{"product_id":"muscle-matters-patrick-bugeja-9781763700512","title":"Muscle Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMuscle Matters: A Nutritional Guide to Lifelong Strength\u003c\/em\u003e explains why preserving muscle is essential for healthy ageing, physical independence, recovery, metabolic health, and everyday function.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMuscle is far more than a source of strength or athletic performance. It supports movement, balance, blood glucose regulation, resilience during illness and injury, and the ability to remain active across the lifespan. Yet muscle health is often overlooked until weakness, pain, reduced mobility, or loss of confidence begins to affect daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on evidence-informed principles from nutrition, exercise physiology, ageing biology, recovery, and clinical practice, Patrick Bugeja explores how muscle changes over time and what can be done to protect it. The book examines protein intake, resistance training, dietary patterns, sleep, stress, inflammation, gut health, injury, chronic disease, and the practical challenges that can make maintaining strength more difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in clear and accessible language, \u003cem\u003eMuscle Matters\u003c\/em\u003e is designed for adults who want to age well, preserve strength, improve recovery, and better understand the connection between nutrition and lifelong physical independence. It offers a practical framework for building and maintaining muscle without extreme diets, unrealistic exercise plans, or confusing health trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Bugeja\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1763700518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781763700512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Active8 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Patrick Bugeja","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50546596086015,"sku":"9781763700512","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de9a7de4-8da7-420b-95f7-ef3a3acda4a2.jpg?v=1790538188","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/muscle-matters-patrick-bugeja-9781763700512","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}