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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 principally easy methods to use your physique’s personal regenerative potential to feel and look 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 subject and writer of the bestselling books, The Age Repair, In Stitches, and Taking part in God. His public tv particular, The Age Repair with Dr. Anthony Youn, has been considered 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 ebook, Youthful for Life, is a whole holistic information to turning again the clock on the method of growing older with autojuvenation. And we go deep on that subject right now, in addition to procedures he does and doesn’t advocate, how he thinks that a lot will be accomplished with out ever turning to surgical procedure to essentially enhance pores and skin look and switch again the clock on growing older. And he provides some very particular ideas 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 will primarily use our physique’s pure processes to age extra gracefully and even slower or reverse a few of the indicators of growing older. However earlier than we bounce into that, I’ve a observe out of your bio that you just as soon as performed guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffett cowl band. And since we 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 truly began taking part in guitar again in faculty, and I’m very mediocre of a guitarist and singer. And so, after I began my residency, I simply, I’ve at all times had this sort of inventive streak. And I assumed, you already know, I’m this huge fan of Jimmy Buffett. And I heard that there have been some people who find themselves interested by 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 might do like play at events, at bars and stuff. And it was my approach of, I believe, dwelling out a, if I might choose one job that I might have that I simply, there’s no approach I might ever do, however I might love can 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 truly moved out to California. Since then, I’ve truly, and the band broke up, however since then I’ve performed for my church band often and stuff like that. So, it’s, it was a number 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 depart 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 subsequent morning at 6 a.m. So, it was powerful, however it was enjoyable.

Katie: Wow, I can solely think about, however most likely an amazing inventive outlet throughout an in any other case extraordinarily centered and intense interval of life. I really like that you just did that and that’s truly an ideal springboard into what would be the bulk of our dialog right now, which is the work that you just do now and the numerous 1000’s of individuals that you just’ve helped. I believe for form of simply background and start line, you utilize a time period that I’ve not heard earlier than, which I consider is autojuvenation. And I might love so that you can clarify what meaning and form 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 12 months 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 just do. And we’re at all times taught in our residency and our coaching that the aim of being a surgeon is to convey folks to the working room. And so, I at all times consider that that needs to be my aim.

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 once you have a look at totally different fields of drugs, particularly with surgical procedure, there’s at all times a surgical procedure that’s thought-about the head. And for those who try this, you are feeling achieved. When you’re a common surgeon, that’s the Whipple. It’s like a giant 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 folks might belief anyone to do their liposuction, however you’ll be darn certain if someone’s gonna reduce in your face that you just’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 folks 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 lady in her late 60s, and I did an operation on her that went completely. We truly saved her in a single day within the hospital only for routine monitoring. Then she went residence, and he or she went residence 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 wanting like, to begin with, like what occurred right here? Is there one thing I might have accomplished 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. All the things was optimistic. There’s no motive 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 improper. The aim shouldn’t be to get folks to the working room. The aim needs to be the other. It needs to be, how do I preserve folks out of the working room, but preserve them feeling nice about themselves and searching nice and all of that? And so, I actually began to spend years then wanting into various strategies of how do I get folks 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 talents to show again the clock, to provide you that look that you just’ve wished, to show again 5, 10 years and assist you to really feel higher about the way you look.

Katie: Wow, that’s fairly the extreme story. And I can solely think about what it was like to really have lived that have. However I really like that you just introduced this up, particularly about surgical procedure, as a result of I do know for lots of the mothers listening, this will not be one thing a lot of them have had, however I might guess many have at the least 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 removing surgical procedure, as an example. And I’ve at all times hesitated and by no means actually regarded into it severely due to simply understanding issues like fascia and the way related the entire physique is. I simply haven’t had a very good instinct about it. However I really like that you just, having such a deep understanding of the surgical aspect, nonetheless got here to this conclusion and now assist folks keep away from it. I’m curious for those who might stroll us via a few of the dangers that include surgical procedure and likewise a few of the methods round that, as a result of I believe 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 believe that one of many surgical procedures I do a number 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 approach. Now, the dangers of surgical procedure begin with dying, and at any time when someone involves see me in session they usually say, “Hey, what’s the worst factor that may occur, Dr. Youn?” I’ll say, “You can die.” I’ll do every little thing in my energy to forestall that, and we’ll take all of the steps crucial that we will to make this as secure as doable, 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 dying price with elective surgical procedure, and it’s about one in 50,000 individuals who have beauty surgical procedure will die from the operation.

