I want to share some very important information about preserving your muscle for longevity.

Did you realize that when certain people lose weight, it actually shortens their lifespan?

Now, how can that be? I mean, we all know that losing weight helps you live longer, right?

As you get older, it's very important that you maintain a good amount of lean muscle mass. As a side note, I do want to

mention something that's very popular right now, people going on a ZemPic that manipulate certain

hormones to help you establish better blood sugar and decrease hunger and slow down digestion.

What you should also know is it comes with a package. In certain trials, they show that

these drugs can actually significantly cause muscle loss. The weight that the person's losing is not

all fat. In one study, they compared it to a decade or more of aging. It would be terrible for someone

to go on that drug, lose all this weight, and find out that it actually

also lost a lot of muscle and then put them at risk for not living as long. As I read the study,

it became very apparent. What you're losing really, really is important. And when we're talking

about preserving lean muscle mass, out of all the things that you can do for longevity,

that is at the top of the list.

Muscle loss actually starts for most people in their 30s. That's right. We have this peak muscle mass,

let's say, you know, 18, 19, 20 years old. And then in your 30s, it starts to kind of slightly go

downward. I want to mention sarcopenia for a second because this is

age-related muscle loss. And one of the ways they define it is that when you lose 20% or more of

your muscle, that would be considered sarcopenia. Muscle helps regulate blood sugar. Muscle

supports your metabolism and how you metabolize energy. When people start developing this sarcopenia,

their risk for diabetes goes up, their risk for immune problems goes up, their overall mortality,

the risk of dying goes up as well. On average, an 80-year-old will lose about 50% of their muscle.

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