Autojuvenation: How to Use Your Body’s Own Regenerative Ability to Look and Feel Younger with Dr. Anthony Youn

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