Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Episode Highlights With Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Why she went back to study nutrition after becoming a doctor and what she learned The one patient that changed her life and her career trajectory Why we’ve been trying and failing to fix an obesity epidemic for 50 years and why we’ve gotten worse, not better Fat is just a symptom of unhealthy skeletal muscle What happens when a person doesn’t have healthy skeletal muscle The myth of “healthy sedentary individuals” Having healthy skeletal muscle is the only way to be healthy Skeletal muscle is its own organ system and why this is important Why muscle is the best protection for having a healthy pregnancy Skeletal muscle is the only organ system What a DEXA is and what it measures The division between muscle mass and strength What is happening in the body and the blood with unhealthy skeletal muscle The loss of lean muscle mass is more detrimental than excess body fat! How waist-to-hip ratio is helpful in understanding where fat is Resources We Mention Forever Strong: A New, Science-Based Strategy for Aging Well by Dr. Gabrielle Lyon Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - website Dr. Gabrielle Lyon - Podcast