these three products.
And one is called an opt theoptimist.
Okay? And the optimist isliterally a spray you put on
after cleansing with whateveryou wanna cleanse with and
(17:57):
before the serum. So we have anight serum. It's called Neu, n
e u, like neuro, and New Day andNew Night. Okay?
So those are the three products,the Optimist, the New Day, and
the New Night serum. And you putthe Optimist on the spray before
the cleanser or before your yourserums day and night. And you
(18:21):
can also use the spraythroughout the afternoon because
it literally gives your your botyour skin and your mind a mood
boost. Yeah. It's crazy.
It actually gives you a moodboost. Like, we have gone
through and, had this new hugtechnology and, you know, where
(18:44):
it's like rhodiola and lthymine, like and we've created
this this ferment that actuallyspeaks from our product to your
skin, to your central nervoussystem, to reduce stress, not
just in a physical appearanceway, but actually in an in with
(19:05):
your central nervous system.It's pretty crazy.
Tara (19:07):
That's awesome. I I I'm I'm pretty excited because,
like, first of I wanna point itto you, like, that, like so, you
know, it's it's rooted inscience, but, also, it literally
is, like, possibly your skin isthe biggest, like, thing that
you need to take care of becauseit's what's exposed every day to
everything around you, freeradicals, like all kinds of,
like, you know, different airquality, all kinds of chemicals
(19:29):
that we're facing that come downeven in the rain. Do know what
mean? From the environment andstuff like because we've, you
know, got acid rain still, like,kinds of stuff like that. And we
often don't think about it.
Do you know I mean? Like, wejust really just get up, throw
the clothes on, do the wholething, and leave. One thing
that's great about this Mariproduct is it can work with what
you're already using to helpenhance what you're doing. So
it's not, like, gonna be like aprogram. It's like, no.
(19:51):
You gotta get rid of everythingyou just spent, you know,
because women spend like over300, $500 on skincare.
Everything you just bought, youknow, has to be trashed. You
know what mean? You're justlike, well, I don't really wanna
do that. I just spent all themoney.
Yeah. I totally understandbecause then you can incorporate
it into and realize how it helpsyou with your current regime,
which is great. So it'sflexible, which I love. Exactly.
The thing I love about hearingabout it is to, like, is just
(20:15):
even, like, it's almost likeleading the way in proving,
first of all, that there was agut brain connection.
You know, we we talk about theVarga nerve. We talk about
different things in science. Youknow? But there's, you know,
they're still researching it. Doknow what I mean?
What I love is Amari has jumpedon it years ago, gotten
approval, gotten the products,and then putting them out, and
now actually has the skincare toalso help you because anything
(20:36):
that comes essential nervoussystem down is perfect. I mean,
I'm I I preach yoga all the timefor people to do that. You know
what mean? But the I mean, ifyou're gonna be sitting in a
subway or like in on a plane orthe whole thing, and that's the
only time you get between, youknow, appointments or meetings
and whatever you got going onwith kids, the whole thing where
you're just like, I don't havetime to do child's pose right
now in the middle of the airairplane. Do know what I mean?
(20:57):
You can put a spray too. I know.You can pull it you can put a
spray and just, you know,refresh your mind, you know, in
a minute. Do you know what Imean? I mean, that's fantastic.
It's accessibility. So I heartwo words there, flexibility and
accessibility with the product,which I love. So yeah.
Danielle Melanson (21:13):
Bingo. And, like, they're just beautiful.
Like, so, of course, I mean, itgoes without saying because the
company type company we are, ofcourse, is for every skin type,
noncomo collagenic, totally, noendocrine disruptors, like, and
everything you want. So, like,it's so crazy because they're
looking at us. They're like, Iknow you're gonna roll your eyes
when we say this, but they saidwe actually got, like, sea mist
(21:37):
ferment from Fiji to put in theoptimized spray.
I'm like, the eye roll, what?They're like, we literally
wanted the cleanest, mosteffective plumping system.
