Most of what goes viral on SkinTok is missing one thing. The part where someone actually checks if it works.

In this bonus episode, Amitay and Anastasia break down three of the most viral skincare trends circulating today, red light therapy wands, at-home dermarolling, and tretinoin, and run each one through a biohacker's lens. Not to dismiss them outright. But to ask the questions the original videos never do.

What is actually happening at the cellular level? What are the real risks? And where does the marketing stop and the science start?

What’s Discussed:

• (2:03) Why red light therapy wands are closer to a flashlight than a treatment.
• (4:26) What photon accumulation actually means and why moving a wand around your face defeats the purpose.
• (10:42) Why "sold out" is a marketing claim, not proof that something works.
• (14:00) What dermarolling actually does to the skin and where the real risks are.
• (15:21) Why elastin claims in skincare are almost always wrong.
• (17:06) The difference between at-home dermarolling and professional microneedling.
• (19:51) How to use a dermaroller safely if you choose to.
• (28:32) Why tretinoin makes skin worse before it gets better and what that actually means.
• (32:58) The half-life of vitamin A and why twice a week use barely moves the needle.
• (34:06) How retinoids accelerate cellular turnover but also drive senescence.
• (35:44) What can counteract the long-term tradeoffs of tretinoin use.

Check out our Mother’s Day Special:

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• Use code PODCAST10 to get 10% OFF your first purchase, and if you’re a returning customer use the code PODCAST5 to get 5% OFF at younggoose.com
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Mothers sacrifice so much of themselves to carry another human being in their body for nine months. Even after childbirth, there's a phase called the fourth trimester because babies are still heavily dependent on moms for their survival.

Motherhood looks different for every woman. For Anastasia, who is a first-time mom, motherhood looked particularly different since her family is overseas and she's also running Young Goose with Amitay. Yet, there's something unique when a biohacker becomes a mom that new moms can learn from.

In this Young Goose Mother's Day Special, we celebrate every mother who gives selflessly to their family. We also take a peek into Anastasia's life as a new mom, what changed in her body and mindset, and how she maintained her self-care while taking care of the family and the business.

This episode will make you realize that it takes a village to raise a kid, but it takes a great mom to raise a kid and still come back to herself. Because the only way she can show up fully for others is when she can show up for herself first.

What's Discussed:

• (3:11) Who Anastasia was before motherhood: the risk-taker who crossed the world.
• (6:03) Why Anastasia loves a small circle and how she protects it.
• (10:09) Why Anastasia went back to work early, and the regret she wants other new moms to avoid.
• (12:00) Why motherhood is the hardest thing she has ever done, more than building a company.
• (15:49) How motherhood flipped the dynamic: why the assertive co-CEO becomes the soft parent.
• (25:26) Postpartum breakouts, cortisol, and why her skin told the story before anything else did.
• (29:25) What her early postpartum self-care actually looked like.
• (30:33) The non-negotiables: PEMF mat, lymphatic drainage suit, and red light therapy.
• (34:04) Anastasia's postpartum bounce-back stack: spermidine, NAD+, and PC.
• (1:58) How a biohacker reconnects with a body that no longer feels like her own.
• (4:05) The self-massage course that changed everything.
• (5:42) What self-care actually looks like in this season of motherhood.
• (10:02) Redefining energy as a mother: capacity, limits, and the cost of burnout.
• (16:01) Mindfulness as a skincare tool: why lowering cortisol shows up on your face.
• (26:06) The 20-minute practice that can stand in for hours of lost sleep.
• (27:45) The 4-7-8 breathing technique for moms who do not have 20 minutes.
• (43:28) Advice for new moms who feel self-care is unrealistic in this season.
• (43:45) The reframe that changes what self-care means for a new mom forever.

Check out our Mother’s Day Special:

Explore the Mother’s Day gift sets at https://www.younggoose.com/pages/mothers-day

Find more from Young Goose:

• Use code PODCAST10 to get 10% OFF your first purchase, and if you’re a returning customer use the code PODCAST5 to get 5% OFF at https://younggoose.com
• Instagram: @young_goose_skincare

Most of the NAD+ skincare on shelves right now is built on a misunderstanding. And if you've been trusting niacinamide to do the heavy lifting, this episode is going to change how you read a label.

This episode is Part 2 of our NAD+ deep dive. Here, we get into what actually works to raise NAD+ in the skin, the real precursors, the delivery technology that gets them where they need to go, and the mitochondrial support system most brands leave out. We also walk through the lifestyle levers that move the needle, and why one of them becomes non-negotiable for women after a certain age.

If Part 1 explains what steals your NAD+, this episode is where the science gets practical and eye-opening.

What's Discussed:

• (5:07) What the clinical data actually says about topical niacinamide
• (7:21) Why most niacinamide products on your shelf are underdosed
• (8:16) The roundabout pathway that makes niacinamide a poor NAD+ precursor
• (9:03) Niacinamide is a brightening agent, not an NAD+ booster
• (10:15) Why NMN can't cross the skin barrier alone
• (11:19) CD38 and blocking the enzyme that destroys NAD+
• (13:03) NAD+ alone is potential energy, not usable energy
• (13:45) Liposomal encapsulation and how real precursors get into the skin
• (17:02) The five mitochondrial pathways your skin actually needs
• (18:53) Senescent cells and the next telomeres conversation
• (25:17) Why NAD Apex targets NAD+ in three dimensions
• (26:39) Lifestyle strategies: fasting and the AMPK pathway
• (28:47) How to get 30 to 50% more NAD+ from caloric restriction through fasting
• (30:37) The fun fact behind why 16:8 fasting became the standard
• (33:02) HIIT and its compounding effect on baseline NAD+
• (34:51) Sleep is an NAD+ dependent repair session, not just rest
• (39:15) Your skin does 8x more renewal at night
• (41:38) Sun protection as an NAD+ strategy
• (44:49) Why you should expose your back more than your face
• (45:29) Contrast therapy, heat shock proteins, and cold-driven biogenesis
• (50:32) Why stacking NAD+ boosting activities at 50% beats maxing out one modality
• (52:49) The perimenopause problem no one is talking about
• (56:29) Why niacinamide creates homework for the body
• (1:01:46) You recycle more NAD+ daily than you can ever supplement
• (1:02:19) 5-Amino-1MQ, the peptide that recycles NAD+
• (1:05:35) Mitophagy, autophagy, and the role of spermidine
• (1:06:44) Ergothioneine, the only antioxidant with a direct mitochondrial transporter
• (1:07:46) Fermented resveratrol and activating SIRT1

Check out resources mentioned:

Part 1 of our NAD+ deep dive: The NAD+ Thief Your Skin Can't Escape: CD38, Zombie Cells, and the Decline

Check out our NAD+ Guide: NAD+ & SKIN AGING - The Cellular Energy Connection

Sleep is Skincare episode: How Timing Unlocks Your Body’s Best Skincare Repair

Find more from Young Goose:

• Use code PODCAST10 to get 10% OFF your first purchase, and if you’re a returning customer use the code PODCAST5 to get 5% OFF at https://younggoose.com
• Instagram: @young_goose_skincare
• Vampire Exosomes: Professional Exosome Serum for Regeneration and Post-Treatment Recovery https://younggoose.com/products/vampire-exosomes