Welcome to Live Well Anyway. I'm your host, McKenzie Kappa. On this podcast, we journey together

in learning how to feel healthy, look good, and plan lives we actually like in the midst of all

the everyday chaos. I'm so glad you're here. And on today's episode, I have Dr. Yug Varma,

and he's the scientist behind the skincare brand Phila. I found this skincare brand to be

really interesting because instead of the traditional ways that we deal with acne, it comes at it

from a microbiome perspective, which I think is groundbreaking and he has a lot of

really interesting things to say about our skin and the microbiome and the places they're going

with all of this new technology. So I hope you find this episode to be interesting and helpful

for the people in your life. Also, before we get into the episode, I have a couple of little things that I want

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year, specifically surrounding planning and productivity. So if that sounds like something you

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All right. Without further ado, let's talk about the skin microbiome with Dr. Yug

Varma. Welcome, Dr. Varma. Hey, McKenzie. Thank you for having me. It's great to be on. Yeah, I'm so

excited to have you on today. This was one of those interviews that got pitched to me this summer where I was

like, yeah, I have some teens in my life who could definitely

use some help with their acne. So I thought it would be a great chance to talk with you today.

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