They're like, think about whatyour skin looks like when you
come from the beach. You'reglowing. You're all the same.
(21:58):
And they're like, we literallycaptured it in a ferment and put
it, and I'm like, oh my god.Like, these guys, like, they
just always go, like, you know,you know, I'm like, I'm not even
gonna share that. That'sridiculous. You know?
Tara (22:12):
But I'm
Danielle Melanson (22:12):
like, they always go, you know, that extra
mile Yeah. To make sure thatwe're not a me too products. And
and it's so and it's so great.There's nothing wrong with me
too products. We only proteinshakes.
I you know, I just ordered somethis morning. Yeah. I love being
a part of this company, Tara.And I know you can attest to
this because the products thatwe come up with make us
(22:36):
educators, make us industrydisruptors and category
creators, and I love being that.Yeah.
You know, at this stage in mylife, I'm almost 50. I've been
in the direct sales industry forthirteen years. I don't want a
me too product. I want somethingthat gets me excited to get up
in the morning and use it andshare real new scientific
(22:59):
solutions with women and men whoare gonna help them.
Tara (23:02):
Well and here's the thing that I can safely say about
having been in different MLMsbecause I started off in a
jewelry one and and went to, youknow, health and then, you know,
jump ship to another health andwellness and then came back to
it. So, you know, what'sinteresting and then chose the
super patch because it's justsimple for me. It works on me. I
love it. It you know, it's notfor everybody.
Do know what mean? Becausesometimes those are just those
don't stick to anyone. But I hadto laugh because the innovation
(23:27):
is what we all need in order tocontinue with growth, not just
economically, but also mentally.Because if you just have the
same workout routine pushedevery twenty one days, you're
not gonna find people who reallyare interested. Do know I mean?
Because it's the same story overand over again. But if you find
a product or a service from acompany that is providing
(23:47):
driving, you know, the way inscience for skincare, you're
gonna wanna choose it. Do youknow what I mean? And I think
MRI is the company for that forsure. Yeah.
Everything I've seen shows it.Do know I mean?
Danielle Melanson (23:57):
So with the super patch even with the super
patch, all of that, neuro like,neurotechnology and all of that.
And I know, like, you're soconnected to that because of
your kinesiology and everythingthat how it speaks to the brain.
I'm one of those people itdoesn't stick to. And then as
soon as you said that, I'm like,I wonder if I can stick it on my
thigh.
Tara (24:16):
I know. I have I have stuck in places where I I I put
it I put it as close as I couldnear my chest thinking that
would work. And then when Isweat, it started to peel off.
Do know what mean? From myworkouts.
So I I constantly so sometimesthe the only good thing is is,
like, I have enough order everymonth, that I always have maybe
about three or four left over,so I know I have to safety
catch. You know I mean? Like, ifone doesn't stick one day, I can
(24:38):
use one later when I stopsweating to, like, put it on
and, like, continue. But, youknow, at the same time, you
know, Vibro tactile technologyis not for everybody because
it's it's got a learning curve.Do you know what I mean?
And it's just like the peoplewho are in it love it. You know?
But, you know, if you don't andyou're not used to wearing it
and, you know, you don't geteducated as to which one would
work for you, it can be veryconfusing. But I think what's
(24:59):
great about companies like Amariis they do the education first.
Do you know what I mean?
Because they don't just educatetheir reps. They educate
everything on their website and,like, their, you know, social
media and stuff. And they'rejust like, look. We've done the
research. We've answered thequestions we've had, You know?
And we're looking for feedbackand so we can improve. Do know
what I mean? And, like, havesomething new. You know? Yeah.
(25:20):
Absolutely. Innovative for sure.
Danielle Melanson (25:22):
Yeah. And, like, the the whole thing is is
so funny because, like, thisskincare, of course, has been in
the works for three years, butit's also been tested in three
different ways. Like, usually,of course, it's science tested
and and, you know, the fact it'stested so that it actually
works. But they also did aninety day customer test. Like,
(25:43):
they had a customer test groupas well.
