Quick Hits: The Protein Mistake That Could Be Costing You Muscle in Midlife with Angelo Keely

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We talk constantly about eating more protein in midlife.

But here is the question we do not ask nearly enough:

Is your body actually getting what it needs from that protein?

Because there is a big difference between eating protein, digesting protein, getting enough of the right amino acids, and actually giving your body what it needs to maintain muscle as you age.

And this becomes especially important in perimenopause and menopause, when preserving muscle already starts getting harder.

In this clip you will hear from the episode, with Angelo Keely, co-founder and CEO of Kion, where we get into something I realized I did not understand nearly as well as I thought I did: essential amino acids.

We break down what amino acids actually are, why some proteins are considered "complete" while others are not, why collagen does not count the way many women think it does, and why protein quality may matter just as much as the number of grams you are tracking.

Then we get into the part I think is especially important for midlife women: what happens when you are dieting, using a GLP-1, struggling to eat enough protein, or simply noticing that maintaining muscle is getting harder than it used to be.