Dr. Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician specializing in the concept of muscle-centric medicine, which focuses on the largest organ in the body, skeletal muscle, as the key to health and longevity.  By using high-quality protein diets, supplements, and resistance training, she helps a variety of patients, from those suffering with sarcopenia or pre-diabetes to elite military operators, reduce chronic disease risk and improve longevity.

Dr. Lyon received her doctorate in osteopathic medicine from the Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine and is board-certified in family medicine.  She earned her undergraduate degree in Human Nutrition from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign where she studied vitamin and mineral metabolism, chronic disease prevention and management and the physiological effects of diet composition.  She also completed a research/clinical fellowship in Nutritional Science and Geriatrics at Washington University in St. Louis.

In this episode, we talk about why muscle mass is so critical for overall good health, the importance of having a substantial amount of protein at each meal, and why dietary protein is not a clinically significant risk factor for developing cancer.

Links:

The Role of Meat in a Healthy Diet

Protein researcher’s rebuttal to Dr. Valter Longo’s research

Piedemontese discount code: GLYON

Related Episodes: Ep 112 - Eating for Longevity with Valter Longo

Ep 183 - Robb Wolfe on the Case for (Better) Meat

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