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422: Become Stronger To Live Longer: The Importance Of Muscle Strength For Healthy Aging with Dr. Stuart Phillips

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Today’s Guest

Dr. Stuart Phillips

Dr. Stuart Phillips is a Professor at the Department of Kinesiology, Director at The McMaster Physical Activity Centre of Excellence, a tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in skeletal muscle health in aging, a key opinion leader in protein science for exercise, weight loss, and aging, and President and CEO of NutriFitEx Consulting Ltd, specializing in scientific strategies for product innovation in nutrition and exercise science.

You’ll Learn

  • Insights on aging well [05:37-08:09]
  • Why 120 is the maximum lifespan of a human [08:31-11:19
  • The 3 cornerstones of aging well [11:20-11:30]
  • The importance of nutrient-dense foods in elderly [11:32-13:33]
  • What’s more important: exercise or diet[15:02-18:58]
  • The effects of hyper-palatable foods [19:15-23:47]
  • What’re the optimal nutrients? [23:59-28:59]
  • Protein and its role in healthy aging [28:11-32:15]
  • How to be mildly insulin resistance [32:16-44:51]
  • Guidelines and dosage of physical activity [43:35-44:08]
  • Want to live longer? The optimal amount of exercise revealed [44:53-51:07]
  • Who lives longer: endurance athletes Vs average active person [51:11-54:02]
  • The importance of staying socially connected & its connection with longevity [54:05-01:00:13]
  • Can relationships boosts longevity and well being [01:02:35-01:03:05]
  • Takeaways from this episode [01:04:33-01:05:15]
  • And much more…

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