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Katie: Hi there and welcome to the Wellness Mama podcast. I’m Katie from wellnessmama.com. And this episode is all about one thing known as autojuvenation, which is mainly the way to use your physique’s personal regenerative means to feel and appear youthful. And I’m right here with Dr. Anthony Youn, who is named America’s holistic plastic surgeon. He’s a nationally acknowledged board-certified plastic surgeon who’s acknowledged as a pacesetter in his discipline and writer of the bestselling books, The Age Repair, In Stitches, and Enjoying God. His public tv particular, The Age Repair with Dr. Anthony Youn, has been seen by tens of millions. And he additionally hosts the favored podcast, The Holistic Plastic Surgical procedure Present.
He’s essentially the most adopted plastic surgeon on social media with over 4.5 million subscribers on his YouTube channel and eight million followers on TikTok. And his new e-book, Youthful for Life, is an entire holistic information to turning again the clock on the method of ageing with autojuvenation. And we go deep on that subject right this moment, in addition to procedures he does and doesn’t advocate, how he thinks that a lot could be completed with out ever turning to surgical procedure to essentially enhance pores and skin look and switch again the clock on ageing. And he provides some very particular suggestions for this. He’s so well-spoken and such a pleasure to speak to. So, let’s be a part of Dr. Anthony. Tony, welcome. Thanks a lot for being right here.
Anthony: Thanks a lot for having me.
Katie: I’m actually excited for this dialog and to speak about how we are able to basically use our physique’s pure processes to age extra gracefully and even slower or reverse a few of the indicators of ageing. However earlier than we bounce into that, I’ve a word out of your bio that you simply as soon as performed guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffett cowl band. And since we just lately misplaced him, I might love to listen to this story and the way that began and what it was like.
Anthony: Yeah, I imply, I really began taking part in guitar again in school, and I’m very mediocre of a guitarist and singer. And so, once I began my residency, I simply, I’ve at all times had this type of artistic streak. And I assumed, you recognize, I’m this massive fan of Jimmy Buffett. And I heard that there have been some people who find themselves occupied with placing a band collectively. So, I emailed a contact I had, and he stated, let’s do it. And we spent about, so I used to be, I did 5 years of residency. And through that point, we most likely did about 50 or 60 gigs the place we’d do like play at events, at bars and stuff. And it was my manner of, I feel, residing out a, if I might choose one job that I might have that I simply, there’s no manner I might ever do, however I might love could be like a rock star. And that was the closest that I’ll ever get to it. And as soon as I completed residency, I really moved out to California. Since then, I’ve really, and the band broke up, however since then I’ve performed for my church band sometimes and stuff like that. So, it’s, it was lots of enjoyable, however. It was undoubtedly tiring as a result of as a resident, I might even have days the place I’d work 36 hours after which I would go away the hospital, get became my like tropical garments and go play from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. at a bar after which be again to work the following morning at 6 a.m. So, it was powerful, however it was enjoyable.
Katie: Wow, I can solely think about, however most likely a fantastic artistic outlet throughout an in any other case extraordinarily centered and intense interval of life. I really like that you simply did that and that’s really an ideal springboard into what would be the bulk of our dialog right this moment, which is the work that you simply do now and the various 1000’s of individuals that you simply’ve helped. I feel for sort of simply background and start line, you employ a time period that I’ve not heard earlier than, which I imagine is autojuvenation. And I might love so that you can clarify what meaning and sort of a few of the background for this dialog.
Anthony: Yeah, so simply to provide the background, I completed cosmetic surgery residency coaching, and I did a yr fellowship in beauty cosmetic surgery out in Beverly Hills with one of many prime plastic surgeons there. Then I moved again to Michigan, and I began my apply again in 2004. And throughout the subsequent most likely 5 to seven years, I reached what I assumed was a pinnacle of success. On the time, as a surgeon, you gauge your success by the quantity of surgical procedure that you simply do. And we’re at all times taught in our residency and our coaching that the purpose of being a surgeon is to carry individuals to the working room. And so, I at all times imagine that that needs to be my purpose.
After which a affected person utterly modified that and flipped that the wrong way up for me. So, I assumed I’d reached the head of success. And whenever you take a look at totally different fields of medication, particularly with surgical procedure, there’s at all times a surgical procedure that’s thought-about the head. And in the event you try this, you are feeling completed. In the event you’re a common surgeon, that’s the Whipple. It’s like an enormous most cancers surgical procedure that may take eight to 12 hours. In cosmetic surgery, it’s most likely the facelift. I imply, as a result of individuals could belief anyone to do their liposuction, however you’ll be darn certain if someone’s gonna reduce in your face that you simply’re gonna be very picky about that. And so, about 5 to seven years into apply, I assumed that I’d reached the head of success. I used to be having individuals flying in from everywhere in the nation to have me do their surgical procedure and their facelifts and all that. And I had a affected person that I did a faceless on, a very nice girl in her late 60s, and I did an operation on her that went completely. We really saved her in a single day within the hospital only for routine monitoring. Then she went dwelling, and she or he went dwelling on a Friday morning, and that Monday morning I got here into the workplace with a message from her daughter, and the message was, “Why did my mother die?” She died that weekend only a few days after I carried out a facelift on her, and it despatched me right into a tailspin. As a result of up till then, I’d by no means actually had a complication like that.
And so, I began trying like, initially, like what occurred right here? Is there one thing I might have completed to forestall this? And it seems she had an enormous coronary heart assault. Now we did have her see a heart specialist previous to her surgical procedure. She received utterly cleared. She had a stress check. Every little thing was optimistic. There’s no cause why this could have occurred, but it did. And for months, I beat myself up over it. I used to be completely devastated. I thought-about closing out my apply, and I actually re-looked at what am I doing with my job, with my profession, with my sufferers?
And I lastly got here to the belief that every little thing I used to be taught about being a surgeon was fallacious. The purpose shouldn’t be to get individuals to the working room. The purpose needs to be the other. It needs to be, how do I hold individuals out of the working room, but hold them feeling nice about themselves and searching nice and all of that? And so, I actually began to spend years then trying into different strategies of how do I get individuals the place they wanna be with out bringing them to surgical procedure? And I got here up with this idea of autojuvenation and it’s utilizing your physique’s personal regenerative skills to show again the clock, to offer you that look that you simply’ve needed, to show again 5, 10 years and enable you to to really feel higher about the way you look.
