The retina has one of the highest metabolic needs of the body, and the macula has the highest metabolic need at the retina.

So I would say it this way, the mitochondria has shut down, they're not producing ATP,

and the visual system and the eye tissue are in a starvation pattern.

So what I actually do in my eye therapy is I take people really

far from their status quo and I challenge their vision. And in challenging their vision, it creates

more energy flow. It creates a neurogenesis. And this is a way they're able to improve their

vision pretty immediately. And I can give more specific examples.

But that's a core philosophy for me is to take people out of their familiar zone with how

they see.

And immediately it creates more energy in the retinal cells.

Hey, everyone.

I'm Ari Witten.

And welcome back to the Energy Blueprint podcast.

Today I am with Dr. Sam Byrne, who is a holistic optometrist.

And does some absolutely fascinating work

in the realm of eye health and the interface

between the eyes and the brain.

So welcome, Dr. Sam Byrne.

I am super excited to have this discussion with you.

Thank you. It's really great to be here.

Yeah. So you do a lot of unique stuff. You don't just focus on, you know, kind of typical optometry sort of stuff.

There's a lot of unique things that you're doing in your work. And I would love if you could just talk a bit

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