Skin Cancer Prevention, Anti-Aging Biohacking, and the Melanoma Detection Gap&nbsp;&nbsp;Most&nbsp;dermatologists are missing&nbsp;melanoma, and a&nbsp;board-certified skin cancer&nbsp;specialist explains&nbsp;exactly why, and what to do about it.&nbsp;This episode covers the&nbsp;detection tool that finds 10 times more&nbsp;melanomas, the&nbsp;real truth&nbsp;about sunscreen chemicals, the&nbsp;biohacking peptide that can&nbsp;hide cancer on your skin,&nbsp;and the cheap anti-aging drug that most&nbsp;people have never tried.&nbsp;-Watch this episode on YouTube for the full video experience:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/@DaveAspreyBPR</a>&nbsp;Host Dave Asprey sits down with Dr. Michael Christopher, a board-certified dermatologist and expert&nbsp;dermoscopist&nbsp;recognized for his work in early melanoma detection. Through consistent, evidence-based use of&nbsp;dermoscopy, he&nbsp;identifies&nbsp;between 150 and 215 melanomas annually, far exceeding national and state averages and exposing a critical gap in standard skin cancer screening. Dr. Christopher speaks regularly on prevention, early detection, and systemic failures in dermatology training across health, wellness, and longevity-focused media, and has made it his mission to change the standard of care before more people die from a cancer that is almost always curable when caught early.&nbsp;&nbsp;Dave and Dr. Christopher break down why a standard skin exam with no&nbsp;additional&nbsp;tools is&nbsp;essentially a&nbsp;guess, how&nbsp;dermoscopy&nbsp;changes everything, and why most dermatologists who claim to use it&nbsp;actually cannot&nbsp;interpret what they see. They get into the real risk factors for rising melanoma rates, what sunscreen labels are not telling you, and how&nbsp;melanotan&nbsp;and other biohacking peptides interact with your skin cancer risk in ways that matter. They also cover tretinoin as one of the most evidence-backed anti-aging and skin optimization tools available, how&nbsp;red lighttherapy supports mitochondria function and skin rejuvenation, and what parents should know about protecting their kids' skin for long-term longevity&nbsp;You'll&nbsp;Learn:&nbsp;<ul><li>Why most dermatologists miss melanoma and what the detection gap&nbsp;actually looks&nbsp;like&nbsp;</li><li>What&nbsp;dermoscopy&nbsp;is, how it works, and why you should ask for it by name&nbsp;</li><li>How melanoma survival drops from 99% at stage one to 73% at stage three&nbsp;</li><li>What the Prop 65 cancer warning on most pharmacy sunscreens&nbsp;actually means&nbsp;</li><li>Why visible light can darken your skin even when you wear sunscreen&nbsp;</li><li>How&nbsp;melanotan&nbsp;activates melanocortin receptors and why that may affect melanoma risk&nbsp;</li><li>What Retin-A does to collagen, the epidermis, and long-term skin aging&nbsp;</li><li>How AI is entering&nbsp;dermoscopy&nbsp;and where it still falls short&nbsp;</li><li>The right concentration of tretinoin to start with and how to get through the adjustment period&nbsp;</li><li>What parents should do now to protect their kids from melanoma later&nbsp;</li></ul>&nbsp;Thank you to our sponsors!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-Beyond Wonderland Conference | Oct 13 - 14, 2026. Get your ticket now at&nbsp;<a href="http://wonderlandconference.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wonderlandconference.com</a>.-Viome | Check it out at <a href="https://www.viome.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">viome.com</a> and use code 10DAVE for 10% off. It’s time to stop guessing and start knowing your body.-Timeline | Go to <a href="https://www.timeline.com/partners/dave-asprey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">timeline.com/dave</a> and you’ll get an additional 20% off your first month-Redmond Real - Leaf Toothpaste | Go to&nbsp;<a href="https://redmond.com/asprey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://redmond.com/asprey</a>&nbsp;and use code ASPREY for 15% off your first order.Dave Asprey&nbsp;is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of&nbsp;Bulletproof Coffee, and the&nbsp;father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners,&nbsp;The Human Upgrade&nbsp;brings you the knowledge to take control of your biology, extend your longevity, and&nbsp;optimize&nbsp;every system in your body and mind. Each episode delivers&nbsp;cutting-edge&nbsp;insights&nbsp;inhealth, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, biohacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.