Katie: Wow, that’s fairly the extraordinary story. And I can solely think about what it was like to really have lived that have. However I really like that you simply introduced this up, particularly about surgical procedure, as a result of I do know for most of the mothers listening, this will not be one thing lots of them have had, however I might guess many have no less than thought-about the provision of all of the totally different choices associated to surgical procedure. I do know, weak for me personally, after having six infants, I’ve thought-about several types of pores and skin elimination surgical procedure, as an example. And I’ve at all times hesitated and by no means actually appeared into it severely due to simply understanding issues like fascia and the way linked the entire physique is. I simply haven’t had an excellent instinct about it. However I really like that you simply, having such a deep understanding of the surgical facet, nonetheless got here to this conclusion and now assist individuals keep away from it. I’m curious in the event you might stroll us by a few of the dangers that include surgical procedure and in addition a few of the methods round that, as a result of I feel that’s most likely a hope for lots of people to know there are different choices that it seems like that may work actually, rather well.
Anthony: Yeah, and I feel that one of many surgical procedures I do lots of are tummy tuck surgical procedures, and it’s primarily on mothers, individuals who’ve had, girls who’ve had a number of kids, their pores and skin has been stretched out, it doesn’t look or really feel the identical manner. Now, the dangers of surgical procedure begin with demise, and every time someone involves see me in session they usually say, “Hey, what’s the worst factor that may occur, Dr. Youn?” I’ll say, “You may die.” I’ll do every little thing in my energy to forestall that, and we’ll take all of the steps obligatory that we are able to to make this as secure as potential, however it doesn’t matter what I do, like with this affected person who died after the facelift, you simply by no means know, and there’s a demise charge with elective surgical procedure, and it’s about one in 50,000 individuals who have beauty surgical procedure will die from the operation.
Now, often it’s not as a result of a surgeon tousled, it’s often anesthesia-related issues, underlying sicknesses, and that sort of factor, however there may be that danger, and in order that’s the very first thing you wanna consider. Particularly with the stomach, it’s a troublesome factor as a result of as soon as once more, every time I get individuals, and I get so many mothers that are available in and say, “Hey, I’m interested by a tummy tuck, what do you suppose?” The very first thing I’ll at all times inform them is, in the event you could be completely happy and wholesome and reside a fulfilled life with out going underneath the knife, then it is best to keep away from surgical procedure. Nonetheless, in the event you can’t, there are individuals who come to see me they usually’ve had 4 youngsters and their tummy muscle groups have been so separated, they really have again ache from it, they usually simply don’t really feel themselves the best way that they wish to really feel, then we are able to speak concerning the specifics of the operation. There are lots of issues that we are able to do now although that may flip again the clock, that may give us a few of these outcomes that we had been on the lookout for that perhaps 20 years in the past, we didn’t have it, we didn’t have, and so ideally if we are able to attempt to level the affected person in that path, that’s what I attempt to do.
Katie: That is sensible. And that’s such a fantastic balanced strategy. And it looks like fantastic, knowledgeable consent. So, for the individuals who nonetheless do select to undergo with it, they’ve a deeper understanding of the chance concerned, most likely have a greater grasp on restoration and issues they’ll do to assist as effectively. However to circle again to this concept of autojuvenation, I really like this as a result of it’s one thing I’ve been researching, no less than the idea of with out having a phrase for it just lately. I did lab testing for a corporation I’m contemplating investing in, and I came upon my organic age is definitely virtually 10 years youthful than my chronological age, which was actually thrilling. And in order that’s on a mobile degree.
However I feel for lots of us, there’s additionally that factor of the exterior going through and what our pores and skin appears to be like like, particularly, particularly as girls. And so, I feel I might like to delve into the causes of that pores and skin ageing that’s seen after which additionally delve into a few of these issues that you simply educate that may assist reverse that.
Anthony: Yeah, so thanks. So, I might take a look at generally, I imagine there are 4 main causes of ageing of our pores and skin. The primary main trigger is collagen degradation. Seventy to 80% of our pores and skin consists of collagen. Collagen is mainly what brought about our pores and skin to really feel tight and to really feel sturdy. And there’s collagen in our pores and skin, in our muscle groups, in our bones, in our joints, and different components of our physique. However as we grow old, actually beginning within the mid to late 20s, we lose about 1% of the thickness of the collagen of our pores and skin yearly. Ladies after menopause that will increase to about 2% a yr. And that’s why our pores and skin will get thinner as we grow old. And so, to attempt to struggle that course of is without doubt one of the components of autojuvenation.
Second reason behind ageing of the pores and skin is oxidation or free radicals. Free radicals are mainly unstable molecules which are created because of simply regular metabolism. Our physique creates naturally free radicals as a byproduct of simply being alive. However we are able to get attacked by greater than that relying on what our life-style is. So, consuming lots of extremely processed and processed meals will improve our physique’s quantity of free radicals that it has to cope with. Fried meals additionally free radicals. Even extreme stress has been discovered to extend free radicals. And when you have got too many free radicals attacking your physique on the identical time, it could really harm the DNA in your pores and skin and that may trigger untimely ageing. In order that’s quantity two.
The third reason behind ageing is irritation. And irritation could be acute, or it may be power. Acute irritation can really be an excellent factor. While you get a reduce and your physique reacts to the reduce by creating some irritation to heal that reduce, that’s really an excellent factor. Typically doing sure issues, like let’s say getting a laser therapy or a chemical peel could be acute irritation and that may trigger the pores and skin really to be younger afterwards and the collagen to be tighter and younger showing and molecularly as effectively.
And so, a power irritation is just not an excellent factor. And power irritation, one of many main causes of that’s sugar. And we all know sugar causes irritation since you get sugar spikes could cause insulin spikes, insulin spikes can create power irritation. And so, sugar is sort of one of many massive causes of irritation. After which the opposite reason behind irritation are superior glycation finish merchandise or AGEs. Sugar as soon as once more is a large wrongdoer right here as a result of when sugar is introduced into the physique, particularly when it’s in extreme quantities, it could really bond to the collagen of our pores and skin and trigger the collagen, which usually is, the best way I described, it’s just like the logs of a log cabin. Collagen are these fibros which are usually sort of caught collectively and are good and agency. However when sugar bonds to that collagen, it could trigger these logs to change into frayed and that collagen to change into mainly kinked. And that may trigger untimely ageing. So, irritation by superior glycation finish merchandise, which is when the sugar will connect the collagen, creating these AGEs and by power irritation, sometimes by sugar spikes and insulin spikes.
