310: Mitochondria: Key to Health and Longevity
Age Less / Live More
Lucas Rockwood
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 June 2018
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
If you go to any convenient store, you'll see dozens of "energy" products including bars, drinks, and snacks. Most products are loaded with sugar or caffeine—or both. In the short term, they'll certainly give you energy, but in the long term, they send you spiraling down. High energy is at the cornerstone of health, but we often neglect the very root source of energy—our cellular energy created by the mitochondria. On this week's, Yoga Talk Show, you'll learn how cellular energy can be pivotal for full-body health and wellness.
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Listen & Learn:
- Why these organelle produce ATP which is energy at the cellular level
- How your lifestyle can impact your mitochondria
- Why excessive eating creates reactive oxygen species (ROS) and depletes energy
- Why fat is 15x more efficient than sugar at creating cellular energy
- 4 supplements to boost mitochondria: L-Carnatine, CoQ10, D-ribose, magnesium
- Why low mitochondria can impact fertility
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Warren L. Cargal, L. Ac. specializes in age-related diseases tied to diabetes, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative issues, and cancer. He is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist and is also founder and clinical director of Acupuncture Atlanta. He is the author of the book, Your Mitochondria: Key to Health and Longevity. He has practiced Chinese medicine for over 20 years. You can learn more about his site
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| 1:07.5 | Thanks to FourSigmatic for supporting the show. |
| 1:17.4 | People have different definitions for health and wellness, but everyone I meet interested in health and wellness is interested in more energy. |
| 1:20.9 | People are interested in food store, you'll see dozens and dozens of products addressing this, energy bars, energy drinks, |
| 1:35.4 | most of which of course are loaded with sugar or caffeine or guarana or any kind of other, |
| 1:40.6 | stimulant that sure might give you energy in the short term but in the long term has |
| 1:44.8 | some pretty negative side effects and can throw you out of balance. So when we're |
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