Published: Jan. 2, 2023, 10 a.m.
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Episode Highlights With Dr. Lyon
- What muscle-centric medicine is and how she developed this method
- Why muscle is so important, especially for women
- The connection between body composition and how we age
- Her research on how body composition affects the brain and ability to do cognitive tasks
- Why muscle is the organ of longevity
- How muscle helps with disease prevention
- Muscle is an endocrine organ and why exercise should be about building muscle not losing fat
- The longevity connection to lean muscle mass
- Why it's very difficult for a woman to get \\u201cbulky\\u201d or too muscular quickly
- What reverse dieting is and how it can help us get stronger and leaner
- Dietary protein as it relates to muscle health
- Why we absolutely need dietary protein and what the bare minimum is vs. optimal for health and longevity
- How much protein should we actually eat?
- Her recommendation: 1g protein per pound ideal body weight
- The minimum amount of protein required to stimulate protein synthesis
- Her protocols for protein spacing and amounts
- Do women and men need to train differently?
- Lifestyle, diet, and supplementation factors that can help increase strength gain
- How food and light regular our circadian clocks and our training ability
- Recommended supplements: creatine, omega 3, urolithin A
- Her advice: always be empowered by your choices and do the thing you are avoiding
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