Now, normally it’s not as a result of a surgeon tousled, it’s normally anesthesia-related problems, underlying diseases, and that kind of factor, however there may be that threat, and in order that’s the very first thing you wanna consider. Particularly with the stomach, it’s a tricky factor as a result of as soon as once more, at any time when I get folks, and I get so many mothers that are available and say, “Hey, I’m fascinated about a tummy tuck, what do you assume?” The very first thing I’ll at all times inform them is, for those who will be pleased and wholesome and dwell a fulfilled life with out going beneath the knife, then it is best to keep away from surgical procedure. Nevertheless, for those who can’t, there are individuals who come to see me they usually’ve had 4 children and their tummy muscle mass have been so separated, they really have again ache from it, they usually simply don’t really feel themselves the way in which that they need to really feel, then we will discuss concerning the specifics of the operation. There are a number of issues that we will do now although that may flip again the clock, that can provide us a few of these outcomes that we had been on the lookout for that possibly 20 years in the past, we didn’t have it, we didn’t have, and so ideally if we will attempt to level the affected person in that course, that’s what I attempt to do.

Katie: That is smart. And that’s such an amazing balanced strategy. And it looks as if 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 nicely. 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, at the least the idea of with out having a phrase for it lately. I did lab testing for a corporation I’m contemplating investing in, and I discovered my organic age is definitely nearly 10 years youthful than my chronological age, which was actually thrilling. And in order that’s on a mobile degree.

However I believe for lots of us, there’s additionally that ingredient of the exterior dealing with and what our pores and skin appears to be like like, particularly, particularly as girls. And so, I believe I might like to delve into the causes of that pores and skin growing older that’s seen after which additionally delve into a few of these issues that you just train that may assist reverse that.

Anthony: Yeah, so thanks. So, I might have a look at normally, I consider there are 4 main causes of growing older 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 principally what brought on 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 mass, in our bones, in our joints, and different components of our physique. However as we become older, actually beginning within the mid to late 20s, we lose about 1% of the thickness of the collagen of our pores and skin yearly. Girls after menopause that will increase to about 2% a 12 months. And that’s why our pores and skin will get thinner as we become older. And so, to attempt to combat that course of is likely one of the components of autojuvenation.

Second explanation for growing older of the pores and skin is oxidation or free radicals. Free radicals are principally unstable molecules which might be created on account of simply regular metabolism. Our physique creates naturally free radicals as a byproduct of simply being alive. However we will get attacked by greater than that relying on what our life-style is. So, consuming a number of extremely processed and processed meals will enhance 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 could have too many free radicals attacking your physique on the similar time, it might probably truly injury the DNA in your pores and skin and that may trigger untimely growing older. In order that’s quantity two.

The third explanation for growing older is irritation. And irritation will be acute, or it may be power. Acute irritation can truly be a very good factor. Once you get a reduce and your physique reacts to the reduce by creating some irritation to heal that reduce, that’s truly a very good factor. Typically doing sure issues, like let’s say getting a laser therapy or a chemical peel will be acute irritation and that may trigger the pores and skin truly to be younger afterwards and the collagen to be tighter and younger showing and molecularly as nicely.

And so, a power irritation is just not a very good 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 may cause insulin spikes, insulin spikes can create power irritation. And so, sugar is form of one of many huge causes of irritation. After which the opposite explanation for irritation are superior glycation finish merchandise or AGEs. Sugar as soon as once more is a large offender right here as a result of when sugar is introduced into the physique, particularly when it’s in extreme quantities, it might probably truly bond to the collagen of our pores and skin and trigger the collagen, which usually is, the way in which I described, it’s just like the logs of a log cabin. Collagen are these fibros which might be usually form of caught collectively and are good and agency. However when sugar bonds to that collagen, it might probably trigger these logs to turn into frayed and that collagen to turn into principally kinked. And that may trigger untimely growing older. 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 explanation for growing older of our pores and skin is principally a buildup of mobile waste. And this is likely one of the issues that lots of people extra in conventional drugs don’t actually pay a lot consideration to. You could have dermatologists speaking about utilizing lotions in your pores and skin, however they don’t discuss attempting to get that strategy of autophagy revved up. And our cells, as they’re principally present process metabolism and form of the traditional each 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 principally recycling or renewal. And that solely happens when you’re not consuming. And so, taking time to not eat, to quick, can truly 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 nicely.

