Kickback Science With Dr. Luke
Just a few guys and a dog that want to live long and healthy lives. Kickback Science with Dr. Luke is an educational yet entertaining podcast where the team kicks back and breaks down the science related to the hottest topics in the world of health, fitness, nutrition and more.
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Kickback Science With Dr. Luke
MUSCLE MANIA! Why Muscle is The Most Important Organ in Your Body
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In this week's episode, we discuss why muscle is the most important organ in your body!! If you think of muscle as an organ that just helps us move and lift heavy things, you've got it all wrong. Muscle is involved in nearly every aspect of our health. It is an incredibly unique organ that directly impacts the brain, heart, lungs, kidney, liver, etc. Muscle is absolutely essential to our overall health and longevity.
Listen as we break down all the incredible research in the world of muscle. I promise you'll never think of muscle the same again!
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REFERENCES:
Muscle declines with age: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcsm.13522
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8574623/
Muscle has antiinflammatory properties: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40477-024-00917-5#:~:text=Skeletal%20muscle%20tissue%20showed%20a,%2Dinflammatory%20reactions%20%5B11%5D
Muscle impacts the brain:
https://academic.oup.com/biomedgerontology/article/77/10/1959/6602136?login=false
Muscle can treat symptoms of depression and anxiety: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/eip.13528#:~:text=We%20reported%20that%20resistance%20training,elevated%20depressive%20or%20anxiety%20symptoms
More muscle = longer life:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11147802/#:~:text=Performing%20any%20amount%20of%20weight%20training%20was%20associated%20with%20lower,observed%20among%20women%20than%20men
It's never to late to start!
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37875254/