239. Dr. Shawana Vali: Healing Skin from the Inside Out, Collagen Degradation & Skin Aging

The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

Health & Fitness

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🗓️ 27 January 2026

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Your skin is screaming what your blood work is whispering. Dr. Shawana Vali transformed how I understand the visible signs of internal dysfunction, & it’s not what the beauty industry wants you to hear. Those wrinkles, breakouts, & pigmentation issues? They’re your body’s warning system telling you about adrenal fatigue, hormone imbalances, & inflammatory cascades happening deep in your tissues. Ready to look 5 years younger by treating the root cause instead of chasing symptoms? CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARYS VIP!: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4ai0Xwg⁠⁠ Connect with Dr. Shawana Vali Website: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/467cGNl⁠⁠ YT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3NuM9TU⁠⁠ IG: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4a6SMV5⁠⁠ TT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4quCzij⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4jN5ICM⁠⁠ LI: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4pPtqj8⁠⁠ Thank you to our partners H2TABS: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4hMNdgg⁠⁠ BODYHEALTH: “ULTIMATE20” FOR 20% OFF: ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/4e5IjsV⁠⁠ BAJA GOLD: "ULTIMATE10" FOR 10% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3WSBqUa⁠⁠ SNOOZE: LET’S GET TO SLEEP!: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4pt1T6V⁠⁠ COLD LIFE: THE ULTIMATE HUMAN PLUNGE: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4eULUKp⁠⁠ WHOOP: JOIN AND GET 1 FREE MONTH!: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3VQ0nzW⁠⁠ AION: “ULTIMATE10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4h6KHAD⁠⁠ A-GAME: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: ⁠⁠http://bit.ly/4kek1ij⁠⁠ PEPTUAL: “TUH10” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4mKxgcn⁠⁠ CARAWAY: “ULTIMATE” FOR 10% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Q1VmkC⁠⁠ HEALF: 10% OFF YOUR ORDER: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/41HJg6S⁠⁠ RHO NUTRITION: “ULTIMATE15” FOR 15% OFF: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/44fFza0⁠⁠ GOPUFF: GET YOUR FAVORITE SNACK!: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4obIFDC⁠⁠ GENETIC METHYLATION TEST (UK ONLY): ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/48QJJrk⁠⁠ GENETIC TEST (USA ONLY): ⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Yg1Uk9⁠⁠ Watch the “Ultimate Human Podcast” every Tuesday & Thursday at 9AM EST: YT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3RPQYX8⁠⁠ Podcasts: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3RQftU0⁠⁠ Connect with Gary Brecka IG: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3RPpnFs⁠⁠ TT: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4coJ8fo⁠⁠X: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3Opc8tf⁠⁠ FB: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/464VA1H⁠⁠ LI: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4hH7Ri2⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4eLDbdU⁠⁠ Merch: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4aBpOM1⁠⁠ Newsletter: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/47ejrws⁠⁠ Ask Gary: ⁠⁠https://bit.ly/3PEAJuG⁠⁠ Timestamps 00:00 Intro of Show 02:20 Healing the Skin from the Inside Out 06:41 Biomarkers for Accelerated Skin Aging 10:17 Link between Stress and Skin 12:51 Clean Movement in the Beauty Industry 18:04 Inflammatory Skin Conditions 19:13 What’s Causing Skin to Age Quickly? 24:55 Exosomes in Skincare Products 32:02 Collagen, Elastin, Fibrin Definitions 36:26 What Happens to Women’s Skin during Perimenopause? 43:37 Hormone Replacement Therapy and Peptides on Women 48:03 New Breed Skin Technology 54:05 Less is More for Skincare 1:04:09 What does it mean to you to be an Ultimate Human? The information provided here is for general informational purposes only and should not be considered as medical or clinical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health condition, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the guidance of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or health objectives. The use of any information provided is solely at your own risk, and the provider of this information is not liable for any consequences arising from its use. Disclosure: Some links to certain products or services are affiliate links, meaning we may earn a commission. Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation. Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you remove all the things that you use for your acne and stuff like,
0:03.0	leave it alone for a few weeks, your skin will wake up and you won't break out as much. You know the skin, you know what makes it youthful, what makes it healthy. But the vast majority of what you talked about was healing the skin from the inside out. It's easy for us to give you thick hair, perfect skin, but on the inside, we're actually coming first with mood, concentration, performance, sleep.
0:21.7	We're looking at you on the inside, we're actually coming first with mood, concentration, performance, sleep.
0:21.7	We're all looking at you on the inside out rather than the outside in.
0:24.9	When you walk into most cosmetic clinics, you can get lost in the programs that they're
0:29.8	trying to offer you without really having a fundamental understanding of which one of these
0:33.9	is actually going to get real skin regeneration. The skin is one of the biggest organs,
0:38.4	and what it does every day, it repairs itself.
0:41.0	Let it do the work.
0:42.0	God's giving it the cells for it to work.
0:43.7	We just need to tweak it a little bit.
0:45.2	I always say this to my patients, less is more.
0:48.2	So what does a good basic skincare routine look like for you?
0:52.0	I would go back to basics again. And I would say,
0:54.4	Hey,
0:55.0	Hey,
0:55.6	Hey, where we go down the ultimate human podcast. I'm your host, human biologist Gary Brecca,
1:12.0	where we go down the road of everything, anti-aging, biohacking, longevity, and everything in between.
1:18.3	And today's podcast guest is a double board certified cosmetic dermatologist that I actually
1:24.5	met when, for the first time, face to face,
1:30.3	when we were in Saudi Arabia speaking at a Xenos Health Summit,
1:32.8	I was fascinated by her talk.
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