Biohacking Beauty: The Anti-Aging Skincare Podcast

Dr. Scott Sherr: Stress & Light on Your Skin Are Aging Your Entire Body

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Feb 12, 2025

In this episode, Dr. Scott Sherr, a physician specializing in health optimization and longevity medicine, dives into the skin-brain connection. He explains how stress and light interact with the skin, affecting not just appearance but overall health. The discussion reveals surprising facts about hydration myths, senescent cells accelerating aging, and the role of the microbiome in skin health. Scott also highlights innovative skincare solutions and the importance of sunscreen in protecting skin from damage, illuminating the intricate relationship between skin and aging.

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Skin-Brain Axis

Skin relays information from the environment to the brain, similar to eyes or nose.
It communicates through immunological responses and possibly light, influencing brain behavior.

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Skin Aging and the Brain

Aging, especially through senescent cells, disrupts the skin-brain axis.
These cells send incorrect signals, causing stress and further senescence, even systemically.

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Hydration from Within

Skin hydration is an inside job, driven by blood supply and internal processes, not external moisturizers.
External products act as occlusives, preventing moisture loss, rather than adding moisture.

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Most people don’t think about their skin until they have to. The reality is, by the time we notice fine lines, dullness, or inflammation, deeper processes have already been at play for years. But what if your skin isn’t just reflecting aging? What if it’s reflecting your overall health, stress levels, and even brain function?

In this episode of Biohacking Beauty, I sit down with Dr. Scott Sherr to uncover the fascinating connection between your skin and brain, a relationship most people don’t even realize exists. This conversation originally took place on The Smarter Not Harder Podcast, where Scott and I explored the skin-brain axis and how your skin is more than just a barrier, it’s an active communicator with your nervous system, influencing everything from inflammation to stress resilience and even cognitive function.

We also tackle some of the biggest misconceptions in skincare, like why hydration doesn’t actually come from the outside, how sun exposure impacts your skin at a cellular level, and the surprising ways senescent cells in your skin accelerate whole-body aging. Plus, we break down the latest science on hormones, collagen production, and microbiome health, and how all of these factors impact how your skin ages.

Dr. Scott Sherr is the host of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast and a physician specializing in health optimization, hyperbaric therapy, and longevity medicine. As the founder of Integrative HBOT and a leading expert in performance medicine, he helps individuals leverage cutting-edge science to enhance vitality, slow aging, and optimize brain and body function.

If you want to know how to extend your skin’s youthfulness beyond just skincare products, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!

We Also Discuss:

(00:00) Skin-Brain Axis

(12:43) Skin Aging and Evolution

(27:15) Skin Microbiome and Postbiotics

(35:39) Hormones, Skin Aging, and Repair

(49:16) Living Smarter, Not Harder

(56:07) Sunscreen and Skin Protection

(01:01:36) Vitamin C and Spermidine in Skincare

(01:10:16) Skin Health and Spermidine Benefits

(01:16:43) Biohacking Beauty Podcast and Skincare

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