#696 - Dr Gabrielle Lyon - How To Build More Muscle & Supercharge Your Longevity

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2023

⏱️ 98 minutes

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Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine. Most health advice focuses on shedding excess weight. But what if your longevity, healthspan, resilience and quality of life was more determined by gaining muscle than losing fat? This isn't a bodybuilder's coping strategy, it's new science backed by mountains of data. Expect to learn why the quality of your life is a direct correlation to your muscle health, whether it's more dangerous to be over-fat or under-muscled, whether exercise is more important than nutrition, Gabrielle's favourite hacks for getting more protein in every day, whether protein timing matters, if it's possible to achieve this with a plant-based diet and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at https://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everybody. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr. Gabrielle Lyon. She's a
0:05.3	functional medicine physician and founder of the Institute of Muscle-centric Medicine.
0:10.0	Most health advice focuses on shedding excess weight. But what if your longevity, health span,
0:15.7	resilience and quality of life was more determined by gaining muscle than losing fat?
0:21.0	This isn't a bodybuilder's coping strategy. It's new science backed by mountains of data.
0:26.7	And today, we get to go through it. Expect to learn why the quality of your life is a direct
0:31.6	correlation to your muscle health, whether it's more dangerous to be overfat or undermuscled,
0:37.0	whether exercise is more important than nutrition, Gabrielle's favourite hacks for getting more
0:41.5	protein in every day, whether protein timing even matters if it's possible to achieve this
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