Katie: That’s fascinating. And it undoubtedly leads into the query of what we will do about it, which I can guess a number of of the doable issues we will do based mostly on the way in which you clarify that. Issues like fasting in a approach that’s applicable for our hormones, decreasing our stress degree, being conscious of what we eat, and possibly consuming extra nourishing meals, much less extremely processed meals. However I’m certain there’s rather more that goes into it from there. Based mostly on what you stated, I ponder if folks is perhaps pondering are collagen dietary supplements a good suggestion? Are there every other dietary supplements apart from simply collagen that may assist collagen and wholesome collagen matrix within the pores and skin? So, I’d like to delve into that. What are issues we will do at residence that assist battle every of these totally different causes?

Anthony: Precisely. And in my ebook, Youthful for Life, I’ve principally a three-week jumpstart that includes all of it. And so, the way in which I have 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 for those who deal with these as form of the first factor, then that may get you actually began. And we’ve this 21-day jumpstart the place for 21 days, you principally deal with these 4 issues, you’ll be able to 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 a giant 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 received’t take up it, it will get damaged down within the abdomen.” The actual fact is that collagen, once you purchase collagen, you need to make it possible for it’s in collagen, hydrolyzed collagen peptides, primarily. So, collagen is a giant protein. And for those who simply ingest collagen normally, your physique, sure, will break it down. Once you have a look at collagen dietary supplements, that’s why collagen dietary supplements, one of the best 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 truly take up. So, your physique does take 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 taking a look at 1,100, it is a meta-analysis, so it is a mixture of a number of research. There are randomized managed medical trials accomplished with collagen discovering principally all the identical issues. And a few of them will truly 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 nicely? I do know there’s a number of discuss 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 nicely?

Anthony: It does. Now, apparently, bone broth makes a number of sense, however there aren’t any research that I do know of which have been carried out which have truly 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 a number of totally different bone broths on the market. And one technique to inform whether or not it does have a number of collagen is for those who warmth it up, it turns into principally that soup. However for those who let it cool, if it hardens or form of solidifies into gelatin, that gelatin is definitely collagen. And also you’ll know then that if it’s received these form of two phases, relying on the temperature, that most certainly you’ve received a very good bone broth there. Now, bone broth is stuffed with collagen, so it does make sense that for those who 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 folks can discover you since you do publish a number of actually useful content material on there. I do know one other factor that has appeared to go viral on TikTok normally is the significance of hydration for pores and skin look. And I’m curious your tackle this. I’m presently a giant fan of including minerals to our hydration as a result of minerals are essential, I believe, for hormones and sleep and lots of different issues as nicely. However are there any research or have you ever seen in apply a profit for folks truly bettering their hydration ranges and that benefiting their look of their pores and skin?

Anthony: I believe normally, there may be enchancment. I don’t know of any precise research which have checked out it. I imply, we additionally have a look at topicals. Once you have a look at, let’s say, moisturizers you’re form of doing the identical factor. You’re attempting to lock that hydration into your pores and skin. However the way in which I might describe that, I truly had an individual ask me, “Dr. Youn, you’ve talked about 4 causes of growing older of the pores and skin. Why isn’t hydration a type 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, for those who’re dehydrated, sure, your pores and skin can get drier. It could actually look extra wrinkled. You possibly can look older. However the reality is, is that’s not technically older pores and skin on a mobile degree. So, I undoubtedly advocate total hydrating. I believe, within the common, a glass of water is nice, however you additionally ideally wanna form of get extra particular with it. I do assume the minerals are incredible. And also you solely have to ask skilled athletes, faculty athletes. So a lot 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 might probably actually assist stop folks from cramping. I truly put minerals in my water the mornings that I function. As I’m getting older, I’m discovering that my arms often will truly cramp up. And so, I began placing minerals in my water each morning, and I’ve that additionally at lunchtime after 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 % water, however actually as people we’re that proportion of salt water or like mineral-rich water and that’s essential 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 common particular person will in a complete lifetime. And so that actually helped me notice 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 via sweat. I additionally need to circle again to autophagy and see if there are any good common tips for kind of maximizing fasting or intermittent fasting for the pores and skin well being side particularly.

