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Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

How to Enhance Mitochondrial Health and the Secret of Hormesis with Ari Whitten

Dr. Jockers Functional Nutrition

Dr. Jockers

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4.8688 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Have you ever wondered how to unlock boundless energy and combat chronic fatigue?

 

In this episode, Ari Witten, founder of the Energy Blueprint, explores how to boost mitochondrial health and combat chronic fatigue. He explains that mitochondria regulate energy production based on stress and highlights the impact of modern lifestyles on their function.

 

Ari emphasizes the benefits of exercise, temperature variations, and intermittent fasting to enhance mitochondrial performance. He also discusses how plant compounds act as beneficial stressors, improving our internal antioxidant systems.

 

By incorporating these strategies, we can improve our energy levels and overall well-being. Regular physical activity, temperature challenges, and a diverse diet rich in phytochemicals can significantly bolster mitochondrial health and sustain energy and vitality.



In This Episode:

 

  • 00:00 The Impact of Indoor Lighting on Melatonin

  • 03:31 Guest Introduction: Ari Witten and Mitochondrial Health

  • 05:44 Ari's Personal Journey with Chronic Fatigue

  • 10:18 The Role of Mitochondria in Energy Production

  • 18:17 The Decline of Mitochondrial Capacity with Age

  • 22:48 The Importance of Hormetic Stress

  • 28:05 How to Strengthen Mitochondria

  • 34:24 Nutrition Principles for Mitochondrial Health

  • 35:46 Redundancy in Our Energy Systems

  • 37:53 The Role of Autophagy and Mitophagy

  • 38:44 The NRF2 Pathway and Antioxidants

  • 39:53 Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Energy Production

  • 41:56 The Benefits of Phytochemicals

  • 48:03 The Importance of a Varied Diet

  • 49:32 Understanding Circadian Rhythm

  • 01:01:04 Daily Practices for Optimal Health

  • 01:07:37 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

 



This podcast is sponsored by Paleo Valley and their Grass Fed Organ Complex. It's like a supercharged multivitamin, containing liver, heart, and kidney from healthy, pasture-raised cows, freeze-dried to preserve nutrients. If you're looking for an ancient nutrition multivitamin, check out the Paleo Valley Grass Fed Organ Complex at paleovalley.com/jockers for 15% off.

 

This podcast is sponsored by ShopC60.com. C60 is a powerful, Nobel Prize-winning antioxidant that helps to optimize mitochondrial function, fights inflammation, and neutralizes toxic free radicals!



I’m a big fan of using C60 in conjunction with your keto and intermittent fasting lifestyle to support your immune system, help your body detox, and increase energy and mental clarity.



My favorite C60 products for Keto & IF lifestyles include C60 Purple Power in Organic MCT Coconut Oil (you can add this to your coffee) and their delicious Sugar-Free C60 Gummies (made with allulose and monk fruit)!



If you are over the age of 40, and you’d like to kick fatigue and brain fog to the curb this year, visit shopc60.com and use the coupon code “JOCKERS” for 15% OFF  and start taking back control over your health today!

 

 

“Modern lifestyles often lead to mitochondrial dysfunction, causing chronic fatigue and poor brain health.

-Ari Whitten

 

 

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Transcript

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0:00.0

There's research showing that just simple exposure to indoor home lighting, you know,

0:04.4

standard ceiling lighting of LEDs and fluorescence suppresses melatonin levels by about 70%.

0:11.4

Melatonin, again, critically important mitochondrial antioxidant, also neuroprotective, also cancer

0:17.5

protective. What happens if you are chronically massively suppressing a critically

0:24.5

important neuroprotective, cancer protective, mitochondrial protective hormone that is designed to recharge,

0:31.2

you know, this part of your cellular engine each night while you sleep, and you're doing that

0:36.0

night after night after night for years

0:38.6

or for decades.

0:39.8

Do you think it might lead to having chronically low energy levels, having poor brain function,

0:44.3

having increased risk of cancer?

0:46.1

Absolutely.

0:48.6

Hello and welcome to the Dr. Jocker's Functional Nutrition Podcast, the show designed to give you science-based

0:55.6

solutions to improve your health and life. I'm Dr. David Jockers, doctor of natural medicine,

1:02.2

and creator of Dr.jockers.com, and I'm the host of this podcast. I'm here to tell you that

1:08.4

your body was created to heal itself.

1:16.8

And on this show, we focus on strategies you can apply today to heal and function at your best.

1:20.4

Thanks for spending time with me, and let's go into the show.

1:32.6

This podcast is sponsored by our friends over at Paleo Valley, and I love their grass-fed organ complex, which is like a supercharged multivitamin.

1:41.9

It allows you to get a full spectrum of traditional superfoods loaded with nutrients into your body faster, easier, and without having to tolerate the taste.

1:48.0

Most people do not like the taste of liver, but traditionally, it's the most nutrient-dense food that people were eating, our ancestors were eating.

1:51.0

Now, grass-fed organ complex contains not one, but three organs from healthy grass-fed,

1:58.0

pasture-raised, cows, so you're getting a more diverse array of nutrients.

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