youutekk Health Articles & Self-Care — Muscle Health

Nutrition is a key factor in maintaining the health of your body and mind. What you feed your body is very important, as this is what gets processed to fuel your mind, fuel your body, and build muscle. 

Maintaining muscle health throughout your life may be one of the most important things you do. Your muscles are responsible for all your movement and many neglect to take care of them, either through lack of exercise, supplementation, or having a poor diet. Taking care of your muscles can improve everything from sleep, to immune strength, to how well your muscles function later in your life.  Age-related muscle loss, called sarcopenia, is a natural part of aging. After age 30, you begin to lose as much as 3% to 5% per decade. Most men will lose about 30% of their...