Sarcopenia, the age-related loss of muscle mass, and its impact on health and independence. It causes muscle loss, such as declining motor neurons and hormonal changes. This episode highlights its broader effects on mobility and metabolism. These steps include regular strength training, prioritizing protein intake, staying active, improving sleep, managing stress, and optimizing nutrient intake. The role of insulin resistance and references insights from experts like David Sinclair and Arnold Schwarzenegger on maintaining muscle mass through various lifestyle strategies.

This conversation explains diabetes, a condition affecting millions worldwide. It details how diabetes disrupts glucose processing due to insulin deficiency or resistance, leading to high blood sugar. Elevated blood sugar can damage blood vessels, nerves, kidneys, eyes, skin, and feet, increasing the risk of heart disease, neuropathy, kidney failure, blindness, infections, and amputations. The piece emphasizes the importance of managing diabetes through monitoring, diet, exercise, and medication to mitigate complications and improve overall health.

Stress often gets a bad rap. It’s blamed for everything from sleepless nights to chronic illness, and rightly so—too much of the wrong kind of stress can wreak havoc on your body and mind. But what if I told you that not all stress is harmful? Some stress is not only good for you, but essential to growth, resilience, and peak performance. Let’s break down the science of stress, explore the concept of eustress, and introduce a fascinating idea called hormesis, the principle that what doesn’t kill you can indeed make you stronger.