Here’s something that ALL of your friends and ALL of your family should be made aware of.
Weight-training will keep you healthy and make you live longer!
Dr Gabrielle Lyon emphasizes the critical role of muscle health for longevity, describing it as essential not only for physical strength but also as a “metabolic currency” central to overall health. She advocates for what she terms “muscle-centric medicine,” underscoring the importance of skeletal muscle as an organ that impacts metabolic, immune, and hormonal functions.
According to Dr Lyon, maintaining muscle health through resistance training can help prevent age-related issues like sarcopenia, which is the gradual loss of muscle mass and strength that commonly occurs with aging. She highlights that muscle is more than just a means of movement; it acts as a nutrient-sensing organ that regulates energy and impacts blood sugar control.
This regulation helps to prevent conditions like insulin resistance, thereby supporting metabolic health. Dr Lyon also points out that muscle influences our immune response by producing myokines, which are signalling molecules that help reduce inflammation and promote repair in other tissues.
In her approach to building muscle, Dr. Lyon stresses the importance of a high-protein diet combined with consistent resistance training. This combination not only aids in muscle maintenance but also helps people maintain functional strength as they age, which reduces the risk of debilitating injuries. She encourages individuals, particularly women, to move beyond lighter weights and embrace challenging resistance exercises, as these provide critical health benefits that go far beyond aesthetics. For Dr. Lyon, muscle health is foundational to aging well.
By focusing on muscle health, individuals can better manage their overall health and potentially increase their lifespan by sustaining mobility, strength, and metabolic health throughout their lives.
You might find this an interesting educational with Andrew Huberman interviewing Dr Lyon
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