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Jan 2025
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How Muscle Health Powers Longevity, Meta...

Jim Kwik, Your Brain Coach, Founder www.KwikLearning.com
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How can one organ improve your longevity, brain health, and metabolism? You’ve heard me say, as your body moves, your brain grooves. Exercise helps maintain a healthy brain by building healthy muscles. That’s because muscle health is about so much more than strength and fitness. As the body’s largest endocrine organ, muscle actually determines everything ab ... Show More
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