JJ Virgin: Does Protein Prevent or Cause Aging?

JJ Virgin: Does Protein Prevent or Cause Aging?

View the Show Notes For This Episode Get Free Weekly Health Tips from Dr. Hyman Sign Up for Dr. Hyman’s Weekly Longevity Journal Get Ad-free Episodes & Dr. Hyman+ Audio Exclusives JJ Virgin is a triple Board certified nutrition expert, Fitness Hall of Famer, and four-time New York Times bestselling author. With over three decades of experience in the field, she has become a trusted authority in nutrition, weight loss, and wellness. She is the author of four New York Times bestsellers: The Virgin Diet, The Virgin Diet Cookbook, JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet, and JJ Virgin’s Sugar Impact Diet Cookbook. This episode is brought to you by Rupa Health, BiOptimizers, Thrive Market, and Momentous. Streamline your lab orders with Rupa Health. Access more than 3,000 specialty lab tests and register for a FREE live demo at RupaHealth.com. Tackle an overlooked root cause of stress with Magnesium Breakthrough. Visit bioptimizers.com/hyman and use code HYMAN10 to save 10%. Head over to thrivemarket.com/Hyman today to receive 30% off your first order and a free gift up to $60. Head over to livemomentous.com/mark for 20% off creatine, collagen, and all of their best-in-class products. In this episode we discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The shocking percentage of muscle, strength, and power we lose every year (12:58 / 11:21) How the science and perspective of weight training have evolved (Spoiler: it’s not just for gym rats anymore) (15:55 / 14:36) What is the difference between strength, power, and hypertrophy? (18:00 / 16:22) My personal experience overcoming chronic pain through resistance training (19:35 / 17:58) The Protein Leverage Hypothesis (This is why you overeat food when you undereat protein!) (25:20 / 23:41) The most important way to start your day (36:26 / 32:28) JJ’s tips for creating “metabolic spanx” and taking advantage of this “sugar sponge” (43:10 / 39:12) Why we should stop using scales as our only parameter of body composition and what do do instead (56:11 / 52:13) How your nighttime routine impacts your body composition (1:09:13 / 1:05:15) Learn more at jjvirgin.com.

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