Muscle mass matters more for living longer than looking good. It releases myokines that improve heart health, liver function, and insulin sensitivity. Higher muscle reduces metabolic dysfunction and activates AMPK, a key longevity pathway.
But the reason this is so important is that amount of muscle mass is number 1, important for longevity. Number 2, it's actually hormonally active. Muscle is not just blob tissue, just like fat tissue isn't just blob. Muscle actually makes myokines. They make hormones that affect your heart disease risk, your liver, your testosterone, your pancreas, insulin resistance. The big issue right now, we're all metabolically dysfunctional and we all have high blood sugar and insulin resistance. And the more muscle mass you have, the more insulin sensitive you are. The less muscle mass, the more insulin resistant. And that's directly related to things you've probably heard about on JJ's podcast here, AMPK, and all of these, these inflammatory mediators that are actually favorably impacted by more muscle mass. So number one, it's not just about having your beach body, it's about your longevity and your health. That's a side benefit.
