
The Wellness Mama Podcast
Autojuvenation: How to Use Your Body’s Own Regenerative Ability to Look and Feel Younger with Dr. Anthony Youn
Dec 6, 2023
58:50
Episode Highlights With Dr. Youn
- How he played guitar and sang in a Jimmy Buffet cover band
- What he means by autojuvenation and how to use this to his advantage
- The four major causes of skin aging and what we can do about it: collagen degradation, oxidation, inflammation, advanced glycation end products (AGEs), buildup of cellular waste
- We lose about 1% of the collagen in our skin each year after a certain age
- How sugar relates to aging
- What autophagy is and how it can help battle aging
- Solutions: what to eat, when to eat, supplements to take, and skincare to use
- Some guidelines for autophagy to improve skin health
- His commonly recommended supplements: collagen, multi, omega-3 fatty acids, probiotics
- Best tips for skincare that actually works
- Why our skin needs vitamin C and vitamin E
- His take on red light therapy
- More advanced skin treatments you can do and which ones he thinks are worth it
Resources We Mention
- Younger for Life: Feel Great and Look Your Best with the New Science of Autojuvenation by Anthony Youn, MD
- Dr. Youn - Website
- Just Thrive
- Native Path collagen
- Joovv red light
- Red Therapy
- How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease by Michael Greger M.D. FACLM and Gene Stone
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