Sarcopenia and Blood Sugar/Metabolic Health
Muscle doesn’t just move you around. It’s also one of the body’s primary tools for managing blood sugar, quietly absorbing a large share of the glucose you eat throughout the …
Sarcopenia and Frailty: What’s the Difference?
These two terms get used almost interchangeably in casual conversation, and even in some clinical settings, which creates real confusion for people trying to understand their own health. Sarcopenia and …
Menopause and Accelerated Muscle Loss in Women
If you’ve noticed your strength declining more quickly around the time of menopause than it seemed to in the years before, you’re not imagining it, and it’s not simply about …
Testosterone Decline and Muscle Loss in Men
Testosterone gets a lot of attention in men’s health marketing, often with far more confidence than the underlying science actually supports. At the same time, dismissing testosterone’s role in muscle …
When to Talk to Your Doctor About Muscle and Strength Loss
It’s easy to talk yourself out of mentioning muscle weakness to your doctor. It doesn’t hurt, there’s no obvious injury, and it’s tempting to chalk it up to simply getting …
Sarcopenia After Illness, Surgery, or Extended Bed Rest
A hospital stay, a bout of pneumonia, or a scheduled hip replacement can trigger a kind of muscle loss that moves far faster than the gradual decline most people associate …
Sarcopenia and Bone Health (Osteosarcopenia)
If you’ve been told you have low bone density and you’ve also noticed your strength declining, you’re dealing with two conditions that are far more connected than most people realize. …