&nbsp;New episodes are released every&nbsp;Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (BONUS). Dave asks the questions no one else will and gives you real tools to become stronger, smarter, and more resilient.&nbsp;&nbsp;Keywords:&nbsp;Michael Christopher, Dr. Michael Christopher, melanoma detection,&nbsp;dermoscopy,&nbsp;dermatoscope, skin cancer screening, melanoma prevention, early melanoma detection, skin cancer biohacking, sunscreen toxins, Prop 65 sunscreen, mineral sunscreen, zinc oxide, titanium dioxide,&nbsp;melanotan, melanocortin, skin aging, anti-aging, tretinoin, Retin-A, retinol, skin rejuvenation, collagen, red light therapy, mitochondria, UV exposure, UVB light, skin cancer longevity, melanoma survival rate, squamous cell carcinoma, functional medicine, human performance, longevity, biohacking, supplements, skin optimization,&nbsp;dermoscopy&nbsp;AI, skin cancer AI, visible light tanning, omega-6 sunburn, astaxanthin, skin health, melanoma staging, skin exam, skin cancer prevention&nbsp;Resources:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Learn More About Dr. Christopher’s Work At:&nbsp;https://www.instagram.com/michael_christopher_md/&nbsp;•&nbsp;Purchase&nbsp;Dr. Fotuhi’s New Book&nbsp;The&nbsp;Invincible Brain:&nbsp;<a href="https://a.co/d/0iHCgPpL" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://a.co/d/0iHCgPpL</a>&nbsp;• Get My 2026 Clean Nicotine Roadmap | Enroll for free at&nbsp;<a href="https://daveasprey.com/2026-clean-nicotine-roadmap/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://daveasprey.com/2026-clean-nicotine-roadmap/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;• Dave Asprey's Latest News | Go to&nbsp;<a href="https://daveasprey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://daveasprey.com/</a>&nbsp;to&nbsp;join&nbsp;Inside Track&nbsp;today.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Danger Coffee:&nbsp;<a href="https://dangercoffee.com/discount/dave15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://dangercoffee.com/discount/dave15</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• My Daily Supplements:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.shopsuppgradelabs.com/discount/DAVE15" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SuppGrade Labs</a>&nbsp;(15% Off)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Favorite Blue Light Blocking Glasses:&nbsp;<a href="https://truedark.com/?coupon-code=DAVEASPREY15&sc-page=shop" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TrueDark</a>&nbsp;(15% Off)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Dave Asprey’s BEYOND Conference:&nbsp;<a href="https://beyondconference.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://beyondconference.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Dave Asprey’s New Book –&nbsp;Heavily Meditated:&nbsp;<a href="https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;• Join My Substack (Live Access&nbsp;To&nbsp;Podcast Recordings):&nbsp;<a href="https://substack.daveasprey.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://substack.daveasprey.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;• Upgrade Labs:&nbsp;<a href="https://upgradelabs.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://upgradelabs.com</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Timestamps:&nbsp;&nbsp;0:00 – Trailer&nbsp;1:41 – Guest Introduction&nbsp;3:59 –&nbsp;Dermatoscope&nbsp;Explained&nbsp;12:27 – Melanoma Rising: Why&nbsp;16:57 –&nbsp;Melanotan&nbsp;& Sun Risk&nbsp;21:14 – Melanoma & Longevity&nbsp;22:31 – Stage 1 vs Stage 3&nbsp;26:05 – Retin-A Deep Dive&nbsp;38:53 – Loose Skin Solutions&nbsp;41:26 – Kids' Skin Health&nbsp;See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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