UV rays make up only about 3% of the sun's wavelengths. Sixty percent of sunlight is infrared light, which has numerous health benefits. Sunblock typically only blocks UVB rays, which are essential for making vitamin D. It doesn't block the UVA rays, which are typically deemed harmful.

Even UVA rays have health benefits! They can increase nitric oxide, which increases blood flow and circulation to the skin.

Skin cancer is often a serious concern when being exposed to the sun. Although we’ve been decreasing sun exposure, melanomas have increased significantly. Interestingly enough, melanomas usually occur in areas that are not exposed to the sun. So, is it the sun that’s causing melanomas?

If you’re using a moisturizer for younger-looking skin, check the ingredients! Many creams that claim to make you look younger are full of chemicals and actually have the opposite effect.

Synthetic antioxidants, sugar, and junk food will age the skin quickly. Overwashing your face can also cause problems. Antibiotics and things that act like antibiotics, such as birth control pills, antacids, steroids, and statins, can wreak havoc on your skin.

Oxytocin is a hormone that can increase stem cells for your skin. It has potent regenerative properties that also help with bonding and make people feel more social and calm. The microbe L. Reuteri can significantly increase oxytocin.

Many people do not have L. Reuteri in their microbiome. When you destroy the microbiome, certain microbes never come back!

Cold immersion, exercise, and facial exercises can also help you look younger.

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0:00.0	Today we're going to talk about how to look younger. And so in six months, I'm going to have my
0:03.5	birthday and I'm going to be 40. Okay, so I'm going into the 40s. Pretty scary because, you know,
0:09.8	that's kind of old. I've been 39 for over a year. I guess it's time to graduate. And I'm being
0:14.4	super sarcastic because I'm not 39. I'm actually 59. And six months, I'll be 60. And it's kind of weird because 60 seems
0:22.1	like you're old, but I don't feel old. I don't feel 60. I feel probably 32. And I remember I was
0:29.2	in practice. I did a lot of seminars. And one of the seminars I did was in an assisted living home.
0:35.5	There was a patient who lived there. She would come to see me? And she says, would you come to my assisted living home. There was a patient who lived there. She'd come to see me and she says,
0:39.2	would you come to my assisted living home and do a seminar? So I did. When I got there, there was a room
0:46.0	full of people that looked really old. Some of those people in that room were in their 60s.
0:52.7	And looking back on it, I'm like, that's mind-blowing to actually go
0:56.9	in an assisted living home when you're 60. I can't wrap my wits around that. It's just wild.
1:02.0	Apparently, some people age faster than others. Today we're going to talk about how to reverse
1:05.5	that whole process. The number one anti-aging mistake that so many people make. And that is avoid the sun.
1:13.2	And we're sunblock 365 days out of the year.
1:16.0	I mean, think about it.
1:16.6	Human beings have evolved for eons being exposed to the sun.
1:22.5	And now we're supposed to live in the darkness.
1:24.6	Why are they telling people to avoid the sun?
1:27.4	Well, because of something
1:29.1	called ultraviolet radiation, okay, UV. And it basically makes up only 3% of all of the wavelengths.
1:37.5	37% is the visible light spectrum. And then we have nearly 60% infrared. Infrared is super therapeutic to your body. Some people have
1:47.1	infrared machines, but you can get infrared for free from being on the sun in the early morning,
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