Muscle as Medicine: Why Skeletal Muscle May Be One of Psychiatry’s Most Overlooked Organs | Reno, Nevada |

Modern psychiatry is increasingly recognizing what exercise science has known for years: skeletal muscle is far more than cosmetic tissue. As an endocrine organ, muscle releases signaling molecules that directly influence mood, cognition, inflammation, stress resilience, and metabolic health—making resistance training one of mental health’s most overlooked therapeutic tools.