After which the fourth factor, fourth reason behind ageing of our pores and skin is mainly a buildup of mobile waste. And this is without doubt one of the issues that lots of people extra in conventional medication don’t actually pay a lot consideration to. You will have dermatologists speaking about utilizing lotions in your pores and skin, however they don’t speak about making an attempt to get that means of autophagy revved up. And our cells, as they’re mainly present process metabolism and sort of the traditional day by day life, will create mobile waste. And that waste must be taken care of, recycled, even reused utilizing a course of known as autophagy. And that’s intracellular mainly recycling or renewal. And that solely happens when you’re not consuming. And so, taking time to not eat, to quick, can really trigger that course of to happen by eliminating that intracellular waste. Our cells then perform extra effectively and successfully, and that is also anti-aging as effectively.
Katie: That’s fascinating. And it undoubtedly leads into the query of what we are able to do about it, which I can guess just a few of the potential issues we are able to do primarily based on the best way you clarify that. Issues like fasting in a manner that’s acceptable for our hormones, lowering our stress degree, being conscious of what we eat, and doubtless consuming extra nourishing meals, much less extremely processed meals. However I’m certain there’s far more that goes into it from there. Primarily based on what you stated, I ponder if individuals is likely to be considering are collagen dietary supplements a good suggestion? Are there every other dietary supplements in addition to simply collagen that may help collagen and wholesome collagen matrix within the pores and skin? So, I’d like to delve into that. What are issues we are able to do at dwelling that assist battle every of these totally different causes?
Anthony: Precisely. And in my e-book, Youthful for Life, I’ve mainly a three-week jumpstart that includes all of it. And so, the best way I take a look at it’s it’s food plan, it’s what to eat, when to eat, dietary supplements to take, and skincare merchandise to make use of. And in the event you give attention to these as sort of the first factor, then that may get you actually began. And we’ve got this 21-day jumpstart the place for 21 days, you mainly give attention to these 4 issues, you possibly can actually flip again and see large modifications in your pores and skin.
So so far as common issues, you talked about collagen dietary supplements. Collagen dietary supplements are very controversial. I’ve received an enormous TikTok viewers, and I posted on collagen dietary supplements, and I’ve people who find themselves saying, “Oh, my physician stated collagen dietary supplements don’t work, your physique gained’t soak up it, it will get damaged down within the abdomen.” The very fact is that collagen, whenever you purchase collagen, you wish to make it possible for it’s in collagen, hydrolyzed collagen peptides, basically. So, collagen is an enormous protein. And in the event you simply ingest collagen generally, your physique, sure, will break it down. While you take a look at collagen dietary supplements, that’s why collagen dietary supplements, the perfect ones, are hydrolyzed collagen peptides, as a result of it takes that collagen, that vast protein, and it breaks it down into tiny little peptides and amino acids that your physique can really soak up. So, your physique does soak up hydrolyzed collagen peptide dietary supplements, and there are research which have checked out it. There are a plethora of research which have proven useful impacts in your pores and skin with collagen. In reality, I’ll simply identify one, which was a meta-analysis again in 2021 of 1,100 sufferers who took 90 days of hydrolyzed collagen dietary supplements, they usually discovered a statistically vital enchancment in wrinkles, pores and skin elasticity, and pores and skin hydration. So, you’re 1,100, this can be a meta-analysis, so this can be a mixture of a number of research. There are randomized managed medical trials completed with collagen discovering mainly all the identical issues. And a few of them will really take biopsies of the collagen two months after someone begins taking collagen dietary supplements and seeing a rise within the thickness of the collagen of that pores and skin.
Katie: That’s fascinating. And does bone broth match into that class as effectively? I do know there’s lots of speak by like Dr. Kate Shanahan and others of those conventional meals that we largely have faraway from our fashionable diets that appear to be extraordinarily rejuvenating. Does bone broth match into that class as effectively?
Anthony: It does. Now, curiously, bone broth makes lots of sense, however there aren’t any research that I do know of which have been carried out which have really checked out bone broth and pores and skin. That being stated, what’s bone broth? You simmer all of the totally different, whether or not it’s the ft or the cartilage or any of these physique components, for 48 to 72 hours. The massive factor with bone broth is it’s chock stuffed with collagen, however there are lots of totally different bone broths on the market. And one method to inform whether or not it does have lots of collagen is in the event you warmth it up, it turns into mainly that soup. However in the event you let it cool, if it hardens or sort of solidifies into gelatin, that gelatin is definitely collagen. And also you’ll know then that if it’s received these sort of two phases, relying on the temperature, that most probably you’ve received an excellent bone broth there. Now, bone broth is crammed with collagen, so it does make sense that in the event you ingest it, that that ought to enhance the collagen of your pores and skin. I might say that it ought to, however there aren’t any true scientific research that I do know of which have both confirmed it or disproven it.
Katie: Acquired it. And also you talked about TikTok. I’ll hyperlink to yours within the present notes so individuals can discover you since you do publish lots of actually useful content material on there. I do know one other factor that has appeared to go viral on TikTok generally is the significance of hydration for pores and skin look. And I’m curious your tackle this. I’m at the moment an enormous fan of including minerals to our hydration as a result of minerals are vital, I feel, for hormones and sleep and plenty of different issues as effectively. However are there any research or have you ever seen in apply a profit for individuals really bettering their hydration ranges and that benefiting their look of their pores and skin?
Anthony: I feel generally, there may be enchancment. I don’t know of any precise research which have checked out it. I imply, we additionally take a look at topicals. While you take a look at, let’s say, moisturizers you’re sort of doing the identical factor. You’re making an attempt to lock that hydration into your pores and skin. However the best way I might describe that, I really had an individual ask me, “Dr. Youn, you’ve talked about 4 causes of ageing of the pores and skin. Why isn’t hydration a kind of, or dehydration?” And the very fact is, is that dehydration isn’t essentially gonna age your pores and skin on a mobile degree, per se. Now, in the event you’re dehydrated, sure, your pores and skin can get drier. It may look extra wrinkled. You’ll be able to look older. However the truth is, is that’s not technically older pores and skin on a mobile degree. So, I undoubtedly advocate total hydrating. I feel, within the common, a glass of water is nice, however you additionally ideally wanna sort of get extra particular with it. I do suppose the minerals are improbable. And also you solely must ask skilled athletes, school athletes. So lots of them now know that it’s not simply consuming water or, God forbid, Gatorade. It’s consuming water and including these particular minerals into it could actually assist stop individuals from cramping. I really put minerals in my water the mornings that I function. As I’m getting older, I’m discovering that my fingers sometimes will really cramp up. And so, I began placing minerals in my water each morning, and I’ve that additionally at lunchtime once I’m between operations and stuff, and it actually helps me, too.
