Wellness Wednesday: Fueling Your Muscles

Here are some topics discussed: 1 gram of Protein = 4 CaloriesGoal: Eat 1 gram of protein for 1 pound of ideal body weight each dayGreat (and weird) recovery foodsSarcopenia - at age 40 you begin to lose muscleThe older you get, the less you absorb protein so you need to eat moreat 12 min - Shout out to Chris from Lynchburg13:15 - Recommendations (from non-health professionals)Fill up on protein - beware of restaurant bread basketsLet's build our muscles80% of Americans have Metabolic Disfunction = that's badInsulin Resistance Causes Your Muscles to Waste Away - https://academic.oup.com/endo/article/147/9/4160/2528321  Focus on protein because muscle mass is essential to your metabolism and insulin resistance