Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

And the idea that if you focus on strength, just from my own clinical perspective, it's much easier to maintain cardiovascular health than it is to maintain strength.

Just imagine when it's easy to get on the treadmill to go do something, but once you stop lifting for any period of time, you really feel it.

You know your muscular changes, which is one of the big myths is that women should be fasting.

And I don't think anyone who is more mature or aging should really spend periods of time fasting.

I think it's dangerous because if one believes that muscle is so important, what are the action items that one has to execute to take deliberate action in line with those values of having a good diet?

healthy muscular body.

And that is, you know, the new playbook has all the new dietary guidelines.

I'm sure you've seen that the new dietary guidelines have come out.

The dietary guidelines and how to do them are all outlined.

90% of that is outlined.

More protein.

Well, it is more optimal protein.

The older guidelines were the minimum amount to prevent deficiency.

It doesn't need to be that complicated, does it?

Absolutely not.

Once you get into the hang of it, once you understand that one third of your plate should be protein, one third should be some kind of fibrous carbs, and then one third is starchy carbs, depending on your activity level, it becomes easy.

The most important macronutrient for women and just anybody is high quality protein.

It's fascinating.

We've been talking about it for 15 years at least.

And now people are starting to catch on because with the use of GLP-1s,