Katie: I used to be fascinated to learn this statistic as a result of if we give it some thought, we’re typically informed we’re 60 no matter p.c water, however actually as people we’re that proportion of salt water or like mineral-rich water and that’s vital for electrical communication and a lot. And I learn that an individual who lives in a scorching local weather or an athlete will lose extra minerals in 5 years than the typical particular person will in an entire lifetime. And so that basically helped me understand like that is one thing to be intentional about replenishing if I’m going to maintain doing all these actions that launch all these minerals by sweat. I additionally wish to circle again to autophagy and see if there are any good common pointers for form of maximizing fasting or intermittent fasting for the pores and skin well being side particularly.
Anthony: Yeah, one of many issues that I encourage individuals to do, as a result of some individuals will quick for weight reduction. Some individuals will quick for hormones. Some individuals will quick, they’ve received many, many causes, however once I’m fasting purely from my perspective with my followers, my sufferers, it comes right down to anti-aging. And so, one of many issues that I like to recommend, and all people fasts a bit bit in a different way. I attempt to encourage individuals to do a minimal. Now, lots of my followers should not fairly as holistically educated as yours. And so, for me, I attempt to encourage my followers to only begin with the fundamentals. And so, if all you begin off with is a 12-hour in a single day quick, that’s okay. , that’s an enormous begin for some individuals. Ideally making an attempt to get that to a 16-hour quick. So, you cease consuming at 8 p.m. and then you definitely don’t eat till midday the following day is what I attempt to encourage individuals to do. A part of the 21-day jumpstart in my e-book does comprise intermittent fasting.
One of many issues that I’ve, that we’ve seen work rather well, was that on the day you break the quick, as an alternative of simply going again to your regular food plan, you go to an autophagy supporting food plan, okay? And what I imply by that’s that we do know that there are particular meals, although you break the quick, you should still be capable of promote autophagy and that autophagy persevering with. And we all know that in the event you eat roughly 25 grams or extra of protein a day, that may cease autophagy together with carbs. So, protein and carbs actually decelerate or cease the autophagy course of. Wholesome fat, nevertheless, don’t. So, there are two sorts of meals that may really promote autophagy you can eat and theoretically proceed that autophagy course of throughout the remainder of that day. And people are wholesome fat like omega-3 fatty acids and monounsaturated fatty acids and meals which are crammed with polyphenols. So basically, you’re omega-3 fatty acid wealthy meals, so chilly water fish, salmon, mackerel, trout, tuna, anchovies, that sort of factor. In the event you take a look at monounsaturated fatty acids, then you definitely’re speaking about nuts and seeds. After which in the event you’re making an attempt to push polyphenol-rich meals, which polyphenols seem to additionally assist promote the autophagy course of, these are sort of just like the darkish coloured fruits, like blackberries, plums, blueberries, strawberries, even black beans. And so, what we’ve completed with the 21-day jumpstart is on these days and also you break the quick, as an alternative of going again to regular food plan, you go on this basically autophagy food plan to proceed that means of autophagy, basically till you have got an everyday breakfast the next morning. And we discovered that to be actually efficient for individuals.
Katie: That’s fascinating. And it is sensible as a result of your physique could be in a heightened sense of with the ability to soak up issues and also you’re placing actually wealthy, nutrient-dense issues into your physique that it will be willingly uptaking. I’ve observed too, I’ve completed lots of longer fasts, and I’ve talked on right here about that earlier than. And I discover that just a few days into a quick, I really will begin craving these actual meals that you simply talked about, particularly as I’ve gotten an increasing number of used to fasting. I might crave anchovies and raspberries and sort of odd meals. Nevertheless it is sensible whenever you clarify it that manner. It’s like my physique was most likely prepared for these meals to return again in and to have the ability to soak up them.
I do know one other controversial subject with regards to the subject of ageing and pores and skin particularly is the subject of daylight publicity. And I’ve been an enormous proponent on right here of issues like morning daylight for circadian rhythm and hormonal stability. And I personally have some genes the place if I take vitamin D dietary supplements, my vitamin D ranges don’t change. So, I do should get some from the solar. However we additionally know that an excessive amount of solar, in fact, can prematurely age the pores and skin. So, I’m curious your tackle that and what you discover is an efficient stability. I have a tendency to only put on a hat if I’m within the solar, however I really like the sensation of sunshine on the remainder of my pores and skin. So how do you assist individuals or what do you advise on that?
Anthony: So, I feel that like with lots of issues in life, moderation is the important thing. I’ve buddies of mine who’re dermatologists who each morning, it might be cloudy out they usually could also be sitting in a basement all day, however they’ll put their sunscreen on. After which I’ve holistic well being buddies of mine who’re anti-sunscreen. I’ll let you know for me, I feel that there’s a good completely happy medium there someplace. Primary, doctor, particularly as a plastic surgeon, I’ve seen horrific pores and skin most cancers points in sufferers of mine and even buddies of mine the place they get a pores and skin most cancers, they get Mohs surgical procedure, and half their nostril is gone afterwards. They usually come to me and I’m like, how do I reconstruct this? I imply, in the event you get a pores and skin most cancers in your face, it may be completely devastating. And so, you wanna do what you possibly can to forestall that, particularly in the event you’ve received lighter coloured pores and skin and also you’re at larger danger.
So undoubtedly I encourage individuals total to put on sunblock, no less than an SPF of 30, particularly whenever you’re gonna be out within the solar. Nonetheless, I additionally know residing in Detroit, how therapeutic it’s to get the solar in your face, to see the daylight within the morning, and to essentially get that solar. I imply, we escape to the Caribbean sometimes each winter as a result of man, it’s simply powerful right here within the wintertime. So, I do suppose that there’s a contented medium there. I feel that monitoring your vitamin D ranges, I feel is certainly vital. Ideally sporting the sunscreen, particularly in the event you’re gonna be out, however on the identical time, additionally getting that solar that you simply want in your personal psychological well being and in your religious well being and in your internal well being as effectively. So, I feel that there’s a contented medium there. I don’t suppose you must go excessive a technique or one other.
Katie: That’s a fantastic perspective. And also you talked about collagen dietary supplements. I’m curious if there are every other dietary supplements that you simply advocate generally. I do know there’s a very personalised side to any type of supplementation, however I might guess there are some which are thought-about usually supportive of pores and skin well being ageing.
