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“Autophagy and mitochondrial health Defective and aging mitochondria contribute to metabolic dysfunction and disease. Mitophagy, the selective degradation of dysfunctional mitochondria, helps ensure that the body’s cells are metabolically efficient.”

Dr. Rhonda Patrick reviews curcumin, urolithin A, and glutamine for inflammation, mitochondria, immunity, and exercise.

“Oxidative stress is a natural repercussion of normal metabolic processes during oxidative phosphorylation (the generation of energy) in mitochondria or accompanying hypochlorite generation during immune activation.”

“The principal drivers of mitochondrial dysfunction include loss of inner membrane electrical and chemical potential, altered electron transport chain function, and reduced metabolite transport into the mitochondria.”

“She identified vitamins/minerals and other compounds present in vegetables/fruits that are essential for mitochondrial health, which is critical for brain function. Learn more about Dr. Terry Wahls "Minding your Mitochondria" Presentation on TEDx.”

“Aerobic exercise has many health benefits: It keeps the heart's structure youthful, it increases mitochondria, and it reduces our long-term risk of cognitive decline and other neurodegenerative conditions. That's just to name a few.”

“PGC-1 alpha participates in glucose and fatty acid metabolism, muscle fiber remodeling, mitochondrial biogenesis (the production of new mitochondria), and thermoregulatory function.”

“What’s important to remember is that, at physiological pH, the majority of lactic acid is in the form of lactate, but the terms can be understood to be mostly interchangeable. The lactate shuttle hypothesis in the plasma membranes of muscles and heart and other tissues, but they are also in the mitochondria."”

“Findings of a 2018 study suggest that BHB administration and fasting both reduce senescence in mice. Senescence occurs when a damaged cell terminates its normal growth and reproduction cycles to prevent the accumulation of damaged DNA or mitochondria.”

“Because of its unique chemical structure, melatonin can cross the blood-brain barrier and gain access to neurons and mitochondria, where it directly neutralizes reactive oxygen and reactive nitrogen species—free radicals that cause central nervous system oxidative stress and inflammation.”