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The Art of Being Well

SPF Myths, Sunscreen Controversies, Red Light & Why Freckles Are a Warning Sign | Dr. Dennis Gross

The Art of Being Well

Dear Media, Will Cole

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4.61.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Dennis Gross - board-certified dermatologist, melanoma researcher, and founder of Dr. Dennis Gross Skincare - joins Dr. Will Cole for a masterclass on everything your skin is trying to tell you. They cover the molecular mechanism behind UV-induced DNA damage and skin cancer, the ABCD mole-check method, why freckles signal past damage, and how to actually read an SPF label. Dr. Gross explains the difference between physical and chemical sunscreens, debunks the SPF layering myth, makes the case for two-step exfoliation, and breaks down LED light therapy - including why FDA clearance is the only marker that matters when buying a device. Plus: what's coming next in skincare, from epigenetic formulations to at-home devices. For all links mentioned in this episode, visit www.drwillcole.com/podcast.


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0:00.0

The following podcast is a Dear Media production.

0:06.0

Hi, I'm Dr. Will Cole.

0:09.1

Wellness is a sacred art, and you are the masterpiece.

0:13.7

This is the art of being well.

0:29.6

Guys, as I'm recording this episode, I'm drinking my drink of the year so far.

0:36.6

It tastes like, kind of like vanilla ice cream, vanilla milkshake,

0:42.1

if you will. It's stem cell protein, which I formulated for longevity RX. It has some of these

0:49.3

nutrient-dense foods that I am always telling my telehealth patients to consume more of, but we needed to make it

0:54.7

delicious so they can stay consistent with it. Most people aren't getting enough protein. Yeah, they're

0:59.4

getting enough to survive, of course, but they're not thriving. So, A, we needed to get protein

1:04.9

up from a clinical nutrition standpoint. So I used just rare types of amino acids, proteins that people are not getting

1:12.1

enough of in the modern diet because not all protein is created equally. We know, of course,

1:16.9

essential, non-essential proteins, but also the quality of the protein. You see protein in Starbucks

1:24.2

cold foams or in pop tarts or in cereals. Protein at all cost is not the goal here.

1:30.0

So this is collagen-rich chicken bone broth protein, bone marrow protein,

1:35.8

regenerative organic organ peptides.

1:38.4

These are the nutrient-dense foods that I want people to eat more of,

1:41.1

but we want to make it taste good.

1:43.8

So it comes in kind of a

1:44.8

vanilla milkshake flavor and like a chocolate cake chocolate flavor as well. And I also put in

1:52.3

bone marrow fat, not just the protein, but the fats that I want people to be consuming for their

1:57.8

immune system, for their hair, skin, nails, tissue regeneration, longevity pathways.

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