Anthony: Yeah, so one of many components of the 21-day jumpstart is a quite simple complement routine that I like to recommend mainly for everyone. So, the primary one is gonna be the collagen complement. The second is gonna be a multivitamin. The third one is gonna be omega-3 fatty acids. So as soon as once more, utilizing one thing that’s high-quality omega-3s, I feel it’s tremendous vital. What we do know is that these are wholesome fat that may really create a discount of irritation contained in the physique. And one of many 4 primary causes of pores and skin ageing is irritation. And that’s one of many massive issues that you are able to do to struggle that. So, omega-3 fatty acids, ideally from fish. In the event you’re vegan, then go together with the allergy base, that’s effective.
After which a day by day probiotic, I feel is essential. An increasing number of we’re studying that there’s a connection between the intestine and our pores and skin. And there’s a gut-skin axis that we’re studying an increasing number of about. And there are precise research now which are correlating sure points or circumstances that you’ve within the intestine, like let’s say inflammatory or IBS with inflammatory pores and skin points. And so, taking a day by day probiotic, the concept clearly is, and also you’ve talked about this in your present earlier than, however useful micro organism in your intestine, the well being of the intestine will actually present within the well being of your pores and skin.
After which the ultimate factor I like to recommend is simply taking an antioxidant complement of a wide range of antioxidants. We all know that our produce, our vegatables and fruits, wouldn’t have the identical vitamin now than they did 50 years in the past. There really was a examine, I’m undecided in the event you’ve talked about this in your podcast earlier than, however they really checked out our produce from the years 1950 to 1999. So, 49 years’ value of produce. They usually checked out how a lot dietary worth the produce had yearly. And that dietary worth decreased yearly in six primary vitamins. And people embody vitamin C, protein, and iron. And so undoubtedly as soon as once more, taking let’s say a day by day antioxidant complement can assist with these tyes of potential nutrient deficiencies.
Katie: And I really like that you simply handle the inner facet in such an in depth manner. I really feel like typically within the skincare dialog, the inner facet will get missed. And I’ve had this dialog equally within the oral healthcare house with creating my toothpaste and all of the analysis that went into that and realizing we consider the mouth as form of this remoted a part of our physique, however it’s so interconnected. And it’s not simply holding our tooth clear by brushing and flossing, which is in fact vital, however it’s issues just like the fat-soluble vitamin content material in our physique and the mineral content material in our physique and the way these issues are interacting in our saliva to have the ability to create mineral stability in our mouth.
And I might guess there’s additionally this side with regards to pores and skin well being, the place all these items we’ve got in our physique, in fact, are gonna feed our pores and skin from the within out. After which in fact, there are issues we are able to do from the skin in. So, with regards to skincare, what are some good common pointers for individuals to concentrate on to sort of battle these indicators of ageing?
Anthony: And I feel what you stated hits it proper on the nail. Dermatologists historically focus simply on skincare and holistic well being consultants focus simply on the intestine. And I’ve buddies of mine who’re like, “Oh, you need your pores and skin to be higher, focus in your intestine.” And it’s like, effectively, you are able to do each. You’ll be able to focus in your intestine, and you should use the suitable skincare. And ideally that’s the way you wish to deal with it. And I don’t know of lots of people speaking about each. So, I admire asking a query.
What I often advocate for people who find themselves saying, “Hey, what do I do for a easy skincare routine that I do know is gonna work?” And also you don’t have to spend so much of time. You don’t should do a 12-step Korean skincare routine. In the event you hold it to the fundamentals, that technically is sufficient. So, each morning you wanna cleanse your pores and skin with a cleanser acceptable in your pores and skin sort. In the event you’ve received oily pores and skin, then ideally a foaming-type cleanser will assist to scale back a few of that extra oil. In the event you’ve received dry pores and skin, then use a milky or hydrating cleanser.
After which after that, you wanna use an antioxidant serum. Vitamin C is the commonest that the majority skincare firms have. And the concept is you wanna struggle off these free radicals. As soon as once more, one of many 4 primary causes of pores and skin ageing, free radicals, oxidation; antioxidants struggle that. So, utilizing an antioxidant serum each morning could be very useful. A bonus is in the event you mix vitamin C and vitamin E serums, and a few of them comprise each of them in a single, they’re discovered to be synergistic in research and preventing free radicals. So, in the event you wanna take that to the following degree, not only a vitamin C, do a vitamin C and E serum within the morning.
After which I might comply with that with a sunscreen. As soon as once more, we talked about sort of moderation. In the event you want a bit little bit of solar, by all means do what you might want to do in your personal bodily and psychological well being. And that’s all you must technically do within the morning: cleanse, serum, antioxidant serum, and sunscreen.
At evening, you wanna cleanse your pores and skin. In the event you solely cleanse your pores and skin as soon as a day, be sure that it’s no less than at evening since you gotta eliminate the day’s value of mud, air pollution, grime, and your make-up particularly, okay? Undoubtedly use a cleanser. Some individuals even double cleanse. We’re utilizing oil cleanser first to eliminate sort of the dust and the oil and the make-up, after which comply with that up along with your common cleanser afterwards.
And then you definitely wanna apply an anti-aging moisturizer or cream. The one that the majority plastic surgeons and dermatologists advocate, the one which I like to recommend as a place to begin is a retinol. Retinol is a type of vitamin A and might be essentially the most scientifically studied anti-aging ingredient that there’s. And the concept behind that’s not solely does it struggle ageing, however it additionally causes the pores and skin to show over, it helps to scale back darkish spots, and it could even doubtlessly reverse early pre-skin cancers. So, it’s an enormous deal. And in the event you choose one anti-aging cream, then I might choose a retinol. And most skincare merchandise have some form of retinol in them. Of their, let’s say, even cream.
In the event you wanna apply moisturizer on prime of that, be happy. , lots of us, we grew up with our mothers making use of chilly cream at evening. You don’t should cope with chilly cream. Plenty of these chilly lotions I’m not an enormous fan of due to all of the perfume and all that that may be irritating to your pores and skin. However in the event you wanna apply moisturizer on prime of that, relying on how your pores and skin is, then be happy to try this. However as soon as once more, holding in thoughts, like hydrating with water, that’s not gonna be anti-aging on a mobile degree, however could be extra for consolation.
