The Gabby Reece Show

Aging skin isn't a cosmetic problem or a beauty routine. It's a biology problem and a framework for treating your skin as part of your health span.

Dr. Carolina Reis Oliveira is an immunologist, PhD, and co-founder of OneSkin, the biotech company that spent five years screening over 900 peptides to target skin aging at the cellular level. We talked about why roughly 70 to 80 percent of skin aging is within your control, how senescent "zombie" cells quietly degrade collagen and drive inflammation, and why the skin on your body, not just your face, deserves real attention.
Aging well is something you get to build, not just brace for.
What we explore:
- Why lifestyle, not genetics, drives most skin aging.
- How senescent "zombie" cells shut down collagen and spread inflammation.
- Why a stronger skin barrier lowers inflammation in your blood.
- What changes at the midlife density shift, and how to support your skin through it.
- How to use sunscreen, vitamin C, and retinoids without wrecking your barrier.

Chapters:
00:00 4 Women Scientists Who Created OneSkin
02:38 Why Most Anti-Aging Products Don't Work
04:51 What Causes Skin Aging and How Zombie Cells Destroy Collagen
06:47 The Peptide That Reversed Skin Age 2.5 Years
10:03 4 Habits That Age Your Skin Fastest
11:55 Why Your Skin Is a Longevity Organ
14:48 How Body Lotion Lowers Inflammation Markers
16:48 Why Estrogen Loss Triggers Dark Spots
19:13 How to Choose a Safe Mineral Sunscreen
24:20 Vitamin C and Retinoids Without Wrecking Your Skin
31:53 The Density Shift and How to Rebuild Collagen in Midlife
39:11 Do Copper Peptides Actually Build Collagen?
41:32 Does Red Light Boost Your Skincare?
43:13 Why Your Lips Age Faster Than Your Face
45:26 Your Skin Microbiome and Why Not to Over-Strip
49:23 Ditching Makeup for Healthy Skin
52:12 A Scientist's Honest Take on Lasers and Fillers

About Dr. Carolina Reis Oliveira
Dr. Carolina Reis Oliveira a PhD in immunology and stem cell biology and is a co-founder and CEO of OneSkin. Her work centers on measuring the biological age of skin and developing peptides that target aging at the cellular level rather than masking its symptoms. She's a rare voice bringing rigorous, third-party-tested science to a category better known for inflated claims.

Connect with About Dr. Carolina Reis Oliveira:
Website: https://www.oneskin.co
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carolina.reis.phd
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolina-reis-oliveira-a69b8a27
👉Grab your skin longevity essentials at OneSkin.Use code GABBY15 at http://oneskin.co/GABBY
#oneskinpod

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The Gabby Reece Show

This is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.

If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.

Connect with Gabby Reece:

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Nobody tells you that your 40s are the decade you are quietly building your 50s and 60s in. 
This one is just me, no guest, no protocol stack, just what actually mattered in mine and what I would hand to anyone walking into that decade with kids, work, and a body that has started asking for different inputs.
The physical part is simpler than people make it. A few genuinely heavy days a week, an honest look at what the nightly drink is costing you, and a blood panel before perimenopause makes that decision for you. The harder part is the one nobody puts on the calendar. We wear exhaustion like proof that we are dependable, and the ground that belongs only to us shrinks a little every year. I talk about how I protected mine when my workouts were down to 12 minutes.

What we explore:
- How hypertrophy cluster training builds real strength in 20 minutes.
- Why the nightly drink is costing you sleep, energy, and gut health.
- What a blood panel and hormone baseline in your 40s tell you about perimenopause.
- How to say no without explaining yourself.
- Why protecting your personal real estate keeps you from disappearing into your roles.

The Gabby Reece Show

This is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.

If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.