Yeah. Clinical trials. And andthey a 100% of its users, a 100%
said within the first fourweeks, they noticed such a
massive difference, which waslike, that's pretty cool. But
the thing is is, like, let'sjust talk about, like, the self
care part of this, Tara,because, you know, a lot of
(26:06):
people are like, oh, I'm likeyou said, especially, like, busy
moms, busy people, and and andmen. Like, nobody has more of a
of a, a beauty regime than myhusband, Mick Melonson.
Like, I don't people are like,do you have this to have I'm
like, I don't have eye creams,but Mick has multiple eye
creams. Yeah. I don't even knowwhat arrives from Amazon. Like,
(26:29):
he's got special oils for histattoos, another special oil for
his neck area. Like, he's gotall of the things.
He has to blow dry his hair witha $600 blow dryer. It's the one
that works the best. Do you knowwhat I mean? Like, he literally
travels with an iron. He is socute, and I adore it.
But, like, I said to him, he'sgonna be the the he's gonna be
(26:50):
the real tester for this oncehe's home and is able to kinda
test this for me. But it's it'sone of those things we do for
ourselves. And I if I make funof him and, like, kind of use
him as the butt of the joke. Butat the same time, he does those
things because it make him makeshimself feel good. Yeah.
It makes him feel confident whenhe walks out the door, and he
(27:10):
feels glowy. And he feels and sodo we. It's not just for women.
It's for men. And that's thesame sort of thing.
Like, using this product, youliterally physically, and now
scientifically on a, like, on aon a more, like, that mind skin
to mind connection, you feelthat boost. So it's not just
(27:34):
that confidence boost, but justtaking care of yourself. The
step of actually just takingthose few moments to take care
of yourself or each even justusing that mist. You know?
Sometimes even just putting on alip gloss, Tara.
Tara (27:47):
Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (27:47):
Just makes you feel better going into
Sobeys. Let's just I walked intoSobeys last night. I took
Dolly's. I had thought I wastaking my progesterone, took
Dolly's seizure medication bymistake. I was exhausted and jet
lagged, but I needed peanutbutter.
I needed peanut butter, and Ihad just walked the dog. So I
had I had Yeah. Airplane hairand workout clothes on. Yeah.
(28:10):
And I just took two seconds andput a lip gloss on, and I walked
I strutted my way into Sobeys.
Yeah. And so I really think it'simportant that we realize just
taking these moments for us,even though we have all the
science behind it and we haveall the things that are gonna
benefit you on every level. Butsometimes just in that moment,
taking that moment for yourselfis that self love and that self
(28:32):
care.
Tara (28:32):
Yeah. 100%. Totally agree. Yeah. And I was just laughing
because I just I can kindarelate.
I thought I was going into I hadshowered the night before. I
gotten everything ready and puton moisturizer, the whole thing.
Went into my searchingappointment, like, did the whole
follow-up, was done fast.Thought it was great. Went you
know, took an Uber back because,you know, it was ahead of
schedule from when people couldgive me a ride home.
(28:53):
And, you know, he let thewindows down, and, you know, my
my my my my preferred thing onUber is, like, quiet and cool.
And he goes, do you want me todo the AC? And I said, no.
That's fine. It'll be fine.
I got out of there. Like, I wastalking to the contractors. They
were looking at me kinda sideeyed, and I went inside to see
what was going on kinda thingbecause I was like, that's
weird. And I look in the mirror,my hair is all over the place
(29:14):
from like it's like, you know,you can relate from the
convertible experience you had.My hair is all over the place.
My, like, skin is broken out. Doyou know what I mean? And just
just from, like, the the windand, like, the dirt that came
in. And, like, you know, I looklike my eyes are all squinting
because I'm just, like, youknow, still, like, sun like, I
didn't have my sunglasses on.And I was just like, oh my god.