Anthony: Yeah, one of many issues that I encourage folks to do, as a result of some folks will quick for weight reduction. Some folks will quick for hormones. Some folks will quick, they’ve received many, many causes, however after I’m taking a look at fasting purely from my perspective with my followers, my sufferers, it comes all the way down to anti-aging. And so, one of many issues that I like to recommend, and everyone fasts a bit of bit otherwise. I attempt to encourage folks to do a minimal. Now, a number 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. You realize, that’s a giant begin for some folks. Ideally attempting 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 subsequent day is what I attempt to encourage folks to do. A part of the 21-day jumpstart in my ebook does include 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 a substitute 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 specific meals, though you break the quick, you should still be capable of promote autophagy and that autophagy persevering with. And we all know that for those who eat roughly 25 grams or extra of protein a day, that can cease autophagy together with carbs. So, protein and carbs actually decelerate or cease the autophagy course of. Wholesome fat, nonetheless, don’t. So, there are two forms of meals that may truly promote autophagy that you would be able to 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 might be stuffed with polyphenols. So primarily, you’re taking a look at omega-3 fatty acid wealthy meals, so chilly water fish, salmon, mackerel, trout, tuna, anchovies, that kind of factor. When you have a look at monounsaturated fatty acids, then you definitely’re speaking about nuts and seeds. After which for those who’re taking a look at attempting to push polyphenol-rich meals, which polyphenols seem to additionally assist promote the autophagy course of, these are form of just like the darkish coloured fruits, like blackberries, plums, blueberries, strawberries, even black beans. And so, what we’ve accomplished with the 21-day jumpstart is on these days and also you break the quick, as a substitute of going again to regular food plan, you go on this primarily autophagy food plan to proceed that strategy of autophagy, primarily till you could have an everyday breakfast the next morning. And we discovered that to be actually efficient for folks.

Katie: That’s fascinating. And it is smart as a result of your physique can be in a heightened sense of with the ability to take up issues and also you’re placing actually wealthy, nutrient-dense issues into your physique that it might be willingly uptaking. I’ve observed too, I’ve accomplished a number of longer fasts, and I’ve talked on right here about that earlier than. And I discover that a number of days into a quick, I truly will begin craving these actual meals that you just talked about, particularly as I’ve gotten an increasing number of used to fasting. I might crave anchovies and raspberries and form of odd meals. However it is smart once you clarify it that approach. It’s like my physique was most likely prepared for these meals to come back again in and to have the ability to take up them.

I do know one other controversial subject on the subject of the subject of growing older and pores and skin particularly is the subject of daylight publicity. And I’ve been a giant proponent on right here of issues like morning daylight for circadian rhythm and hormonal steadiness. 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 must 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 effective steadiness. 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 folks or what do you advise on that?

Anthony: So, I believe that like with a number of issues in life, moderation is the important thing. I’ve mates of mine who’re dermatologists who each morning, it could 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 mates of mine who’re anti-sunscreen. I’ll inform you for me, I believe that there’s a good pleased 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 mates of mine the place they get a pores and skin most cancers, they get Mohs surgical procedure, and half their nostril is gone afterwards. And so they come to me and I’m taking a look at like, how do I reconstruct this? I imply, for those who get a pores and skin most cancers in your face, it may be completely devastating. And so, you wanna do what you’ll be able to to forestall that, particularly for those who’ve received lighter coloured pores and skin and also you’re at increased threat.

So undoubtedly I encourage folks total to put on sunblock, at the least an SPF of 30, particularly once you’re gonna be out within the solar. Nevertheless, I additionally know dwelling 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 assume that there’s a contented medium there. I believe that monitoring your vitamin D ranges, I believe is certainly essential. Ideally carrying the sunscreen, particularly for those who’re gonna be out, however on the similar time, additionally getting that solar that you just want in your personal psychological well being and in your religious well being and in your inside well being as nicely. So, I believe that there’s a contented medium there. I don’t assume it’s a must to go excessive a technique or one other.

Katie: That’s an amazing perspective. And also you talked about collagen dietary supplements. I’m curious if there are every other dietary supplements that you just advocate normally. I do know there’s a very customized side to any type of supplementation, however I might guess there are some which might be thought-about usually supportive of pores and skin well being growing older.

Anthony: Yeah, so one of many components of the 21-day jumpstart is a quite simple complement routine that I like to recommend principally 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 believe it’s tremendous essential. What we do know is that these are wholesome fat that may truly create a discount of irritation contained in the physique. And one of many 4 principal causes of pores and skin growing older is irritation. And that’s one of many huge issues that you are able to do to combat that. So, omega-3 fatty acids, ideally from fish. When you’re vegan, then go together with the allergy base, that’s positive.

After which a each day probiotic, I believe 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 might be correlating sure points or circumstances that you’ve got within the intestine, like let’s say inflammatory or IBS with inflammatory pores and skin points. And so, taking a each day probiotic, the thought 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 quite a lot of antioxidants. We all know that our produce, our vegetables and fruit, would not have the identical diet now than they did 50 years in the past. There truly was a research, I’m undecided for those who’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’ price of produce. And so they checked out how a lot dietary worth the produce had yearly. And that dietary worth decreased yearly in six principal vitamins. And people embrace vitamin C, protein, and iron. And so undoubtedly as soon as once more, taking let’s say a each day antioxidant complement can assist with these tyes of potential nutrient deficiencies.

