The Collective Podcast

What if the conversation around hormone replacement therapy has been missing half the story? In this episode, Jessica Christy, PA-C, sits down with Dr. Christopher Shade, founder and CEO of Quicksilver Scientific, a company focused on detoxification and nutritional science. Dr. Shade's work includes advanced mercury testing and supplement delivery systems designed around how the body absorbs and processes nutrients. Together, they unpack common misconceptions about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and detox, and why dosing and delivery can matter as much as the ingredient itself. Jessica shares her own experience with Quicksilver's products and what it taught her about bioavailability and personalized care. In this conversation: Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy during perimenopause and beyond Estriol in skincare, and what Jessica has noticed in her own skin What current research suggests about estradiol, heart health, and brain health How AMPK activators may fit alongside hormone therapy and nutritional support How providers can thoughtfully bring these approaches into practice A look at hormones beyond aesthetics, through the lens of long-term wellness. This episode is for educational purposes only and is not medical advice. Please consult a qualified healthcare provider before starting any new treatment or supplement. Book a consultation Sign up for RepeatMD www.beautyculturespa.com @beautyculture.medspa We inspire confidence.

Description You don't need eleven steps. You need five, in the right order, used consistently for longer than you think. Most skin concerns we see aren't caused by missing a product — they're caused by using too many, too aggressively, for too short a time to know whether anything worked. This episode is the reset. We walk through what actually earns a place on your shelf, what order to use it in and why the order matters, the actives that quietly cancel each other out, and the difference between medical-grade and the version of the same ingredient sitting in a drugstore aisle. We also talk about the thing nobody wants to hear: most people's skin would improve if they did less. Book a consultation: HERE · Follow: @culturecollectivebrands Education only, not medical advice. Skin is individual — what's right for you depends on your skin, your history, and your goals.

Somewhere between "you don't qualify" and "here's your full dose," there's a whole conversation nobody is having. GLP-1 microdosing has quietly become one of the most requested and least understood protocols in metabolic medicine. Patients are asking for it. Clinics are offering it. The research to fully back it doesn't exist yet. We get honest about all three at once. We cover what microdosing actually means, why the approved doses are the approved doses, why so many women in perimenopause feel the standard protocol wasn't built for their body, and where the real risk lives — which is almost never where people think it is. Not a pitch. Not a warning label. The conversation you'd get with ninety minutes instead of eleven. Book a consultation: HERE· Follow: @culturecollectivebrands The new Wellness aesthetic Fusion Method: HERE Education only, not medical advice. GLP-1 receptor agonists are prescription medications with real contraindications. Talk to your own licensed provider.

Twenty years ago, one study scared a generation of women off hormones — and we're still paying for it. But here's what almost nobody explains: not all hormones are the same, and "bioidentical" doesn't mean what most people think. In this episode, Jessica Christy untangles two questions people constantly blur together: bioidentical vs. synthetic (the molecule), and FDA-approved vs. custom-compounded (the source). They're not the same question — and knowing the difference changes the conversation you have with your provider. She walks through the WHI backstory fairly (what that 2002 study actually used, and why its findings got over-generalized to all hormone therapy), what the clot-risk data really shows by molecule and by route, and where custom-compounded hormones do — and don't — fit, according to ACOG and the Endocrine Society. In this episode: Why "bioidentical" does NOT mean "compounded" — and why many bioidentical hormones are FDA-approved The real story behind the 2002 WHI study and the harm of over-generalizing it Molecule matters: estradiol and micronized progesterone vs. older CEE/MPA Route matters: why oral vs. transdermal changes the risk picture Where custom-compounded hormones, pellets, and saliva testing actually fit The smart questions to ask your provider before starting hormone therapy The goal isn't a miracle — it's the right molecule, the right route, the right dose, monitored over time. If you've been scared off hormones, or told "you're too old," the real answer depends on your molecule, route, dose, and risk factors. Book a Cultured Wellness hormone evaluation to see if — and which — hormone therapy fits you. BOOK NOW This episode is education, not medical advice — always loop in your own provider. Because at Culture Collective, we inspire confidence.

You're buying the products. You're following the routine. And your skin still isn't improving. Before you add one more serum to the cabinet, listen to this. In this episode, Jessica Christy — former dermatology PA with years in aesthetics — breaks down the real reasons a "good" skincare routine still doesn't work. It's usually not that your skin is broken. It's the strategy. She covers the most common mistakes quietly sabotaging your skin: inconsistency, layering too many or too-strong actives at once, over-exfoliating until the barrier is stripped, skipping daily SPF, and one-size single-brand thinking. Then she goes deeper — to the root causes topicals can't fix, like hormones, gut health, and the skin microbiome. Jessica also shares her own story: fighting cyclical, hormonal acne while being the "skin authority" in the room, and the turning point that finally changed her skin — a curated, customized plan instead of one miracle product. In this episode: Why consistency beats a 10-step routine every time How too many actives wreck your skin barrier (and how to build in retinoids the right way) The "squeaky clean" myth and what over-exfoliation really does Why skipping SPF undoes everything else you're doing When a skin problem is actually a hormonal or gut problem Jessica's personal acne story and the strategy that fixed it What a real, customized skin plan looks like If your skin isn't improving, you don't need more products — you need a plan. Ready for the next step? Book a skin consult or facial at Beauty Culture, or start the Clear Skin program, for a routine built for your skin. BOOKING LINK HERE This episode is education, not medical advice — always loop in your own provider. Because at Culture Collective, we inspire confidence.