I'm a hot mess. And, like, I hada little bit of a rash under,
(29:34):
like, my chin and stuff likethat from the heat. And I was
like, damn it. You know? I wasjust, but I had to laugh because
it's like, you do.
You have the moments where youthink you're fine, and then you
come out, you're like, what'severyone staring at me? And
you're just like, oh, nevermind. Like, was short. I'm a pop
mess. But I laughed.
I I walked in the bathroom,like, did the whole thing. I'm
like, k. Now I can go back outand
Danielle Melanson (29:51):
talk to
Tara (29:52):
him like normal. Get myself together and put
Danielle Melanson (29:55):
get my poop in a scoop. I love that. Yeah.
Oh, yeah. The convertible theconvertible experience was so I
wanted to and that's too sofunny because here we were,
like, at no other Floridian wascrazy enough to have a top down
if they owned a convertible.
It was 47 degrees Celsius, butthese Canadians and had their
rental car, and we were pickingup my girlfriend. And, you know,
(30:19):
she's much taller than I am, soI wanted to make sure she had
you know, just got off a redeye, the front seat, and the
driver was like, you don't haveto get in the back. And I'm
like, no. I I would want to saylike, I like, I adore her. I
this is something small I can dofor her.
Get in the back. And I literallyhad to wipe down. Then my I had
sweat stains from my knees downthe back seat that my knees were
(30:43):
pressing against it, and you sawthe picture. That hair we
stopped at Target, and that hairwas everywhere. It's really
windy on the, when you're going65 miles an
Tara (30:56):
hour or whatever. And,
Danielle Melanson (30:57):
yeah. Yeah. Your hair is in the back of a
convertible. There was no sexyCanadian coming out of that for
sure, so I relate to you.Alright.
Tara (31:08):
I love it.
Danielle Melanson (31:08):
Gosh. I love
Tara (31:10):
great trip, though. And what I love is that, you know,
it's been used to launch theskincare line for Mari, and I'm
looking forward to it, and I'mexcited about it. What, in the
last few minutes that we havehere and stuff, is there
anything you wanna add to whatwe've talked about? Like, you
know, we covered quite a bit ofyou know, we talked about the
history, talked about petroleumhormone disruptors, you know,
you know, ingredients, FDA,European Union, dub a little
(31:32):
bit, you know, how you feel whenyou when you have the gut health
and skin connection working foryou. Because I think that's what
we're all gonna be reallyexcited about.
Do you know what I mean? It'slike how how it makes us feel
when we walk out that door andwe're just like, I just took
care of myself today so I canhandle the rest of the day. You
know?
Danielle Melanson (31:47):
Yeah. And that's the thing. And, like, you
know, a lot of times, you know,we're just human. So I think a
lot of times we do get reallycaught up on the what's gonna
work. Like, we want results,whether it's, you know, weight
loss results or Satisfaction.
Yeah. Beauty results. Like, nomatter what it is, we want it
now. We want it yesterday. And,you know, that's just we're
human.
(32:07):
That's the the world we live inright now with instant
gratification. But I really,really respect when people kind
of have that sit back andrealize that we are post
pandemic. We're in a postpandemic world. And with all of
that gratification and that gogo go and the stress that we
(32:28):
have, we need to be taking careof ourselves on a much deeper
level. Our priorities need to beso much more on just what a
number says on a scale or, youknow, this what things look like
from the outside in.
It it all starts with thathealing of the nervous system,
healing of the gut, calming ofour cortisol, and really just
(32:51):
getting back to living ourjoyful life because Yeah.
Community and connection and allof the things that we took for
granted and we don't have now,and they are literally killing
us from the inside out. So Yeah.I love that. I work for a
company, and I love that I haveso many people who, trust me
like yourself and and, you know,know the science and trust the
(33:14):
science behind these things toreally make an impact on our
health on the inside out.
Yeah.
