“Your body is a bank account, it’s a chemistry lab, and it’s a history book. Meaning–calories count, but where they come from counts more.” – JJ Virgin
It’s never too late to start fighting for your health. The human body is incredibly adaptable, and it just takes a few, simple steps to reverse age-related health decline.
As the rest of the world slips into obesity, find out how to fix your crappy diet, get stronger, improve your metabolism and immune function, and keep on improving at ANY age.
In this episode, Tim and celebrity nutritionist JJ Virgin explore the importance of maintaining muscle and strength past 30 and how to get the fundamentals of your health dialed in before you consider anything else.
They also discuss the supplements they use to keep their physical and mental fitness in check, the best anti-ageing foods, and the dangers of fake “health” foods.
JJ specialises in helping people aged 40+ lose weight, keep it off, and look and feel better than ever with an “Ageing Powerfully” approach.
She’s worked with celebrities and athletes like Gene Simmons of KISS, Hollywood actor Ben Stiller, and tennis legend Serena Williams. She’s the author of four New York Times bestselling health and fitness books and hosts the Well Beyond 40 podcast.
Here are a few topic highlights:
5:28 – Calories in, calories out
8:14 – Meal timing, glucose spikes and consistency
10:31 – How to age powerfully
19:41 – The plague of sarcopenic obesity
35:19 – The benefits of creatine
43:36 – Best anti-ageing supplements
47:39 – Best anti-ageing foods
53:25 – Best anti-ageing nutrients
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