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Dr Ophelia Veraitch ( @dr.ophelia7705 ) is an award-winning Consultant Dermatologist. Dr Veraitch holds influential positions in both academia and the skincare industry, as well as privately treating patients in a Harley street clinic in London. The beauty industry is one of the biggest sectors in the world. Unfortunately, trying to navigate what products and treatments are effective has become an ever-more difficult task. You will learn about the dark secrets of the beauty industry, what causes acne, why tanning beds are so dangerous, treatments for hair thinning and hair loss, Dr Ophelia’s hair and skin routines and so much more. Topics discussed: - The link between skin problems and mental health - Roaccutane - What causes acne? - Should you stop wearing makeup if you have acne? - Lifestyle factors that cause acne - What causes ‘Backne’, and how to treat it - Are women more prone to acne than men? - The problem with luxury skin products - Are cheaper skin care products are better for your skin? - Why is there so much misinformation in the beauty industry? - Does the beauty industry need to be regulated? - The biggest scam in the beauty industry - Are collagen supplements a waste of money? - The link between tanning beds and cancer - Dr Veraitch’s skincare routine - The importance of using sun block everyday - What causes bags under your eyes? - Chemical vs natural shampoo - Finasteride & Monaxadil - Turkish hair transplants - Does cutting your hair make it grow quicker? - The biggest mistake people are making daily for their hair - Dr Ophelia’s haircare routine Sponsor of todays podcast: https://londonnootropics.com use code ‘freedompact’ at checkout for 20% off! Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://tiktok.com/personaldevelopment https://twitter.com/freedompactpod freedompact@gmail.com Connect with Dr Ophelia: https://drophelia.com/ https://instagram.com/dr_ophelia?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== https://m.youtube.com/@dr.ophelia7705

Shane Parrish (@tkppodcast) is the founder of Farnam Street, the world's most-read blog on clear thinking. Described by Business Insider as 'Wall Street's biggest influencer', Shane's podcast The Knowledge Project has been downloaded 35 million times and his Brain Food newsletter has nearly 500,000 subscribers. Shane's work has been featured in nearly every major global publication, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times. In this podcast today, we discuss how to think clearer, how to make better decisions and how Shane built Farnam Street and the knowledge project. To watch this interview on YouTube, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHss9qawHAo&t=1668s Buy Clear Thinking HERE: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Clear-Thinki... Sponsor of todays podcast: https://londonnootropics.com use code ‘freedompact’ at checkout for 20% off! Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://tiktok.com/personaldevelopment https://twitter.com/freedompactpod freedompact@gmail.com Connect with Shane: https://twitter.com/ShaneAParrish https://fs.blog

Dr. Gad Saad, the host of the popular YouTube show The Saad Truth and a blogger for Psychology Today, is a professor of marketing at the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. He held the Concordia University Research Chair in Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences and Darwinian Consumption (2008–2018) and is the author of The Evolutionary Bases of Consumption, The Consuming Instinct, numerous scientific papers, and the national bestseller The Parasitic Mind. He lives with his family in Montreal, Canada. Episode Sponsor: Use the discount code “FREEDOM” for 15% off at www.vybey.co.uk (http://www.vybey.co.uk/) or www.vybey.com.au (http://www.vybey.com.au/) Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment Check out "The Saad Truth About Happiness: 8 Secrets for Leading the Good Life: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Saad-Truth-about-Happiness-Secrets/dp/1684512603 Follow Gad on Twitter: https://twitter.com/GadSaad/

Dr. Michael Gervais is a high-performance psychologist, author and one of the worlds leading experts on the relationship between the mind and human performance. Over the course of a 20 year career working with world class performers and organisations, Dr. Gervais has developed a framework for the mental skills and practices that allow organisations, teams and individuals to thrive in pressure packed environments. His clients include the NFL’s Super Bowl Champions, Seattle Seahawks, world record holders, Olympians, and Fortune 500 CEOs. In this episode, Michael and I discuss: - Michael's involvement with Felix Baumgartner's Red Bull Stratos Space Jump - The first rule of mastery - How to feel the depth of every emotion without getting lost in them - Techniques and tools for high performance - & so much more Episode Sponsor: Use the discount code “FREEDOM” for 15% off at www.vybey.co.uk (http://www.vybey.co.uk/) or www.vybey.com.au (http://www.vybey.com.au/) Check out Dr. Gervais' new book, "The First Rule of Mastery": https://findingmastery.com/book/ Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

Emma O'Kelly, editor and writer at Wallpaper magazine for 24 years, discusses the benefits of regular sauna use on physical and mental wellbeing. Topics include the Scandinavian approach to saunas, sauna's impact on sleep health, and the difference between traditional and gym saunas. Also, discover an unforgettable sauna adventure in Estonia and the healing power of nature.

