Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: How to Exercise & Eat for Optimal Health & Longevity

In this episode, my guest is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, D.O., a board-certified physician who did her clinical and research training at Washington University in geriatrics and nutrition. She is also an expert in how diet and exercise impact muscle and whole-body health and longevity. Dr. Lyon is a bestselling author and public educator. We discuss how healthy skeletal muscle promotes longevity, brain health, disease prevention, ideal body composition, and the health of other organs and bodily systems.

She makes specific nutritional recommendations for optimal health: what to eat, how much to eat, the timing of meals, the essential need for adequate quality protein (including animal and plant-based options), supplementation, and how our dietary requirements change with age. She explains why specific types of resistance training are essential to build and maintain muscle and overall metabolic health. She also describes how to include resistance training as part of your exercise regimen — regardless of age or sex.

She also provides specific mindset tools to encourage sustained adherence to healthy eating and exercise practices. Women and men of all ages will benefit from Dr. Lyon’s practical, evidence-based protocols to improve muscle and whole-body appearance, function, and health.

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*Dr. Gabrielle Lyon*
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*Timestamps*
00:00:00 Protocols Book; Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
00:03:23 Sponsors: Maui Nui, Levels & Helix Sleep
00:07:40 Skeletal Muscle & Longevity
00:11:25 “Under-muscled”, Leucine & Muscle Health
00:15:55 Muscle Health
00:19:45 Tool: Carbohydrate Consumption & Activity, Glycogen
00:25:14 Tools: Nutrition for Healthy Skeletal Muscle, First Meal
00:31:57 Sponsor: AG1
00:33:46 Quality Protein, Animal & Plant-Based Proteins
00:37:36 Dietary Protein Recommendations, Meal Threshold
00:41:19 Muscle Health & Aging
00:46:02 Supplements & Creatine; Dietary Protein
00:50:07 Tool: Dietary Protein Recommendation; Gout & Cancer Risk
00:52:43 Effects of Dietary Protein & Exercise on Body Composition
01:03:06 Thermic Effects, Protein
01:05:02 Sponsor: InsideTracker
01:06:14 Protein & Satiety, Insulin & Glucose
01:12:04 Tool: Older Adults, Resistance Training & Dietary Protein
01:17:48 Dietary Protein, mTOR & Cancer Risk
01:21:36 Muscle Span & Aging, Sedentary Behaviors
01:24:00 Mixed Meals, Protein Quality, Fiber
01:29:21 Inactivity & Insulin Resistance, Inflammation
01:38:43 Exercise & Myokines, Brain Health & BDNF
01:44:11 Tool: Resistance Training Protocols, Hypertrophy, “High Ground”
01:52:51 High Ground Exercises; Tendon Strength; Training Duration, Blue Zones
01:58:19 Movement, Exercise & Older Adults
02:04:25 Tool: Protein Timing & Resistance Training; VO2 Max, Aging, Blood Work
02:11:13 Supplements: Creatine, Urolithin A, Whey Protein, Fish Oil, Collagen
02:20:18 Fasting, Older Adults; Tool: Meal Timing
02:25:18 Animal Proteins & Dairy; Organ Meats, Vegan; Magnesium, Zinc
02:30:59 Medications & Muscle Health
02:32:49 Obesity & GLP-1 Analogs, Ozempic, Mounjaro, Skeletal Muscle
02:40:48 Benefits of Skeletal Muscle & Aging
02:42:16 Tools: Nutrition & Resistance Training for Muscle Health
02:45:44 Mindset Tools: Standards vs. Goals; Vulnerability Points
02:52:00 Mindset Tools: Neutrality; Health & Worth
03:01:14 Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter, Protocols Book

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