In this episode, Anita sits down with culinary innovator Phil Saneski to explore protein, flavor, and the future of food through a chef’s perspective.

Drawing on experience from Michelin star kitchens, product development, food service, and sustainable food innovation, Phil shares how he thinks about creating meals that are both delicious and better for our bodies. The conversation explores how to add protein to everyday foods without making them feel overly functional, why taste still has to come first, and where chefs can help shape the future of healthier eating.

Anita and Phil also discuss plant-forward protein options, customizable restaurant meals, hospital food, healthier desserts, and the growing opportunity to design meals that support healthspan and muscle health while still tasting great.

This episode is for anyone interested in protein, longevity, culinary innovation, and the future of food.

In this episode of the Muscle Longevity Podcast, I sit down with Dr. William J. Evans, one of the first researchers to describe sarcopenia, the age related loss of muscle mass.

For decades, muscle was treated primarily as a fitness topic. Dr. Evans helped shift the field toward understanding muscle as a major determinant of mobility, fracture risk, disability, and long term independence.

We discuss:

• What sarcopenia really means clinically• Why muscle loss is not an inevitable part of aging• The limitations of traditional lean mass measurements• A new method to directly measure muscle mass using a simple creatine tracer• Why muscle mass may be one of the strongest predictors of late life outcomes• What happens to muscle during weight loss and GLP- 1 use• Practical strategies to preserve muscle through resistance training and high quality protein

If muscle is the biological reserve that protects independence, then measuring and protecting it may be one of the most important things we can do for healthy aging.

Many people respond to aging by eating healthier and increasing protein intake, yet strength and recovery still decline. Why?

In this solo “Explained” episode, Anita breaks down a key concept in muscle biology called anabolic resistance. Muscle is not maintained simply because amino acids are present. It is maintained when the body receives a signal to repair and rebuild tissue.

You will learn why muscle cells require an activation signal, why that signal weakens with age, and why adding more protein alone often fails to stop muscle loss.

Understanding this difference between material and signaling changes how we think about aging, resilience, and long term health.

In this episode, I speak with longevity advocate and filmmaker Marek Piotrowski, founder of the Live Beyond project. Marek spent a year traveling across five continents and 39 countries with his son Alek, interviewing more than 100 scientists, doctors, and innovators working on aging and human health.

We talk about what he learned from Blue Zones, longevity clinics, and leading researchers around the world, and why he believes prevention and diagnostics are the true foundation of longevity.

We also discuss the role of muscle in healthy aging, strength training, GLP-1 medications, and why lifestyle changes matter more than most people think.

Topics we cover include:

• why “prevention is king” for longevity
• when you should start thinking about longevity
• muscle loss with aging and how to fight it
• GLP-1 drugs and the risk of losing lean mass
• the mindset shift needed to live longer and better
• simple daily habits that support healthspan

Marek is currently preparing the film Live Beyond: Quest for Longevity and the book Live Beyond: How to Win Your Longevity Game, both based on his global journey.

Ready to start your longevity journey? Download the Longevity Map here:
www.livebeyond.world/#get-the-map

Learn more about the Live Beyond project and follow Marek:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marekpiotrowski
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/longevityadvocate/
Website: www.livebeyond.world

In this opening episode, Anita introduces The Muscle Longevity Podcast, the importance of muscle for healthy aging, and what to expect from future conversations on longevity, muscle health, protein, movement, and longevity nutrition.