Ep 35 Comedian Rishi Arya, and Acne Scarring

Acne- Eastern vs Western meds

Guest Comedian Jeremy Scippio

Today, the SDS podcast, welcomes hilarious comedian Jeremy Scippio for talk about acne, the causes, some solutions, and then a lot of the usual Comedian banter. The focus on this was to compare how eastern and Western medicine view skincare approaches differ. 

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15 Extremely toxic ingredients that you do not want in your skin care. We really get into it in this episode. Don’t worry it’s still a hilarious episode. We’re never going to not have fun. I mean give me a break. It’s Sandro Iocolano, Nicky and the hilarious Kate Lavrentios!  So many of our skincare products, and just products in general are loaded with toxic ingredients, carcinogens, endocrine disruptors, you name it. But we go through some of the ones we see the most With Kate Lavrentios  to discuss why companies try to sneak them there, and where to look for them so we can avoid them.

This was such a fantastic, eye-opening look at broken capillaries. Whether they’re on the face or the body… they’re annoying. We talk about spider veins, and what you can do about said capillaries, We discuss natural remedies and procedures  only a doctor can do. We also talk about prevention and by the way, Nikki will lure you into a trance with her chip crunching in the background.

Sarah Lawrence Talks about Ayahuasca

The hilarious, and frankly, an incredible bad ass who’s not afraid of her feelings, talks about her trip to Costa Rica and what she discovered on her trip inside of her mind. This episode is mesmerizing and so funny. It’s not about skin necessarily, but it is about drugs!  Do not miss out on this. 
Don’t forget to check out her special “ Plant Medicine”

Sue Gisser is back!  

Not only is Sue a talented actor and comedian…

In the healing world, 

Sue is a certified yoga instructor, reiki practitioner, and has certification in lymphatic drainage/reflexology technique for the face. She is the premiere aquatic yoga instructor of Los Angeles, created H2yOga an aquatic movement technique

If you ever wanted to know how many different ways candida can affect your body, not just your gut, but your skin, your brain, pretty much anything you can think of…This is the episode for you. She also explains how the way we hold ourselves, and the how trauma can also exacerbate the population of this fabulous yeast candida that overtakes our system. Everyone should know all of this information, and there will be more to come!

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How to become a great face reader.

Sandro and I discuss the different emotions and health issues connected with all areas of the face. We look at it from a Chinese medicine standpoint, as well as from my position as an esthetician. And even more interestingly, we look at faces to see what types of people were talking to behind the face. What emotions are they currently experiencing? What emotions are they experiencing frequently or in their past.  The face is a map and we go through several different ways to read the map. You’ll never look at someone’s face the same way again. Also, we paint each other’s toenails.  

Top 5 ways to prevent loose skin after Weight loss. 

Guest Comedian Joe Marese

Excess skin after extreme weight loss is more common in specific areas, including the abdomen, breast, chest, upper arms, thighs and buttocks. “While this process is a normal part of dramatic or chronic obesity and subsequent weight loss, 

Did you know after you turn 20, your collagen production will decline by 1% every year? This affects your skins elasticity and ability to retract.

Comedian Joe Marese is one of the funniest people we know and talks about how he lost a substantial amount of weight and joins the SDS Podcast to talk about it. 

This was new for me, we talked about how to take care of your bald head! If you’re new to balding out, we talk about all of the steps that are recommended to maintain a fabulous dome. Whether your newly bald, or you’ve been bald your whole life, go with us to run through the steps of good baldhead care! Comedian Bryan Burris  joins the podcast and allows us to use his bald head while I give him a bald head Facial!

Gua Sha tutorial with guest actor, producer, and writer, Aaron Colom.
You need to watch this episode if for no other reason than to watch me pop a pimple at the very beginning on my cohost Sandro Iocolano’s forehead. It’s a first for the SDS Podcast. 

I would love to have a Zit of the week segment. Please comment if you are prone to acne and would like to have your pimple popped on the show. 

Gua sha, or 刮痧, directly translates to “scratch” and “sand” (here, the sand refers to the raised redness on the skin instead of actual sand). “‘Sha’ is caused by the bacteria or virus toxins, which break the capillaries and form hyperemia areas, or spots in the skin or mucus, and form sand-like scattered or condensed areas,”  
Gua Sha is used to improve:

Circulation/meridians 

Chinese medicine there are meridians of correspondence of the whole body. 

Improve fine lines and wrinkles. Gua sha “can temporarily improve the appearance for the newly and very gentle ones,

Promotes lymphatic drainage. Gua sha can eliminate fluid build-up, which can in turn reduce puffiness, experts said. 

Relieves tension from muscles. Experts noted that by applying pressure with a gua sha tool regularly, users can untangle knotted areas and release built-up muscular tension.

Trauma and the Parasympathetic Nervous System 

With guest actor/practitioner/super knowledgeable in the areas of trauma, Sue Gisser, educates us why our body responds  how it does, and how to deal with it effectively. Sue taught us so much that we have to have a part two for this episode. It’s one of the most fascinating episodes even though it doesn’t directly have to do a skin care. I think everybody should hear it. Also she’s hilarious!!!

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