528: Facelifts, Fillers, and What Actually Works: A Plastic Surgeon's Take on Midlife Skin with Dr. Anthony Youn
Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40
Release Date: 06/02/2026
Midlife Conversations with Natalie Jill: Fat Loss, Hormones & Health for Women Over 40
Learn more about the heart scan that actually sees inside Heart disease is the number one killer of women. And most heart attacks come from plaque that never shows up on our cholesterol panel, our stress test, or our EKG. Traditional cardiology has been treating us blindly. In this episode, preventive cardiologist Dr. John Osborne walks us through why standard tests miss the disease, what soft plaque actually is (he calls it the lava), why menopause is a massive cardiovascular event, and the modern imaging that finally lets us SEE our arteries and reverse the disease decades before...
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To get the new Progressive overload program: Lift heavy. Build muscle. Progressive overload. We hear it everywhere in midlife, and most of us are left with more questions than answers. In this solo episode I am giving you the education. WHY building muscle matters more in midlife than any other point in our lives, what lift heavy is really supposed to mean, why progressive overload is not gym jargon it is actually the whole point, the basic ground rules a beginner needs before she picks up a single weight, and how to eat so any of it actually works. We cover protein, creatine, aminos,...
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Save on your Sugarproof Tea HERE: Your skin is aging faster than it should, and it might have nothing to do with your skincare routine. This week I'm sitting down with herbalist Kita Centella, author of Sugar Can F*ck Itself, to talk about the one thing quietly accelerating aging in midlife women that almost no one is checking for: sugar. We go deep on how sugar breaks down collagen at the cellular level, why it hits harder once estrogen starts to decline, and why your "healthy" breakfast might be doing more damage than you realize. This one might change how you look at your next glass...
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Do you crave chocolate almost every single day? There's a real reason for that, and it might be the same reason your magnesium isn't actually working. If we are in midlife and we have ever been told to 'just add magnesium,' this episode is for us. Because here is what almost nobody explains. There is not just one magnesium. There are seven different forms. And every form does a completely different job in our body. Most of us are taking one form. Usually the cheapest one. Usually the one that does almost nothing for the symptoms we are actually trying to fix. Then we wonder why magnesium 'is...
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🦷Special offer for you on your own oral testing kit: Did you know you swallow about six cups of your own saliva every single day, and that saliva could be quietly feeding disease throughout your entire body? In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Elmira Shojai and Lora Hooper, two women working at the cutting edge of something almost nobody in traditional dentistry ever talks about: your oral microbiome. I did a consult with them on my own mouth, and even though I feel amazing and have done so much work to clean up my health, my results shocked me. We go deep on why the mouth is the second...
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What if everything you've been told about "lifting heavy" is actually setting you up to get hurt instead of getting stronger? I sit down with Dr. Stephanie Estima, doctor of chiropractic, female metabolism expert, and creator of the Betty Body Method, to pull apart the fitness advice flooding your feed and replace it with what actually works for women in midlife. We start with the "eat more protein, lift heavier" noise online and dig into why that advice, without context, is nearly useless. Stephanie breaks down exactly how you know you're lifting heavy enough (hint: it has nothing to do with...
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What if the reason your skincare stopped working has nothing to do with your products, and everything to do with your mitochondria? I sit down with Jennifer Scheinman, registered dietitian and senior manager of nutrition affairs at Timeline, to talk about the science most of us have never applied to our skin. We already know mitochondrial decline drives muscle loss, brain fog, and fatigue as we age. I go deep on why that exact same cellular decline is showing up on your face as wrinkles, sagging, thinning, and dullness, and why retinol and vitamin C alone are not enough to address it. I go...
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Is adrenal fatigue even real, or have we all been chasing the wrong diagnosis? I sat down with Dr. Allan Bacon, a dentist turned nutrition and powerlifting coach who has built his career sitting in the middle ground between conventional medicine and the wellness world, calling out both sides when the science says they've gotten it wrong. And one of the most eye opening parts of this conversation was about adrenal fatigue, a term so many of us have used to describe our own exhaustion. Dr. Bacon walked me through why it isn't actually a recognized medical diagnosis, what's really going on in our...
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Get 10% off your first Leela Quantum order with the code NatalieJill at checkout at Try Quantum Upgrade completely free for 15 days—no credit card required. Use code NATALIEJILL at checkout on What if the headache you can't explain, the brain fog that won't lift, or the exhaustion no lab test can find has been sitting in the walls of your own home this whole time? This week Natalie sits down with Dr. Henz, a neuroscientist and EEG researcher, and Philipp Von Holtzendorff-Fehling, a former T-Mobile executive turned tech founder, for a conversation that...
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Why does your body still feel dry, itchy, and irritated in places you never expected, even after starting hormone replacement therapy? I brought back the girlfriend doctor, Dr. Anna Cabeca, because there's an area of our midlife health we just don't talk about enough, and it's costing women their comfort, their confidence, and in some cases, far more than that. In this episode, Anna and I get into the real reasons behind vaginal dryness, recurring UTIs, and burning that no one can explain, and why so many of these symptoms don't fully resolve even with HRT. We unpack the massive difference...
info_outlineFacelifts are having a MOMENT. Kris Jenner. Denise Richards. Suddenly every woman over 50 is asking the question out loud: is this what it takes now? Do I need a facelift? Is there a natural alternative that actually works?
Facial plastic surgery jumped 19% in 2025. Forty-five percent of surgeons say menopause is what is driving it. Which means somebody needs to be telling us the REAL story, not the marketing one.
This episode is with Dr. Anthony Youn, board-certified plastic surgeon known as America's Holistic Plastic Surgeon. He is the most-followed plastic surgeon on the internet with 13 million+ across TikTok and YouTube. He is the author of four bestsellers including Younger For Life and he hosts The Doctor Youn Show.
Here is why he is different. He is a surgeon who tells women to AUTOJUVENATE before you operate. Skincare. Supplements. Collagen. Red light. Nutrition. Hormones. THEN, and only then, do we talk procedures.
This is the honest midlife conversation about what works, what doesn't, and what is marketing.
WE GO DEEP ON
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Why facelifts have gone mainstream and the Kris Jenner / Denise Richards effect
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SMAS vs. deep plane vs. ponytail lift, explained in plain English
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The natural stack that actually works BEFORE surgery (the autojuvenation method)
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When it IS actually time to consider surgery, and when to wait
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The simple 6-product skincare routine for every midlife woman
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Clean skincare: what is real, what is marketing fear
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Sunscreen truth: mineral vs. chemical, and the brands he actually recommends
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Collagen supplements: the research, the dose, what to look for on the label
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Red light therapy: does it actually work, and the masks worth the money
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Botox honestly: the 2025 CDC counterfeit warning and how to stay safe
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Filler, pillow face, and why we are in the anti-filler era
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BBL danger: the deadliest cosmetic surgery and how to lower the risk
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The ONE thing every midlife woman should do this week
This is not a product pitch. This is the conversation that gives you control.
TIMESTAMPS
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00:00 — Facelifts have gone mainstream
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18:00 — Simple skincare that actually works
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32:00 — Collagen, red light, and what the research says
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45:00 — Botox and filler, the honest truth
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58:00 — BBL, autojuvenation, and the ONE thing this week
Learn More About Dr. Anthony Youn
Instagram ➜ https://www.instagram.com/tonyyounmd
Website ➜ http://dryoun.com
Podcast ➜ The Doctor Youn Show
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