Connect with Gabby Reece:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial
Website: https://gabriellereece.com


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Your body will tell you when you're too hot, too hungry, or too tired. But no one tells you that you can't feel the load your environment puts on your body, which is exactly why it's easy to ignore.
Today I spoke with Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling, founder of Leela Quantum Tech and a former T-Mobile executive, known for spending six years and more than 40 placebo-controlled trials building a case that the biofield is something you can measure and support. We unpack what he says shows up on brain scans during a 5G call, the studies behind his claims, and which everyday exposures he thinks matter most.
He isn't selling fear or a magic bullet, and he leaves you with practical takeaways you can act on this week without buying a thing.
What we explore:
- EMF exposure: what a 256-channel EEG picks up seconds into a 5G call
- Electric cars and electronics: the exposure you can't opt out of, and what to do instead
- Blue light and sunlight: why he ranks them above food as a daily stressor
- Biofield research: ATP production, wound healing, and what the studies actually measured
- The two-minute check-in: the free daily practice he says matters most

Chapters:
00:00 From Telecom Executive to Energy Work
04:33 Why Men Struggle to Trust Their Intuition
14:55 Why He Started Leela Quantum Tech
19:10 Why He Ran 40 Placebo-Controlled Trials
24:20 What an EEG Shows During a 5G Call
34:38 Are Electric Cars Frying Your Body?
40:36 Dog Study Results: Better Blood, Less Anxiety
46:29 How Stress and EMFs Affect Fertility
52:46 Blue Light or EMF: Which Is Worse?
59:01 How to Protect Kids from Screens and EMFs
01:13:09 The 2-Minute Morning and Night Check-In

About Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling: 
Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling is the founder and CEO of Leela Quantum Tech and Quantum Upgrade. He spent over two decades as an international business executive, including a stint as Vice President at T-Mobile, while training privately in shamanic and other energy healing practices. He's also a Kundalini yoga teacher and a nationally ranked senior tennis player.

Connect with Philipp Samor von Holtzendorff-Fehling: 
Website: https://leelaq.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipp_vhf/

Upgrade your energy, harmonize your EMF exposure, and elevate your wellness with Leela Quantum Tech’s science-backed quantum technology and get 10% off at leelaq.com when you use code GABBY at checkout.

The Gabby Reece Show
This is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.
If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.

Connect with Gabby Reece:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial
Website: https://gabriellereece.comDisclosure: This episode was created in partnership with Leela Quantum Tech. Leela Quantum Tech paid for the production of this episode. Gabby has been a longtime user and supporter of Leela Quantum Tech and its products.


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The people grinding hardest for their health are often the ones training themselves into breakdown. What if the endurance work you trust most is the very thing wrecking your heart?

Mark Sisson is the founder of Mark's Daily Apple, Primal Kitchen, and Peluva, and one of the original architects of the ancestral health movement. He's a former elite endurance athlete who, at 73, now argues that the training that built his name nearly wrecked his heart. We talked about the minimum effective dose: why most people should stop running, how diet drives 80% of your results, and why your feet may be the most overlooked lever in staying strong for life.

What we explore:
- Why most people should stop running, and how endurance training drives overtraining and CNS stress.
- How chronic cardio contributed to Mark's heart arrhythmias, common among lifelong endurance athletes.
- What metabolic flexibility is, and why diet drives 80% of body composition.
- Why foot health is the overlooked key to longevity and fall prevention.
- How to tell a hack worth doing from biohacking noise.

Chapters:
00:00 How to Get Healthy Without Chasing It
03:36 Why You Retire and Don't Feel Good
05:50 The Health Pillars Nobody Talks About
08:19 How to Build Metabolic Flexibility
11:51 The Minimum Effective Dose for Fitness
15:20 How to Read Your Blood Work
19:01 Signs You're Overtraining Your Nervous System
24:33 Get Ideal Body Composition With Less Effort
31:39 Why Most People Should Not Run
37:26 Why Foot Health Is the New Sleep
41:41 How Modern Shoes Destroy Foot Function
48:43 What Your Feet Do Barefoot on Sand
58:07 Why You Should Walk Backwards
59:27 How to Cut Through Biohacking Noise
01:07:40 Why High-Tech Shoes Won't Save You
01:22:22 The One Habit That Beats Everything

About Mark Sisson:
Mark Sisson is a former elite endurance athlete turned health educator and entrepreneur, author of Mark's Daily Apple and founder of Primal Kitchen and Peluva. At 73, he's one of the most credible voices on eating, training, and recovering for a long, strong life.

