553: We Lose 30% of Our Collagen in the First 5 Years of Menopause. Here Is What to Do. with Dr. Alessandra Zonari

Menopause hits our metabolism, our bones, our brain. What we do not talk about is that it hits the actual biology of our skin too. In the first 5 years of menopause we can lose 30 percent of our collagen. We lose hyaluronic acid. We lose elastin. Our skin does not just get drier. The scaffolding that HOLDS moisture in, falls apart. My guest today calls this the density shift, and this is the education episode midlife women have been waiting for.

Dr. Alessandra Zonari is a skin longevity scientist trained in tissue engineering and stem cell biology. She was on the show before to break down senescent cells, the zombie cells that drive skin aging. Today we go deeper. Menopause skin. Why our rich cream stopped working. Why we cannot moisturize our way out of this. And what actually addresses skin at the biology level.

If our skin has started feeling unfamiliar, this episode is going to explain WHY and what to do about it.

WHAT WE COVER

•  Why women in their 40s and 50s feel their skin suddenly feels unfamiliar

•  What is actually happening to skin when estrogen drops

•  The density shift and the numbers behind it

•  Why rich creams stopped working after menopause

•  The bricks and mortar of skin hydration

•  Skin's natural moisturizing factor and why it declines

•  Zombie cells and how they collide with menopause

•  Skin's biological age vs chronological age