Summary
The Secret to a Healthy Metabolism, Strong Immune System, & Aging Well. Guest Dr. Gabrielle Lyon joins the discussion to share evidence-based insights on this topic, covering practical protocols and the latest research for optimizing health and performance.
Key Points
- Immune system support through nutrition and lifestyle
- Key longevity markers and interventions to optimize healthspan
- Metabolic health markers and strategies for improvement
Key Moments
And doing it when you're young, you build a reservoir of this tissue
And it's a narrative that does need to change, certainly. I'm so happy that I get to ask you about this, because again, this is one of those things that we're so worried about the wrong thing.
"And doing it when you're young, you build a reservoir of this tissue. Really important. And it's a narrative that does need to change, certainly. Yeah. Thank you for this. I'm so happy that I get to ask you about this, because again, this is one of those things that we're so worried about the wrong thing."
Resistance Training: But when you look at the literature
But when you look at the literature, and this study looked at elderly men, and it compared looking at a DEXA, which is what we commonly use, versus a way of tagging muscle through something called a D3 creatine.
"But when you look at the literature, and this study looked at elderly men, and it compared looking at a DEXA, which is what we commonly use, versus a way of tagging muscle through something called a D3 creatine. Basically, you simply take a pill, the deuterated creatine, you know, tags within your skeletal muscle, you pee and you can measure the amount of skeletal muscle mass."
Resistance Training: It's so important because just a small decrease
It's so important because just a small decrease in our body's optimal hydration level, which noted in the data, just a 2% decrease in our baseline hydration level can lead to dramatic cognitive decline. Helping to sustain and maintain proper hydration levels in the brain, sodium is critical in that.
"It's so important because just a small decrease in our body's optimal hydration level, which noted in the data, just a 2% decrease in our baseline hydration level can lead to dramatic cognitive decline. Helping to sustain and maintain proper hydration levels in the brain, sodium is critical in that."
But there's a really interesting analysis
But this particular one found about a 30% increased incidence of developing diabetes for folks that are taking a statin. Well, I haven't seen the study, but I am guessing it's the impact on skeletal muscle.
"But there's a really interesting analysis. And there are several other studies like this. But this particular one found about a 30% increased incidence of developing diabetes for folks that are taking a statin. What the hell? Like, again, this is looking at it through another lens for me now. Do you know what might be going on there? Well, I haven't seen the study, but I am guessing it's the impact on skeletal muscle."
