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Podcast 461: The Unique Connection Between Your Mind, Mental Health and Muscles

CLEANING UP YOUR MENTAL MESS with Dr. Caroline Leaf

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The Importance of Lean Muscle

As we age, there are many reasons why we'd want to have lean muscle. It's almost like a savings account for when things don't go as we planned later in life. Muscle plays a very key role in storing the glucose that you consume and in regulating your insulin level. A 10% increase in lean muscle is related to an 11% decrease in insulin resistance.

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