Muscle is the organ most people forget to protect — and the one that predicts how the next thirty years go.
Jul 8, 2026
5 min read
Dr. Arjun Mehta
From around 40, adults lose roughly 1% of muscle mass a year without resistance training. That loss shows up later as poor glucose control, frailty and a longer recovery from everything.
How much protein, really
Most guidelines set a floor, not a target. For anyone training or over 50, somewhere between 1.2 and 1.6 g per kg of body weight per day is a more useful aim, spread across meals rather than loaded into dinner.
What to watch in bloodwork
Fasting insulin and HbA1c tell you how well your muscle is handling glucose. Ferritin and vitamin D affect whether you recover well enough to keep training. They belong in the same conversation.
Food first, supplements second, and lift something heavy twice a week.
Dr. Arjun Mehta
Internal medicine, Verdia