After which the ultimate factor is each three days or so, you wanna ideally exfoliate your pores and skin. So, with both a bodily exfoliator, which generally is a little scrub, or you are able to do a chemical exfoliation with an alpha hydroxy acid. And technically that’s it. So, morning, you cleanse, you apply an antioxidant serum, after which a sunscreen, and the night you cleanse, apply an anti-aging cream like a retinol, moisturizer as wanted, after which twice every week or so exfoliate your pores and skin.
Katie: And as you had been explaining that, and that was a fantastic checklist, by the best way, I used to be considering too, these are additionally nutrient deficiencies that always exist in Individuals, particularly internally. Like we’ve seen our ranges of vital issues like vitamin C, like vitamin A decline, particularly with age and particularly with the way you defined our meals has misplaced nutrient density over time. So, it is sensible, such as you’re saying, take a multifaceted strategy, nourish your self from the within out to offer your physique these vitamins, after which additionally apply them to the pores and skin. And then you definitely’re sort of hitting either side of it and giving your physique the perfect likelihood at, such as you stated, this isn’t that we’re doing one thing to the physique, it’s serving to the physique do what it already is aware of the way to do.
Anthony: And that’s precisely what I imply by the entire means of autojuvenation. It’s taking all of these issues that perhaps no person has actually put all collectively and saying, “Hey, you recognize what, we are able to put all this collectively and we are able to flip again the clock, really feel higher, look higher, have higher vitality.” And in the event you wanna take another steps, you recognize, there are different issues you are able to do like pink mild remedy at dwelling. That’s an effective way to additionally assist to show again the clock of your pores and skin. Some individuals do dermaplaning, which basically is a therapy we do within the workplace the place you take away a layer of lifeless pores and skin cells, and you are able to do that at dwelling. There’s a lot that you are able to do that doesn’t entail injections or surgical procedure.
Katie: I really like that. That was going to be one among my follow-up questions as effectively was, is pink mild useful? It’s one thing I’ve experimented with. I feel even useful for thyroid well being for me personally was a factor I observed. And now there are such a lot of dwelling units which are far more reasonably priced than they was and that may make that, such as you stated, a house therapy as effectively.
Anthony: And there are research, quite a few research that do present useful results of pink mild remedy remedies on the standard of your pores and skin. The query, the research haven’t appeared on the actual mechanism. We expect that that will assist with the mitochondria and serving to with total having your cells basically be extra superpowered basically. We don’t know 100% for certain if that’s what causes the anti-aging, the bodily advantages so far as in your pores and skin, however we do know that there are a number of research that present that the pores and skin does look younger in the event you do common pink mild remedy remedies on it.
Katie: Nice to know. I’m additionally curious, one other factor that appears to be circulating TikTok is the pattern of doing several types of like lymphatic or facial therapeutic massage, the place I’ve completed for years dry brushing on the remainder of my physique, not a lot my face. I’m curious if there’s any significance to that that you simply’ve seen in your work. I might guess these are no less than most likely not dangerous practices, whether or not or not they’re tremendous efficient is likely to be up for debate. I simply observed, as an example, if I do lymphatic therapeutic massage on my face earlier than mattress, I are inclined to sleep rather well. And if I do dry brushing within the morning, I get a burst of vitality. However past that, do you are feeling like there’s something useful to it?
Anthony: So, I feel what you get with each of these is you do get the, mainly you get your lymph channels extra energetic. And so, we’ve got lymph channels in our physique, for individuals don’t fairly perceive what that’s, is, you recognize, we’ve received blood vessels, we’ve got veins and arteries that transfer blood, however there’s really a separate system of sort of like, like vessels basically which are known as lymph and lymph basically strikes immune cells and excessive protein sort of fluid by our physique. And so, once we develop, let’s say we’ve got irritation of the physique, you recognize, both from an damage or generally it’s from consuming the fallacious meals and stuff like that, then you possibly can develop fluid that sort of builds up and it builds up and also you don’t eliminate that fluid. You’ll be able to’t push it out by the arteries and veins. You push it out by the lymphatic system. And that’s what lots of people like with dry brushing. The rationale why you don’t dry brush from the within out is since you wish to push that fluid in the direction of the path of the lymphatics. After I do surgical procedure on individuals, we attempt to have individuals therapeutic massage in the direction of the path of these lymphatics to assist transfer that fluid by. So, utilizing, let’s say a gua sha machine, utilizing, let’s say a jade curler, that’s what that’s doing helps to maneuver that fluid by. Now, in the event you add that with sure issues like coolness, lots of people put their jade curler within the fridge or the freezer, then it’s also possible to assist to shrink a few of the pores and skin down quickly.
As soon as once more, we’re not speaking a few long-term sort of a change, however you possibly can see some good enhancements. So, in the event you’re going to go to, let’s say, a category reunion and also you wish to do some gua sha previous to going out, that may assist snatch your neckline a bit bit extra and enable you to really feel higher about your look then, by all means, that’s good. Dry brushing, although, additionally provides on prime of that, although, the advantage of exfoliation of our pores and skin. , Koreans have completed that sort of factor for a whole lot of years, however they’re not good. , in the event you’ve ever been to a Korean spa, it’s not only a dry brush. They take what basically appears to be like like sandpaper they usually simply rub your physique from head to toe with it. Some individuals like it, some individuals hate it as a result of it’s painful, however afterward, your pores and skin’s gonna really feel clean as a child’s butt.
Katie: I’ve gotten to have that have as soon as and it was fairly the expertise, however I don’t suppose the top of my grownup life has ever felt so gentle because it did after that. So, I might be within the class of people that like it. Curious from a extra superior perspective too, I feel all of these items are so foundational and vital for everybody.
I typically speak about this; the easy issues can typically be missed due to their simplicity. Even when somebody needs to do the extra superior biohacks, I at all times say get mild dialed in first, get sleep dialed in, get vitamin dialed in, as a result of the rest you do goes to be simpler anyway. However don’t simply bounce to the costly shiny objects first, since you’re going to get a greater bang in your buck in the event you do the foundational issues first. So, I might guess there’s very a lot an identical factor with regards to pores and skin remedies. However I do know that no less than from the web, I’ve seen there’s dozens no less than choices of extra superior skincare remedies individuals can do both at dwelling or in workplace. And I might love to listen to your tackle those which are really efficient and price it or perhaps any that aren’t actually value it and or perhaps extra dangerous to keep away from.