Doug Stokes is a Professor in International Security at the University of Exeter, UK. He is a fellow at the Council on Geostrategy and Senior Advisor at the Legatum Institute. Following the killing of George Floyd in 2020, a moral panic gripped the US and UK. To atone for an alleged history of racism, statues were torn down and symbols of national identity attacked. In this wide ranging conversation today, Doug & I discuss how life has changed in the post-George Floyd era. Some topics discussed include: Is there an attack on the West? Are universities to blame? Is there a fall of objective truth? The recent change in race relations Why 'wokism' gets worse with a right-wing government Modern racism Is Britain a racist country? Are the police discriminatory? Should we have diversity quotas and equity hiring? Much more! His new book, ‘Against Decolonisation’ is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Against-Deco... To watch the full episode, click here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8BS31SZ_-lhi9iRZ1vRqIA Links: Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://tiktok.com/personaldevelopment https://twitter.com/freedompactpod freedompact@gmail.com Connect with Doug: https://x.com/profdws?s=20

Dr Camilla Nord is a group leader at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit at the University of Cambridge. Dr Nord's lab investigates the neural, cognitive, and computational mechanisms of neuropsychiatric disorders, with the aim of translating techniques and models from neuroscience to clinical applications in mental health. Camilla is particularly interested in combining discovery science with experimental medicine approaches to develop interventions that target disrupted body-brain processes across a number of mental health conditions. In this wide-ranging conversation today, Camilla & I discuss the latest science of mental health treatment and the promising outlook of future breakthroughs. Here are some things discussed: - Can experiencing acute pain(such as an ice bath) make us happier? And does experiencing more pain make us more prone to pleasure? - Good dopamine vs bad dopamine? - Are low expectations the secret to happiness? - The gut microbiome and the importance of diet in mental health - How social laughter has an opioid like effect on the brain - And then we discuss the future of mental health treatment. I ask things like when will we have a blood test for depression? What role does Electro convulsive therapy have? When will gene editing be available to enhance mental health circuits? You can buy Camilla's latest book 'The Balanced Brain' here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Balanced-Bra... Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment https://youtube.com/freedompact Connect with Camilla: https://x.com/camillalnord?s=20 https://www.neuroscience.cam.ac.uk/di...

Anil Seth is a Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience at the University of Sussex, where Anil is the Director of the Sussex Centre for Consciousness Science. Anil is also Co-Director of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) Program on Brain, Mind, and Consciousness, and of the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship Programme: From Sensation and Perception to Awareness. Anil is the Editor-in-Chief of Neuroscience of Consciousness (Oxford University Press); sits on the Editorial Board of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B and on the Advisory Committee for 1907 Research and for Chile’s Congreso Futuro. My sincere apologies for any audio issues. My microphone broke prior to recording, so I had to use an external microphone, and I was sick with the flu at the time of recording. Both of those issues are now resolved, and normal service will resume next week. In this conversation today, Anil and I discuss some of the biggest topics that scientific and philosophical questions in existence, such as: - What is consciousness? - Where does consciousness arise from? - What happens after death? - When will be able to measure how conscious we are? - Why our brains are 'hallucinating reality' - Much more Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment Connect with Anil: Website https://www.anilseth.com Twitter https://twitter.com/anilkseth Instagram https://www.instagram.com/profanilseth/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profanilseth Buy: Being You: A New Science of Consciousness https://amzn.to/3q6k2P1 Be a participant in the 'Perception Census': https://bit.ly/3qjpTRi

Darin Olien is co-host of the Emmy™ Award Winning, #1 Netflix docu-series, Down to Earth with Zac Efron. He has spent nearly 20 years exploring the planet to discover new and underutilized exotic foods and medicinal plants as a Superfood hunter and developed, Shakeology, which as grossed over $4 Billion in sales since 2008 for Beachbody. From his years of experience within the health space, he wrote the New York Times best-selling book, SuperLife: The Five Fixes That Will Keep You Healthy, Fit and Eternally Awesome. His new book “Fatal Conveniences” is out now and available here: https://darinolien.com/fatal-conveniences-book/ In this episode, Darin & I discuss: - How deep ‘Fatal Conveniences’ go. - Do we have to go all in, or is going from 1% to 10% transformational for our health? - Trade offs between ‘fatal’ convenience’ and other benefits. - How Darin’s father’s work with nuclear bombs lead him on this journey. - The best way to filter your water - How conscious of fatale conveniences is Zac Efron? - & so much more Episode Sponsor: Use the discount code “FREEDOM” for 15% off at www.vybey.co.uk (http://www.vybey.co.uk/) or www.vybey.com.au (http://www.vybey.com.au/) Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment

Giorgio Parisi is a Nobel Prize winning theoretical Physicist and Professor of Quantum Theories at Sapienza University. In this episode today, Giorgio and I discuss: 00:00 - Introduction 00:25 - Why Giorgio chose Physics 02:22 - Was Giorgio a gifted child? 03:29 - Did Giorgio’s parents help him make his career choice? 05:16 - What was it like to lose the Nobel Prize 09:03 - Did losing the Nobel prize Make Giorgio a better scientist? 11:16 - How did Giorgio decide what to study 14:27 - The role of randomness and chance in Giorgio’s success 19:11 - The biggest obstacle that Giorgio had to overcome 21:37 - Overcoming setbacks 25:26 - How to generate ideas 28:41 - Richard Feynman 36:51 - Dr Becky, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Brian Cox 39:15 - The moment Giorgio found about he was going to win the Nobel Prize 41:01 - Emotions of winning the Nobel Prize 46:45 - Connect with Giorgio 48:30 - What makes a life worth living? Connect with us: https://freedompact.co.uk/newsletter​ (Healthy, Wealthy & Wise Newsletter) https://instagram.com/freedompact​ https://twitter.com/freedompactpod Email: freedompact@gmail.com https://Tiktok.com/personaldevelopment Buy Giorgio's latest book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flight-Starl...