Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

An endocrine organ is something that produces hormones that act systemically, locally, and mechanically.

there's an inter-organ connection.

When you exercise based on intensity and duration, you release myokines.

Myokines like interleukin-6 or interleukin-15.

These are what people typically think as cytokines that are released from inflammatory cells or macrophages.

But when you contract skeletal muscle in a meaningful way,

based on the intensity and duration, you release myokines from skeletal muscle that interface with your brain.

They affect mood.

They affect neurogenesis.

It also affects your liver and your kidney.

There's this inter-organ crosstalk.

You know, we talked about skeletal muscle, about how important it is from a metabolic perspective, as a body armor perspective, but also as this endocrine organ that can affect mood because of the components that it's releasing.

And that is fascinating.

It can counterbalance inflammation based on the activity, duration, and intensity.

I mean, yes.

And it doesn't take much to maintain what you have.

For example, if you could during those days, do you have to be, so you're shooting for 10 hours, you don't have breaks?

You should be training on that lunch break.

I don't care how tired you are.

I'm hungry.