Tara (33:19):
Yeah. And in case you're listening and wondering if you
can be part of the company and,you know, get on this launch for
the skincare and so that, pleaseconnect with Danielle on
Instagram, Danny m Cameron, d an I m c a m e r o n, And, let
her know. Like, let her knowyou've listened to the podcast
and let her know that you'recurious about the skincare and
any questions you have becauseshe's ready to answer it. Do
(33:39):
know what I mean? Like and andone thing I wanted to tell you
too is, like, I know sometimeswe get a little flack for not
doing traditional jobs.
I mean, I'm still getting flackfor being semi retired, but I
decided to laugh because, wegotta do our own path in this
world. Do you know what I mean?And how we intersect and, like
you just said, with communityand connection is really where
it's at. And one of the greatthings about any kind of direct
(34:02):
marketing company is it's builton relationships. So sister.
Danielle Melanson (34:06):
Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. I have I spent most
of my summer with my familybeing like, get a real job. Oh.
And I don't know if it was you.I don't know if I'd already
mentioned this to or if it wasin one of my podcasts. And my
father looked at me one day, andhe goes, what's the matter with
what you're doing right now? AndI'm like, you're right. Thanks,
(34:26):
god.
Tara (34:27):
Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (34:27):
Lads always see their daughters in a
different way. Right? I know.
Tara (34:30):
No. It is a special relationship. Yeah.
Danielle Melanson (34:32):
It is. It is. I know you. I know that from how
you speak about yourrelationship with your dad too.
And Yeah.
And that's all he needed to sayas I lamented over what my
sister-in-law thought I shoulddo and what this and and test
you know, I remember asking myneighbor next door, do you think
I should do this? You know, thisperson then she goes, no. I
don't think you should do that.I'm like, okay. So doing your
(34:55):
own path, beating to your owndrum, and, you're such an
advocate for that and such aninspiration for that.
So Oh, thank you. Myself and somany others who follow you and
who are in your network, Tara,know that. So keep
Tara (35:08):
Thank you.
Danielle Melanson (35:08):
Keep doing you.
Tara (35:10):
Well, listen. When the surgeon saw me yesterday, he
goes he he first thing he waswas he looked at me, did the
whole bunch of tests and stufflike that, did the exam, and
goes, so your surgery was inApril? I was like, no. June 10.
Like, we're under six weeks.
And he goes, oh my god. And heand he and, like, the the intern
and the other person in theroom, if there's some kind of
doctor, I'll stop and they alllook at me. And I'm like, yeah.
(35:31):
They're like, whatever you'redoing, keep doing it. Do you
know I mean?
And I'm just like, so I'm justgonna shout out Amari, Hugh, and
Grace, and Super Pash becausethat's what got me through all
the stress of this whole thing.Do you know what I mean? And my
body responded and, like, ithealed. Like, there it heal
faster than they thought. Theythought I was, like, two to
three months ahead to schedule.
I mean, two to three months.Like, how does that happen? So,
you know, honestly, I just Iwanna thank you for introducing
(35:52):
me to the product and beingpatient with me enough that I
didn't leap off right away thatI took my time to come into it.
And, like, immediately, threedays later, was like, no brain
fog. I'm at you know, what kindof flavors are there?
Right? So, like, you know what
Danielle Melanson (36:03):
I mean? I'm in. Yeah. Yeah. I love it.
Tara (36:07):
Cool. Okay. Danielle, anything else you wanna add?
Danielle Melanson (36:09):
Are we No. That's great. You can
Tara (36:10):
you can find me. Talk about skincare.
Danielle Melanson (36:13):
Yeah. That was so much fun. I could talk
about skincare all day. So ifanybody has any questions, like
you said, DM me, slide into myDMs. I wanna talk about what
you're using, all the things,and let's get you started.
Tara (36:26):
Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Great. Thanks so much, Danielle.
Danielle Melanson (36:28):
Awesome. Cheers. Thanks so much, Tara.
Tara (36:31):
Yours in health. Tara McDonald plus this is Tara.
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My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.