Introduction and a personal story from Zach Bush MD (00:00)

• The recent passing of his adoptive grandmother serves as a reminder of the beauty of life

• His background in chemotherapy research that led him to the world of science of skin and physical beauty

• Our skin is not only a barrier against air pollution and sun, but the ethereal interface between space-time and gravity and who we are

• We have the opportunity to rethink our self identity at the skin level

Group meditation to expand into your full sensient space (16:14)

“I believe that wellness is the new beautiful. Health is the new wealth. Kindness is the new cool. And inner peace is the new success.”

– Elle Macpherson

Dr. Mindy Pelz shares her expertise in pre/post menopausal women’s health (22:20)

• Women can more fully embrace life through each stage of menopause

• Many women villainize what they see on their face without recognizing the beauty of wisdom lines

• We each have the power to share wisdom not from our words, but from our facial expressions

• Dr. Pelz shared her personal journey into menopause and her discovery of the markers that indicated hormonal declines

• Lifestyle changes are critical to match hormonal changes (i.e. fasting, sleep patterns, exercise, nutrition)

• Certain nutrition sources can aid in our hormonal shifts — for example sweet potatoes and squashing offer nourishing and healing for progesterone production

• Discusses the relationship between estrogen and progesterone and our cycle

• There is no one size fits all program that works, particularly for women

Elle Macpherson explores her public-facing career in fashion and beauty (45:20)

• Elle is Founder and Creative Director of WelleCo, one of the first beauty companies rooted in gut health and nutrition

• Through her journey, she discovered the underlying foundation for beauty is wellness

• Elle shares her menopausal journey at 50 when “everything stopped working”

• Her career evolved from presenting her beauty to helping others discover the beauty within themselves, and her mission today is to amplify beauty through wellness in natural ways

• WelleCo’s Super Elixir is a 50 ingredient super green powder that supports all 11 systems of the body (immune and digestive systems to hair, skin and nail health)

• A person’s life and career is sustained by their inner essence — the love and compassion when you walk into a room, your spirit, how you make people feel when you spend time with them

“The world becomes a better place when we bring our unique beam into this world.”

– Elle Macpherson

Megan Buer dives into her experience as a Certified Emotion Code Practitioner (1:01:42)

• Her practice focuses on where emotional baggage gets trapped and how to clear it out

• Eating the right foods and getting plenty of exercise and sunshine are negated when we carry around anger, frustration, and resentment

• Megan shares her journey with her two oldest sons on the autism spectrum

• Megan explains the relationship between our behavior around food and our hormones, particularly for women

Internal and external threats to the skin and ways to nurture our beauty back in (1:16:59)

• The role of keratinocytes and our skin and the connection to our microbiome

• We can improve the health of our skin by eliminating toxins in our diet and eating fibrous root vegetables that improve the gut microbiome

• Our skin is the second largest population of bacteria behind the gut

• ION* Skin Support defends against toxins and facilitates microbial connection using the communication network of bacteria to introduce keratinocytes

• Our connection to nature reinforces biodiversity which reinforces health

• When we sterilized our food system, we sterilized our skin and our gut

• It’s important to consider anything you put on your skin will ultimately end up on your gut

• The more stressors that we add (emotional, mental, chemical), the further we get from health and we become stuck in a state of fight, flight or freeze

• Elle discusses her experience using ION*Skin Support and the benefits she’s noticed first-hand

Our obsession with looking youthful is toxic to our health (1:28:37)

• Americans equate beauty with youthfulness, teaching girls at an early age they’re not as beautiful as they are

• The way we currently nourish our minds and bodies is where we are letting our young girls down

• The concept of not being enough then perpetuates to every facet of life

• We must teach our children that they are enough no matter how they appear on the outside

• It is our job to heal ourselves first and foremost, and then teach our children

Exposure to the sun is essential to our wellbeing (1:37:10)

• From a medical standpoint, we are indoctrinated into the belief of sunscreen; however the sun is the stimulate for regeneration

• Several panelists haven’t used sunscreen in years

• A strong microbiome accelerates rate of repair

• Consider going outside in the morning with as much bare skin as acceptable to absorb the early morning light

• It’s important to regularly engage with the sun and nature; we will do more damage by staying indoors and then exposing ourselves to prolonged periods of sun, particularly when we also use sunscreen and sunglasses

• Balancing our Omega 3 and 6 fatty acid is the most ultimate sunscreen

• Combine that with early morning light while grounded, this is the most effective way to set your circadian rhythm and protect your skin

We can rethink our self identity at the skin level (1:53:28)

• We can reimagine our skin not only as a barrier against air pollution and sun, but as the ethereal interface between space-time, gravity, and who we are

• Our skin is where our self-identity begins, offering the opportunity to rethink our identity from a completely new perspective

• When we look at our face in the mirror every morning, we can either choose to fixate on our aging skin, or feel gratitude as an emerging elder

• We must appreciate the wisdom we have lived and welcome ourselves back into nature