What is the Metabolic Model of Aging?
It is an understanding that aging is fundamentally a shift to a more youthful anabolic metabolism (high energy Repair & Rebuild) away from catabolic (low energy, breakdown, wear down) metabolism. Other models of aging, such as wear and tear, free radicals, enzyme depletion and even accumulated genetic error are part of this downward metabolic shift. Importantly, anabolic metabolism determines a great deal more than one’s muscle mass. It influences immunity, protein synthesis, cell proliferation, bioenergetics, cell communication, endocrine function, and even mind, mood and behavior.
