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Lesson 7 — Sleep and Strength
The foundation
Walker's research places sleep beneath mood, memory, immune function and hormonal regulation. Short sleep is not stamina; it is borrowed capacity repaid with interest.
Load the skeleton
Resistance training is the most reliable protection against the bone loss that accelerates after the menopausal transition. Beginning in your twenties is a deposit; beginning at fifty still pays.
Fuel, don't shrink
Sims' correction to decades of advice: under-fuelled training suppresses cycle, thyroid and recovery. Eat enough to train, especially protein.
The Test
All questions must be correct for the lesson to log.
1. Short sleep is best described as:
2. The most reliable protection against age-related bone loss is:
3. Chronic under-fuelling most directly affects: