
 The Energy Blueprint Podcast
 The Energy Blueprint Podcast Muscle Is the Organ of Longevity: The Link Between Muscle Health and Mitochondria with Dr. Gabrielle Lyon
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 Oct 4, 2025  Dr. Gabrielle Lyon, a physician in nutritional science and geriatrics, discusses the link between muscle health and longevity, emphasizing the role of muscle as the organ of longevity. Topics covered include the decline in mitochondrial capacity with age, strategies for improving muscle health and mitochondrial function, relationship between climate, appetite, and body composition, protein absorption, and debunking claims about high protein consumption promoting cancer. Key recommendations include physical exercise and dietary interventions for promoting muscle and mitochondrial health. 
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 Introduction 
 00:00 • 3min 
 Muscle: The Organ of Longevity 
 02:51 • 30min 
 Fueling Mitochondria and Muscle Health 
 32:52 • 9min 
 Relationship Between Climate, Appetite, and Body Composition 
 41:59 • 2min 
 Protein Absorption and Eating for Mitochondrial Health 
 44:05 • 3min 
 Competing dietary cults and the truth about high protein consumption 
 47:02 • 8min 
 Promoting Muscle and Mitochondrial Health 
 55:19 • 6min 

