The Mitochondria Scientist Dr Martin Picard reveals why stress is secretly burning 60% of your daily energy, the science behind reversing grey hair, and why your mitochondria - not your genes - determine how fast you age! Dr Martin Picard is a Professor of Behavioral Medicine and Director of the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group, who specialises in how stress, emotions and lived experiences affect your mitochondria. He recently published the world's first map of mitochondria in the human brain and is also the author of the upcoming book, ‘Energy’. He explains: ◼️Why depression is really an energy problem, not just in your head ◼️Why eating more food won't give you more energy, and what actually will ◼️How training for a marathon can double the mitochondria in your muscles ◼️Why people with a strong sense of purpose have more powerful mitochondria ◼️Why cancer cells abandon their mitochondria, and what it means for treating them Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:16 Why Everyone Is Suddenly Obsessed With Energy 00:04:15 Why I Dedicated My Life to Mitochondria Research 00:05:32 The Fascination With Mitochondria—and What a PhD Really Means 00:08:26 How Better Energy Can Transform Your Everyday Life 00:09:43 Where to Start If You Constantly Feel Tired 00:14:06 Why Mitochondria Are the Key to Your Health 00:16:23 How Mitochondria Made Complex Human Life Possible 00:18:44 What Insulin Resistance Reveals About Your Energy System 00:20:17 How Mitochondria Influence Cancer Risk 00:22:57 The Real Cause of the Warburg Effect 00:24:23 Why Diabetes Raises Your Risk of Cancer 00:25:50 Why Smoking Damages Cells and Causes Cancer 00:30:45 Why Hair Turns Grey—and Whether It Can Be Reversed 00:39:38 What Cortisol Is Really Doing to Your Cells 00:42:28 Does a More Resilient Mind Save Cellular Energy? 00:45:01 Acute vs. Chronic Stress: Why the Difference Matters 00:45:34 Understanding Resistance—and Why It Drains Your Energy 00:47:59 What Really Happens When You Get Your First Grey Hair 00:51:23 The Real Secret to Healthy Aging 00:53:17 How to Make Your Body More Energy Efficient 00:55:15 How Food Shapes Your Cellular Energy 01:00:42 What Mitochondria Have to Do With Alzheimer's Disease 01:05:12 Is Dementia Really "Type 3 Diabetes"? 01:11:48 Why Alzheimer's Is More Common in Western Societies 01:13:34 Ads 01:15:36 How to Eat for Maximum Energy 01:17:08 Why We Overeat Even When We're Not Hungry 01:20:26 Is Breakfast Really the Most Important Meal? 01:22:23 How to Stop Scattering Your Energy 01:30:38 How High Performers Filter Signal From Noise 01:41:45 How Energy Resistance Shows Up in Parenting 01:43:46 Why Meaningful Goals Become Magnets for Energy 01:44:27 Do People With Purpose Have Healthier Mitochondria? 01:48:15 What Being Judged Does to Your Body and Brain 01:52:59 Why Chronic Stress Leads to Visceral Fat 01:53:22 How Chronic Stress Turns Into Disease 01:54:56 What GDF-15 Is—and Can You Prevent It? 01:58:21 Can Supplements Actually Improve Mitochondrial Health? 02:02:15 How to Trust Your Body's Internal Wisdom 02:04:14 Ads 02:05:18 Can Red Light Therapy Really Boost Your Mitochondria? 02:07:05 What You Need to Know Before Trying Red Light Therapy 02:12:26 How to Listen to Your Body's Energy Signals 02:29:03 The Best Exercise Routine for Healthy Mitochondria 02:30:03 Which Blood Tests Actually Measure Mitochondrial Health? 02:32:06 The Personal Loss That Changed Everything Follow Dr Martin: Website - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BqY0OhF Substack - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/4aOc0rk Metabolic Psychiatry and Ketogenic Diet - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/GexHJoI X - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/Fs8WGvj Instagram - https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/BsNZ7vH You can find out more about Dr Martin’s upcoming book, ‘Energy’, here: https://link.thediaryofaceo.com/5jW5yUA The Diary Of A CEO: ◼ Join DOAC circle here - https://doaccircle.com/ ◼ Buy The Diary Of A CEO book here - https://smarturl.it/DOACbook ◼ The 1% Diary is back - limited time only: https://bit.ly/3YFbJbt ◼ The Diary Of A CEO Conversation Cards: https://linkly.link/2hm7r ◼ Get email updates - https://bit.ly/diary-of-a-ceo-yt ◼ Follow Steven - https://g2ul0.app.link/gnGqL4IsKKb Sponsors: KetoneIQ - Visit https://ketone.com/STEVEN for 30% off your subscription order Cometeer - https://cometeer.com/DOAC use code DOAC for $20 off Bon Charge: https://boncharge.com/DOAC for 20% off