Lifestyle Guide

According to the book “BioMarkers,” the greatest predictor of health as we age is the level of lean body mass that we carry. Lean body mass fuels our metabolism. Unfortunately, a chronic wasting condition affects many seniors. The condition is called sarcopenia. What causes it and what can we do to prevent and even reverse it?

Sarcopenia – Chronic Wasting

A deficit in lean body mass (muscles, organs, bones, etc.) is called
sarcopenia. Energy is born in your muscles and other lean body mass. It
is created to meet the needs of the day. People actually program their
energy metabolism by their activity level. In other words, if you
regularly expend a certain amount of energy every day, your body will
start anticipating this. Your metabolism will create the lean body mass
and produce the energy needed to meet the regular tasks of the day.
Energy requires fuel. A healthy person will have a hunger equivalent
to their energy needs. The hunger ceases and you feel satisfied when
nutrient levels – especially fats – have reached the general
requirements for fuel anticipated by your body. Interestingly, in a
healthy person certain cravings will direct their appetite to foods
containing the nutrients they lack. Most of us have obliterated our
delicate sense of taste with added salt and sugar. We have erased the
ability of our body to communicate through cravings.
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