Anthony: Yeah, so I imply, the very first thing is once I take a look at it’s a bang in your buck. And the issue that we’ve got in beauty medication proper now could be that there are such a lot of units on the market. And the machine firms will promote their units to shoppers making an attempt to sort of strain docs and med spots to purchase them saying, “Oh, in the event you use this, then you definitely’re going to get extra individuals within the door.” And it turns into a scenario the place if all you have got is a hammer, every little thing appears to be like like a nail, and you must be as a client, you will need to concentrate on this.
So, in the event you’re going to get a beauty therapy completed, you wish to just remember to go to a spot that has a plethora of choices accessible for you, so that they don’t simply select the one machine they’ve that they use on all people. They select a tool that’s going to work greatest for you. I might begin with the fundamentals. In the event you’re new to the cosmic house and also you say, “Hey, look, I’ve been doing every little thing that you simply’re speaking about, Dr. Youn. I’m doing the food plan stuff. I’m intermittent fasting. I’m utilizing the skincare and dietary supplements, however I’ve received these spots that simply gained’t go away. They usually actually, I really feel like I’d wish to clear my pores and skin up. What are you able to try this’s not going to be costly or tremendous painful?” Very first thing I might advocate could be to start out on a brightening cream. Brightening cream that comprises kojic acid, niacinamide, and/or licorice root extract. That can assist with the darkish spots from the within out. However if you wish to take that to the following degree, think about IPL remedies, Intense Pulse Mild. This is sort of a laser. The factor with IPL that’s nice is that the units should not tremendous costly to buy, and lots of locations have them. It’s chemical free. So, in your listeners who’re actually eager to attempt to keep away from extra chemical substances within the atmosphere, that is actually simply mild that may really zap the darkish spots, trigger them to show darker, and inside a few week, they begin to slup off. You mix that with an excellent pure brightening cream and that may actually goal these spots effectively. In order that’s for spots.
In the event you’re on the lookout for total simply facial rejuvenation, microneedling is an effective way to try this. Microneedling, I feel, is large with autojuvenation as a result of it basically is utilizing your physique’s personal therapeutic mechanisms to really flip again the clock. I discussed earlier, collagen in our pores and skin, they’re sort of just like the logs of a log cabin. They’re these fibrils that stick collectively. And as we grow old, they change into extra kinked, they usually begin to collapse a bit. And any of the remedies that we do, whether or not it’s laser, chemical peels, microneedling, we’re inflicting a managed trauma to the pores and skin. That trauma to the collagen causes the collagen because it heals to heal again in a tighter trend. Basically like placing these logs again tightly into that log cabin. When the therapy is so aggressive that it’s too damaging, then you will get scarring, and we don’t wanna go that far, clearly.
Microneedling is a good therapy that may be very cheap in comparison with different sorts of remedies as a result of the machine that we use to do it actually prices us perhaps $3,000 or $4,000 to buy, which within the scheme of beauty medication in comparison with $200,000 for a laser is just not that dangerous. And what that does, it makes tiny little pokes within the floor of the pores and skin, creating that acute irritation, inflicting the collagen to tighten up. In the event you wanna take that one step additional, then you possibly can apply PRP to the floor of your pores and skin and that comprises progress elements. PRP mainly, what we do is we draw your blood, we spin it down, take away the platelets, that are chock stuffed with your personal pure progress elements. After which whenever you do the microneedling, mainly these tiny little holes which are made by these tiny little needles go to the deeper pores and skin. In the event you do it in a short time after the microneedling and also you apply that PRP on the floor of your pores and skin, it’s going to seep into these tiny little holes to basically rejuvenate your pores and skin from the within out. And that is all pure. It’s simply utilizing your physique’s personal regenerative processes. And that additionally, as soon as once more, in comparison with 1000’s of {dollars} for a laser or a deep, deep chemical peel, a lot, a lot inexpensive.
Katie: That’s nice to know. And I do know you go into much more depth in your e-book, which I wish to be sure that we talked about, it’s known as Youthful for Life. And I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes as effectively, since you get very detailed and you’ve got that entire, I imagine, 21-day plan in there. And so, there’s lots of actually detailed data in there.
However I might additionally like to get your form of fast fireplace tackle a few of the extra controversial issues associated to cosmetic surgery and all that goes with it. I assume the primary one could be issues like laser hair elimination since you talked about lasers are costlier. I do know there’s ache concerned with that one, good or dangerous or detached so far as impact on the physique and what you advocate or don’t there.
Anthony: I feel that may be very useful for sure individuals, particularly in the event you’ve received points with folliculitis, in the event you’ve received points with ingrown hairs, then that may be very useful. Normally, we advocate going to a dermatologist or plastic surgeon’s workplace, however there at the moment are at-home laser hair elimination units which have change into fairly efficient. And so, if, let’s say you reside in an space and also you don’t have entry to a health care provider, look into a few of these at-home laser hair units, as a result of it may be, as soon as once more, fairly efficient.
Katie: And so far as I do know, there’s none that work rather well for mild coloured hair. That’s the draw back for me.
Anthony: That’s the situation, is you want pigment within the hair as a result of the precise lasers goal colours. Principally, they create warmth primarily based off of the colour. And so most laser hair elimination units, the colour is brown. And so, it really works rather well with mild pores and skin, darkish hair. In the event you’ve received mild pores and skin and lightweight hair doesn’t work as effectively, sadly. And also you don’t actually have any, apart from electrolysis, there aren’t every other nice choices for it sadly.
Katie: Okay, that’s what I assumed, however good to know and confirm. The subsequent semi extra controversial one I might ask about is Botox. I do know that is undoubtedly in style amongst lots of the age teams, no less than the people who find themselves listening. It’s one thing I’ve at all times had lots of hesitation round, simply having recovered from autoimmune illness. I’m not a fan of placing something that my physique could not acknowledge in my physique, however I do know many ladies do go for Botox. So, what’s your tackle Botox and if professionals, cons, what to weigh?
Anthony: So, it’s the most well-liked beauty therapy within the historical past of the world. About 5 million or extra individuals bear Botox yearly. It’s possible you’ll not have identified this as we speak. I’ve some like proper right here. And what Botox does is it’s a neurotoxin. It’s one of the highly effective toxins within the universe that we all know of. However in the event you inject within the tiniest quantity within the muscle groups, it’s going to stop the nerve transmission to these muscle groups and trigger these muscle groups to not work for about three or 4 months. And in the event you inject it into wrinkles, just like the entrance lens between the eyebrows, the brow, or the crow’s ft, it could trigger these wrinkles, basically, these muscle groups, to then loosen up and people wrinkles to clean out.