Katie: And I really like that you just handle the inner aspect in such an in depth approach. I really feel like typically within the skincare dialog, the inner aspect will get ignored. 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 kind of this remoted a part of our physique, however it’s so interconnected. And it’s not simply conserving our enamel clear by brushing and flossing, which is in fact essential, 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 steadiness in our mouth.

And I might guess there’s additionally this side on the subject of pores and skin well being, the place all this stuff we’ve in our physique, in fact, are gonna feed our pores and skin from the within out. After which in fact, there are issues we will do from the surface in. So, on the subject of skincare, what are some good common tips for folks to pay attention to to form of battle these indicators of growing older?

Anthony: And I believe what you stated hits it proper on the nail. Dermatologists historically focus simply on skincare and holistic well being specialists focus simply on the intestine. And I’ve mates of mine who’re like, “Oh, you need your pores and skin to be higher, focus in your intestine.” And it’s like, nicely, you are able to do each. You possibly can focus in your intestine, and you need to use the correct skincare. And ideally that’s the way you need to deal with it. And I don’t know of lots of people speaking about each. So, I respect asking a query.

What I normally 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 must do a 12-step Korean skincare routine. When you preserve it to the fundamentals, that technically is sufficient. So, each morning you wanna cleanse your pores and skin with a cleanser applicable in your pores and skin kind. When you’ve received oily pores and skin, then ideally a foaming-type cleanser will assist to scale back a few of that extra oil. When 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 corporations have. And the thought is you wanna combat off these free radicals. As soon as once more, one of many 4 principal causes of pores and skin growing older, free radicals, oxidation; antioxidants combat that. So, utilizing an antioxidant serum each morning will be very useful. A bonus is for those who mix vitamin C and vitamin E serums, and a few of them include each of them in a single, they’re discovered to be synergistic in research and combating free radicals. So, for those who wanna take that to the subsequent 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 form of moderation. When you want a bit of little bit of solar, by all means do what you must do in your personal bodily and psychological well being. And that’s all it’s a must to technically do within the morning: cleanse, serum, antioxidant serum, and sunscreen.

At evening, you wanna cleanse your pores and skin. When you solely cleanse your pores and skin as soon as a day, be certain that it’s at the least at evening since you gotta eliminate the day’s price of mud, air pollution, grime, and your make-up particularly, okay? Undoubtedly use a cleanser. Some folks even double cleanse. We’re utilizing oil cleanser first to eliminate form of the dust and the oil and the make-up, after which comply with that up together 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 thought behind that isn’t solely does it combat growing older, however it additionally causes the pores and skin to show over, it helps to scale back darkish spots, and it might probably even probably reverse early pre-skin cancers. So, it’s an enormous deal. And for those who choose one anti-aging cream, then I might choose a retinol. And most skincare merchandise have some kind of retinol in them. Of their, let’s say, even cream.

When you wanna apply moisturizer on prime of that, be happy. You realize, a number of us, we grew up with our mothers making use of chilly cream at evening. You don’t must cope with chilly cream. Quite a lot of these chilly lotions I’m not a giant fan of due to all of the perfume and all that that may be irritating to your pores and skin. However for those who 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, conserving in thoughts, like hydrating with water, that’s not gonna be anti-aging on a mobile degree, however will 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 could be 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 per week or so exfoliate your pores and skin.

Katie: And as you had been explaining that, and that was an amazing record, by the way in which, I used to be pondering too, these are additionally nutrient deficiencies that usually exist in Individuals, particularly internally. Like we’ve seen our ranges of essential issues like vitamin C, like vitamin A decline, particularly with age and particularly with the way you defined our meals has misplaced nutrient density through the years. So, it is smart, such as you’re saying, take a multifaceted strategy, nourish your self from the within out to provide your physique these vitamins, after which additionally apply them to the pores and skin. And then you definitely’re form of hitting either side of it and giving your physique one of the best probability 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 easy methods to do.

Anthony: And that’s precisely what I imply by the entire strategy of autojuvenation. It’s taking all of these issues that possibly no person has actually put all collectively and saying, “Hey, you already know what, we will put all this collectively and we will flip again the clock, really feel higher, look higher, have higher vitality.” And for those who wanna take another steps, you already know, there are different issues you are able to do like purple mild remedy at residence. That’s an effective way to additionally assist to show again the clock of your pores and skin. Some folks do dermaplaning, which primarily is a therapy we do within the workplace the place you take away a layer of useless pores and skin cells, and you are able to do that at residence. 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 in every of my follow-up questions as nicely was, is purple mild useful? It’s one thing I’ve experimented with. I believe even useful for thyroid well being for me personally was a factor I observed. And now there are such a lot of residence gadgets which might be rather more inexpensive than they was once and that may make that, such as you stated, a house therapy as nicely.