Connect with Mark Sisson:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marksissonprimal
Substack: https://www.marksdailyapple.com
Newsletter: https://marks-newsletter-4655f1.beehiiv.com

Get your Peluva shoes here for barefoot freedom:
👉 https://peluva.com

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The Gabby Reece Show

This is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.

If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.

Connect with Gabby Reece:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial
Website: https://gabriellereece.com


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegabbyreeceshow.substack.com

Your doctor's prognosis was final: you'll never walk normally again and your career is over. But what if you could rewrite that recovery with the one tool you already carry with you, your breath?

Nick Sweeney is the co-founder of Coherence and creator of the Vortex Method, but before any of that he was a Division 1 cross-country skier who couldn't walk for 10 months after a COVID-era injury. We talk about how he clawed his way out through daily breathwork done from bed, rebuilt enough to place top 20 nationally at Olympic trials, and walked away from the athlete identity to coach breathwork full-time. 

You are not your label, and the way back isn't always a treatment or a specialist. Sometimes it's the one tool you already carry with you. 

What we explore:
- Breathwork for injury recovery: how Nick healed after 10 months unable to walk
- Athletic identity loss: why it hurts more than the injury, and how to rebuild
- Nervous system regulation: guarding your mind against the algorithm
- Daily breathwork habit: why 5 minutes beats one long session
- Overcoming comparison: the "timeline" reframe that breaks the loop

Chapters:
00:00 Gen Z Olympic Skier Nick Sweeney's Backstory
03:58 How He Healed a Career Ending Injury With Breathwork
08:06 How to Find Your Identity Beyond Labels
11:40 Why He Left Oil and Gas for Breathwork
17:00 Can You Coach Breathwork Without Certifications
30:46 Why Accountability Matters More Than Information
32:20 How Daily Voice Memo Coaching Creates Change
35:05 Why Investing in Coaches Changed His Life
37:25 How to Let People Change and Release Attachment
41:40 How to Take Ownership and Stop Comparing Yourself
47:02 How to Get Clear on What You Really Want
58:11 How Past Trauma Shows Up in Relationships
01:17:45 How Focused Attention Healed His Foot
01:20:15 Fight Flight Freeze Fawn and Breathing to Regulate
01:23:53 How to Rewrite Pain and Trauma With Breathwork
01:26:21 Sun Gazing and Circadian Morning Routine
01:32:00 Realistic Breathwork for Busy Parents
01:38:00 Slow Breathing CO2 and Longevity Explained
01:45:15 What Is the Vortex Method Breathwork Program

About Nick Sweeney:
Nick Sweeney is a breathwork coach, former Division 1 cross-country skier, and co-founder of Coherence, a breathwork app he built with his brother. He's the creator of the Vortex Breath and Vortex Method, and he's leading a global movement to get large groups breathing in sync. 
Connect with Nick Sweeney:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@basedethos
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/basedethos
Coherence App: https://www.coherencebreath.com
Free Breathwork Course: https://www.polariscoaching.ai/newsletter

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The Gabby Reece Show

This is where I have real conversations with the people I find most worth listening to: scientists, athletes, coaches, parents, and thinkers who are doing the hard work of building a life that holds up over time. No hacks. No quick fixes. Just honest, practical conversations about performance, longevity, relationships, and what it actually takes to show up well at every age.

If you are here, you probably already know that health is not a destination. It is how you live. I am glad you are along for it.

Connect with Gabby Reece:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabbyreece/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gabbyreeceofficial
Website: https://gabriellereece.com


This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thegabbyreeceshow.substack.com