Muscle mass

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

Doing this regularly could help you age in reverse

Epigenetic age presents a more accurate picture of how well your body’s cells and tissues are functioning. That makes it a more precise measure of age. And unlike the age indicated on your driver’s license, you can reverse it…

Joyce Hollman

The surprising way coffee may reshape fat, muscle and metabolism

Body fat, belly fat and muscle are often top of mind when we think about diet and healthy aging. But a new study suggests your daily coffee habit may be influencing all three — along with your metabolism.

Virginia Tims-Lawson

What if half of ‘muscle aging’ isn’t aging at all?

Your muscles don’t necessarily have to act their age. In fact, much of what we think of as muscle aging may not be inevitable. Discover what staying active does inside muscle cells, and how key nutrients can support the energy that powers them.

Joyce Hollman

A bodybuilding supplement may halt Alzheimer’s progression

Exercise is great for the brain. And if your exercise game includes bodybuilding, you may have an edge over the rest of us: halting the progression of Alzheimer’s. But if weight training is off the table for you, there’s an easier way…

Dr. Adria Schmedthorst

The deep sleep switch that turns on your anti-aging hormone

While sleeping, your brain switches on a powerful anti-aging hormone that helps preserve muscle and bone, reduce fat and support a healthier metabolism. Scientists have uncovered the brain circuit behind it, and how to help keep it working as you age.

Margaret Cantwell

The secret to reverse-aging older muscles

Exercise does more than help build muscle. It could reverse a key driver of muscle aging by helping older muscle cells restore the cleanup-and-repair systems they need to stay strong, responsive and ready for the life you want to keep living.