Anthony: And there are research, a lot of research that do present useful results of purple mild remedy remedies on the standard of your pores and skin. The query, the research haven’t regarded on the actual mechanism. We expect that that will assist with the mitochondria and serving to with total having your cells primarily be extra superpowered primarily. 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 for those who do common purple 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 accomplished 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 just’ve seen in your work. I might guess these are at the least most likely not dangerous practices, whether or not or not they’re tremendous efficient is perhaps 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 believe what you get with each of these is you do get the, principally you get your lymph channels extra energetic. And so, we’ve lymph channels in our physique, for folks don’t fairly perceive what that’s, is, you already know, we’ve received blood vessels, we’ve veins and arteries that transfer blood, however there’s truly a separate system of form of like, like vessels primarily which might be known as lymph and lymph primarily strikes immune cells and excessive protein kind of fluid via our physique. And so, once we develop, let’s say we’ve irritation of the physique, you already know, both from an damage or generally it’s from consuming the improper meals and stuff like that, then you’ll be able to develop fluid that form of builds up and it builds up and also you don’t eliminate that fluid. You possibly can’t push it out via the arteries and veins. You push it out via 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 need to push that fluid in the direction of the course of the lymphatics. Once I do surgical procedure on folks, we attempt to have folks therapeutic massage in the direction of the course of these lymphatics to assist transfer that fluid via. 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 via. Now, for those who 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 kind of a change, however you’ll be able to see some good enhancements. So, for those who’re going to go to, let’s say, a category reunion and also you need to do some gua sha previous to going out, that may assist snatch your neckline a bit of bit extra and assist you 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. You realize, Koreans have accomplished that kind of factor for tons of of years, however they’re not good. You realize, for those who’ve ever been to a Korean spa, it’s not only a dry brush. They take what primarily appears to be like like sandpaper they usually simply rub your physique from head to toe with it. Some folks find it irresistible, some folks 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 assume the tip of my grownup life has ever felt so delicate because it did after that. So, I might be within the class of people that find it irresistible. Curious from a extra superior perspective too, I believe all of this stuff are so foundational and essential for everybody.

I typically discuss this; the straightforward issues can typically be ignored due to their simplicity. Even when somebody desires to do the extra superior biohacks, I at all times say get mild dialed in first, get sleep dialed in, get diet dialed in, as a result of anything you do goes to be more practical anyway. However don’t simply bounce to the costly shiny objects first, since you’re going to get a greater bang in your buck for those who do the foundational issues first. So, I might guess there’s very a lot an analogous factor on the subject of pores and skin remedies. However I do know that at the least from the web, I’ve seen there’s dozens at the least choices of extra superior skincare remedies folks can do both at residence or in workplace. And I might love to listen to your tackle those which might be truly efficient and value it or possibly any that aren’t actually price it and or possibly extra dangerous to keep away from.

Anthony: Yeah, so I imply, the very first thing is after I have a look at it’s a bang in your buck. And the issue that we’ve in beauty drugs proper now’s that there are such a lot of gadgets on the market. And the machine corporations will promote their gadgets to shoppers attempting to form of stress medical doctors and med spots to purchase them saying, “Oh, for those who use this, then you definitely’re going to get extra folks within the door.” And it turns into a state of affairs the place if all you could have is a hammer, every little thing appears to be like like a nail, and it’s a must to be as a client, you could concentrate on this.

So, for those who’re going to get a beauty therapy accomplished, you need to just be sure you go to a spot that has a plethora of choices obtainable for you, so that they don’t simply select the one machine they’ve that they use on everyone. They select a tool that’s going to work greatest for you. I might begin with the fundamentals. When you’re new to the cosmic house and also you say, “Hey, look, I’ve been doing every little thing that you just’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 received’t go away. And so they actually, I really feel like I’d prefer 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 can be to start out on a brightening cream. Brightening cream that accommodates kojic acid, niacinamide, and/or licorice root extract. That may assist with the darkish spots from the within out. However if you wish to take that to the subsequent degree, take into account IPL remedies, Intense Pulse Gentle. This is sort of a laser. The factor with IPL that’s nice is that the gadgets should not tremendous costly to buy, and a number of locations have them. It’s chemical free. So, in your listeners who’re actually eager to attempt to keep away from extra chemical compounds within the setting, that is actually simply mild that can truly zap the darkish spots, trigger them to show darker, and inside a few week, they begin to slup off. You mix that with a very good pure brightening cream and that may actually goal these spots nicely. In order that’s for spots.

