Without it, your legs will quickly lose weight and your muscles will start to atrophy. After the age of 60, it’s essential to include it in your diet.

ve always been a strong man—a carpenter by trade. My arms and legs are my tools. Without them, I’m nowhere. But a few years ago, I started feeling something strange. My trusty “tools” began to betray me.

My legs felt heavy as lead. My knees were weak, drained of strength. Lifting the bag of cement I used to throw with one hand? It was already difficult! My muscles began to atrophy, and I felt myself turning into a frail old man.

It was terrifying. The doctors just shrugged: “It’s a matter of age, Viktor Ivanovich. It’s sarcopenia. Take vitamins, move more.” But what good are vitamins when my legs can barely hold me up?! I felt it wasn’t just age. Something deeper was going on.

I started digging – I talked to old athletes, read scientific articles and wondered: what did our grandparents eat who were still chopping wood at the age of 80?

And then I found the answer.