Muscle wasting is a catabolic state of the body, when the body shunts resources away from building up our muscles and our muscles become weaker, instead of stronger. When this happens, the body begins to break down muscle protein to provide fuel to other functions. 💪 I believe that muscle wasting occurs when we have an increase in inflammation for any reason, and the adrenals begin to pump out the anti-inflammatory hormone cortisol to counterbalance this inflammation. At a certain point, the co