When you’re on the lookout for total simply facial rejuvenation, microneedling is an effective way to try this. Microneedling, I believe, is big with autojuvenation as a result of it primarily 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 form of just like the logs of a log cabin. They’re these fibrils that stick collectively. And as we become older, they turn 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 vogue. Basically like placing these logs again tightly into that log cabin. When the therapy is so aggressive that it’s too damaging, then you may 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 forms of remedies as a result of the machine that we use to do it actually prices us possibly $3,000 or $4,000 to buy, which within the scheme of beauty drugs in comparison with $200,000 for a laser is just not that unhealthy. 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. When you wanna take that one step additional, then you’ll be able to apply PRP to the floor of your pores and skin and that accommodates development elements. PRP principally, what we do is we draw your blood, we spin it down, take away the platelets, that are chock stuffed with your individual pure development elements. After which once you do the microneedling, principally these tiny little holes which might be made by these tiny little needles go to the deeper pores and skin. When 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 should seep into these tiny little holes to primarily 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 cheaper.

Katie: That’s nice to know. And I do know you go into much more depth in your ebook, which I need to be certain that we talked about, it’s known as Youthful for Life. And I’ll put that hyperlink within the present notes as nicely, since you get very detailed and you’ve got that entire, I consider, 21-day plan in there. And so, there’s a number of actually detailed data in there.

However I might additionally like to get your kind of speedy hearth tackle a few of the extra controversial issues associated to cosmetic surgery and all that goes with it. I suppose the primary one can be issues like laser hair removing since you talked about lasers are costlier. I do know there’s ache concerned with that one, good or unhealthy or detached so far as impact on the physique and what you advocate or don’t there.

Anthony: I believe that may be very useful for sure folks, particularly for those who’ve received points with folliculitis, for those who’ve received points with ingrown hairs, then that may be very useful. Usually, we advocate going to a dermatologist or plastic surgeon’s workplace, however there are actually at-home laser hair removing gadgets which have turn into fairly efficient. And so, if, let’s say you reside in an space and also you don’t have entry to a physician, look into a few of these at-home laser hair gadgets, 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 problem, is you want pigment within the hair as a result of the precise lasers goal colours. Mainly, they create warmth based mostly off of the colour. And so most laser hair removing gadgets, the colour is brown. And so, it really works rather well with mild pores and skin, darkish hair. When you’ve received mild pores and skin and lightweight hair doesn’t work as nicely, 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 common amongst a number of the age teams, at the least the people who find themselves listening. It’s one thing I’ve at all times had a number of hesitation round, simply having recovered from autoimmune illness. I’m not a fan of placing something that my physique might 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 folks endure Botox yearly. You could not have identified this as we discuss. I’ve some like proper right here. And what Botox does is it’s a neurotoxin. It’s one of the crucial highly effective toxins within the universe that we all know of. However for those who inject within the tiniest quantity within the muscle mass, it should stop the nerve transmission to these muscle mass and trigger these muscle mass to not work for about three or 4 months. And for those who inject it into wrinkles, just like the entrance lens between the eyebrows, the brow, or the crow’s ft, it might probably trigger these wrinkles, primarily, these muscle mass, to then calm down 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 forms of diseases. I’ve accomplished a number of analysis into it. In my apply, we most likely handled 5,000 – 10,000 folks minimal with Botox. I’ve by no means had a significant complication from it of these 5,000, 10,000 folks, not one. However we do know that Botox, when it’s injected, can truly get into the cerebral spinal fluid. There have been research which have checked out mice and discovering that. So, you already know, I believe with something, it’s gonna be a threat profit evaluation. I’m not a fan of younger folks getting Botox as prophylaxis. I believe that’s loopy. There are people who find themselves encouraging that. I believe that for those who’ve received these strains, they actually trouble you, you wanna attempt it, begin small, begin within the frown strains between the brows, and you’ll at all times add extra later if you would like.

Katie: That is smart. And I’m definitely not one to evaluate if anyone chooses to try this. The one I might say doesn’t seem to be an amazing concept to me. And hopefully this isn’t a pattern that’s catching on. I’ve seen folks injecting it into their entice muscle mass to make their neck look thinner. And to me, activating a whole muscle doesn’t seem to be one of the best concept.

Anthony: Yeah, I imply that you already know what that’s, is that there are medical doctors on the market who’re utilizing the Barbie phenomenon to attempt to earn a living. And so, the thought 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 medical doctors on the market, sadly, who’re attempting to govern social media and their followers to get stuff that actually isn’t all that useful for them. And a part of it’s to allow them to get within the information. You realize, it’s a clout factor. Individuals are doing it for clout. And it’s unlucky. You realize, it’s the identical factor with a few of them recommending like Barbie makeovers. When you do all these operations to seem like Barbie. And it’s simply because the Barbie film was so common.

However in the long run, with basic surgical procedure, much less is extra. I inform my sufferers, you by no means remorse basic surgical procedure that you just didn’t do. You solely remorse the work that you just did that you just possibly shouldn’t have had accomplished. So actually at all times give it some thought. And I’m a plastic surgeon. I do a number of surgical procedure, however the factor is you need to use surgical procedure at all times as a final resort. And sadly, that’s not the case for lots of medical doctors on the market. It’s very disappointing.

Katie: And one other much more controversial one, in fact, is breast implants. And I’ve had folks on right here, each medical doctors and individuals who have skilled signs like a breast implant sickness. So, I’m curious your tackle that and any suggestions you could have earlier than, throughout, after, or normally.

Anthony: So yeah, I used to be one of many first plastic surgeons to go public that I consider breast implant sickness is actual. And I had a number of my colleagues very offended with me. You realize, I went via my conventional coaching and was informed dogma in my coaching is that breast implants don’t make folks sick. And a number of plastic surgeons regarded on the moratorium being lifted on silicone breast implants again in 2006, 2007, as being proof that implants are secure.

The actual fact is, once you have a look at literature outdoors of the cosmetic surgery scientific literature, you have a look at the rheumatology literature, and there are undoubtedly research and surveys and case studies of people that do get sick from their implants. And once you take implants out of someone who believes they’ve breast implant sickness, about 55 to 85 % of them, their signs will enhance with these implants taken out. I do consider and I do know a number of holistic well being influencers who’ve breast implants, a few of them we’re mates with, frequent mates with, they usually’re wholesome with them, however that’s not everyone. And I believe 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 once they come to them and I’ve sufferers inform me this, I went to see this physician, I informed him I believe my implants are making me sick and he stated I have to see a psychiatrist. Not get my implants out. I have to see a psychiatrist. It’s maddening.

Katie: Wow. Nicely, 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 folks can do even from residence that may make a noticeable distinction. I believe 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 nicely that you just’re nonetheless the voice of claiming, and there’s this stuff you are able to do that aren’t surgical and surgical procedure may not be the reply. I really like such a balanced viewpoint. And I really like that you’ve got been this voice for thus many ladies. And a few questions I like to ask for the tip of interviews. The primary being if there’s a ebook or variety of books which have had a profound affect on you personally, and if that’s the case, what they’re and why.

Anthony: So, I learn the ebook, 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 write down the ebook that I wrote, Youthful for Life. And the rationale why I believe I discovered it so fascinating is as a result of it was so based mostly in research and references. And that was one thing that for me, I assumed, you already know what, if I’m gonna write a ebook, I wanna have my ebook be as well-researched as his. Now, as soon as once more, I’m not plant based mostly. And a few of the issues that Dr. Greger has in his ebook, 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 folks’s opinions on the market and there’s no precise proof behind it. And the truth that he does embrace all these references and every little thing, to me, that was a giant deal.

Katie: I’ll embrace a hyperlink to that within the present notes as nicely. And lastly, any parting recommendation for the listeners that may very well be associated to the issues we’ve talked about or completely unrelated recommendation.

Anthony: Yeah, my principal recommendation is that you would be able to feel and look your greatest with out going beneath the knife. When you simply keep on with the rules of autojuvenation: food plan, what to eat, when to eat, dietary supplements, and skincare. When you simply keep on with that, you’re going to be forward of 98% of individuals. When you add a few of these different issues we talked about, purple mild remedy, dermaplaning, for those who take note of your sleep, the correct forms of train, scale back your environmental exposures, and also you’ll be even farther. So, deal with these issues first. When you’re fascinated about cosmetic surgery, do that different stuff first earlier than you go see a plastic surgeon as a result of hopefully you might discover that by doing all this, your need to see a plastic surgeon goes away.

Katie: Nicely, I respect all this stuff that you just’ve shared with us on this podcast, like I stated, I do know there’s a lot extra in your ebook, so extremely advocate you guys test 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, respect it.

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