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Dec 2023
1h 24m

2232: Age-Proof Your Muscles, Bones & Br...

SAL DI STEFANO, ADAM SCHAFER, JUSTIN ANDREWS, DOUG EGGE
About this episode
  • Sick vs. healthy muscle. (2:36)

  • The best test for looking at the health of skeletal muscle. (8:30)

  • The difference between fat and its influence on your hormones. (10:20)

  • Why the way we have intellectualized medicine is backwards! (15:00)

  • “The wider the waistline, the lower the brain volume.” (20:57)

  • Why you are never too old to build muscle. (25:02)

  • Why the food pyramid is the worst social experiment we’ve ever had. (29:52)

  • Going down the scary direction of becoming more planet-based from animal-based sources. (31:50)

  • Have we been misled with sodium? (39:18)

  • Does fasting affect men and women differently? (40:54)

  • Diagnosing the different avatars she sees in her practice. (46:02)

  • Concierge vs. Western medicine. (54:52)

  • The misconception that physicians are paid to prescribe. (57:04)

  • Should people stop seeing their doctor if they’re obese? (59:00)

  • Her take on GLP-1 antagonists/semaglutide. (1:00:51)

  • Her favorite peptides and why. (1:10:10)

  • The newest technology available for providers to look at skeletal muscle health. (1:12:29)

  • The different training archetypes. (1:17:38)

  • The resistance training revolution is here! (1:21:50)

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