Kaitlyn Carroll

Muscle: The Real Fountain of Youth

By Dr. Gabrielle Lyon

Excerpted from Forever Strong: A New Science Based Strategy for Aging Well

My goal is nothing short of upending modern medicine with a refocus on muscle as the fountain of youth. In real life, it’s neither a fantastical elixir nor a miraculous curative. But muscle can still be a magic pill... See more

We collect healing modalities like they're Pokémon cards, each promising to fix whatever part of ourselves we've decided is defective this week. " Oh, you have childhood trauma? Have you tried this artisanal, small-batch, locally-sourced form of emotional self-flagellation?"

The real kicker? The vicious rumor that personal growth must feel like... See more

While I didn’t appreciate it at the time, I had just used my body to change my mind—I had used my physiology to overhaul my psychology. This wasn’t just a quick fix, feel-good moment: This was the beginning of a transformation of my baseline emotional state leveraged by a shift in my physical state.

This metamorphosis of your emotional and mental... See more

What will you dare to do this year?

Who will you dare to be?

How will you dare to play in your stretch zone?

Instead of trying to force massive transformation through sheer will and a concerning number of journaling prompts, consider:

• Making friends with your current state (yes, even the messy parts)


• Experimenting with tiny changes


• Treating yourself like a fascinating science experiment instead of a problem to be solved


• Taking regular breaks from trying to

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