When most people think about getting in shape, their first priority is usually fat loss,

especially around their abdomen, their midsection, and for good reason.

It's called visceral fat in this region, and it can contribute or exacerbate dozens of

other health problems, complications, pretty much every disease and illness that we worry about.

But what if instead of focusing on losing fat, what if instead we took a different approach

and focused on gaining muscle and optimizing diet? There are certainly multiple ways to achieve

the same end, but if you're struggling with fat loss in particular, it might be an interesting

thing to consider. On this week's podcast, we will explore muscle-based medicine, the idea of

muscle as a metabolic powerhouse, and also open up, re-open up discussions about protein

quantity, especially in the second half of life. I want to encourage you to keep an open mind,

and remember that we're talking about muscle and we're talking about protein as in amino acids,

and this is really diet agnostic. There are ways to do this as someone who eats just plants.

There are ways to do this as someone who's on an animal-centric diet. Please don't mistake anything

that we're sharing here as dogma. You can do this with whatever ideology or not you have. If you're

new here, it's the Lucas Rockwood show. I am a yoga teacher and trainer. I'm a serial entrepreneur.

I'm the father of three kids. Firstly, I'm a student. I use the podcast as a way to learn things.

Like on this week's podcast, I find medical doctors, researchers, authors, experts, and bring

their work on the show. So we can live more inspired and educated lives to support the show,

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