There are a handful of individuals on-line who do really feel that they’ve had systemic reactions to Botox, to the place they’ve had sure sorts of sicknesses. I’ve completed lots of analysis into it. In my apply, we most likely handled 5,000 – 10,000 individuals minimal with Botox. I’ve by no means had a significant complication from it of these 5,000, 10,000 individuals, not one. However we do know that Botox, when it’s injected, can really get into the cerebral spinal fluid. There have been research which have checked out mice and discovering that. So, you recognize, I feel with something, it’s gonna be a danger profit evaluation. I’m not a fan of younger individuals getting Botox as prophylaxis. I feel that’s loopy. There are people who find themselves encouraging that. I feel that in the event you’ve received these traces, they actually trouble you, you wanna attempt it, begin small, begin within the frown traces between the brows, and you may at all times add extra later if you need.
Katie: That is sensible. And I’m definitely not one to guage if anyone chooses to try this. The one I might say doesn’t appear to be a fantastic thought to me. And hopefully this isn’t a pattern that’s catching on. I’ve seen individuals injecting it into their entice muscle groups to make their neck look thinner. And to me, activating a whole muscle doesn’t appear to be the perfect thought.
Anthony: Yeah, I imply that you recognize what that’s, is that there are docs on the market who’re utilizing the Barbie phenomenon to attempt to make cash. And so, the concept is it’s Lure Tox or Barbie Tox is what they’re calling it to attempt to get a Barbie neck. There’s at all times docs on the market, sadly, who’re making an attempt to govern social media and their followers to get stuff that basically isn’t all that useful for them. And a part of it’s to allow them to get within the information. , it’s a clout factor. Individuals are doing it for clout. And it’s unlucky. , it’s the identical factor with a few of them recommending like Barbie makeovers. In the event you do all these operations to appear like Barbie. And it’s simply because the Barbie film was so in style.
However in the long run, with traditional surgical procedure, much less is extra. I inform my sufferers, you by no means remorse traditional surgical procedure that you simply didn’t do. You solely remorse the work that you simply did that you simply perhaps shouldn’t have had completed. So actually at all times give it some thought. And I’m a plastic surgeon. I do lots of surgical procedure, however the factor is you wish to use surgical procedure at all times as a final resort. And sadly, that’s not the case for lots of docs on the market. It’s very disappointing.
Katie: And one other much more controversial one, in fact, is breast implants. And I’ve had individuals on right here, each docs and individuals who have skilled signs like a breast implant sickness. So, I’m curious your tackle that and any suggestions you have got earlier than, throughout, after, or generally.
Anthony: So yeah, I used to be one of many first plastic surgeons to go public that I imagine breast implant sickness is actual. And I had lots of my colleagues very offended with me. , I went by my conventional coaching and was informed dogma in my coaching is that breast implants don’t make individuals sick. And lots of plastic surgeons appeared on the moratorium being lifted on silicone breast implants again in 2006, 2007, as being proof that implants are secure.
The very fact is, whenever you take a look at literature exterior of the cosmetic surgery scientific literature, you take a look at the rheumatology literature, and there are undoubtedly research and surveys and case experiences of people that do get sick from their implants. And whenever you take implants out of someone who believes they’ve breast implant sickness, about 55 to 85 p.c of them, their signs will enhance with these implants taken out. I do imagine and I do know lots of holistic well being influencers who’ve breast implants, a few of them we’re buddies with, frequent buddies with, they usually’re wholesome with them, however that’s not all people. And I feel it’s a person course of. We have to know extra about it and sufferers should be knowledgeable of it. The horrible factor, although, is I do know that there are plastic surgeons on the market telling sufferers that after they come to them and I’ve sufferers inform me this, I went to see this physician, I informed him I feel my implants are making me sick and he stated I must see a psychiatrist. Not get my implants out. I must see a psychiatrist. It’s maddening.
Katie: Wow. Properly, thanks for clearing that up. And I’m glad to listen to on so many of those ranges that there are such a lot of choices individuals can do even from dwelling that may make a noticeable distinction. I feel that’s actually encouraging information. And I really like that it comes from you being able to advocate each and with the ability to do the extra superior procedures as effectively that you simply’re nonetheless the voice of claiming, and there’s these items you are able to do that aren’t surgical and surgical procedure won’t be the reply. I really like such a balanced viewpoint. And I really like that you’ve been this voice for therefore many ladies. And a few questions I like to ask for the top of interviews. The primary being if there’s a e-book or variety of books which have had a profound influence on you personally, and if that’s the case, what they’re and why.
Anthony: So, I learn the e-book, How To not Die, and I’m not vegan or plant-based, however I actually discovered that one modified my outlook, and actually helped to push me to put in writing the e-book that I wrote, Youthful for Life. And the explanation why I feel I discovered it so fascinating is as a result of it was so primarily based in research and references. And that was one thing that for me, I assumed, you recognize what, if I’m gonna write a e-book, I wanna have my e-book be as well-researched as his. Now, as soon as once more, I’m not plant primarily based. And a few of the issues that Dr. Greger has in his e-book, I disagree with, however I do admire that he did go the additional route and that every little thing in there has proof behind it, as a result of there are such a lot of books on the market that simply put individuals’s opinions on the market and there’s no precise proof behind it. And the truth that he does embody all these references and every little thing, to me, that was an enormous deal.
Katie: I’ll embody a hyperlink to that within the present notes as effectively. And lastly, any parting recommendation for the listeners that may very well be associated to the issues we’ve talked about or solely unrelated recommendation.
Anthony: Yeah, my primary recommendation is you can feel and appear your greatest with out going underneath the knife. In the event you simply stick to the rules of autojuvenation: food plan, what to eat, when to eat, dietary supplements, and skincare. In the event you simply stick to that, you’re going to be forward of 98% of individuals. In the event you add a few of these different issues we talked about, pink mild remedy, dermaplaning, in the event you take note of your sleep, the suitable sorts of train, cut back your environmental exposures, and also you’ll be even farther. So, give attention to these issues first. In the event you’re interested by cosmetic surgery, do that different stuff first earlier than you go see a plastic surgeon as a result of hopefully it’s possible you’ll discover that by doing all this, your need to see a plastic surgeon goes away.
Katie: Properly, I admire all these items that you simply’ve shared with us on this podcast, like I stated, I do know there’s a lot extra in your e-book, so extremely advocate you guys examine that out. There’s an absolute wealth of data in there. Thanks a lot in your time. This has been such a enjoyable dialog and I’m so grateful we received you coming.
Anthony: Thanks a lot, Katie, admire it.
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