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The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast

You’re Treating the Wrong Problem | Dr. Chris Masterjohn EP 231

The Mikhaila Peterson Podcast

Mikhaila Peterson

Health & Fitness

4.72.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2026

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Here’s a podcast I was really interested in, about mitochondrial dysfunction. From all my years of using ketogenic diets like the lion diet for health, getting impacted by mold, experiencing SSRI induced withdrawal/damage, it finally appears like the root cause is mitochondrial dysfunction at a cellular level. The research into this is cutting edge and fascinating. Chris Masterjohn, a PhD in nutritional sciences, runs a mitochondrial testing company called mito.me and is unbelievably knowledgeable about mitochondrial dysfunction.We get into what serotonin is actually doing in your body, why SSRIs and benzodiazepines are actually mitochondrial drugs in ways nobody prescribing them understands, why the lion diet and other keto diets work from a biochemistry standpoint, why mega-dosing supplements can harm you, what B vitamins and red meat have to do with inflammation, how mold toxicity and food reactions can produce identical symptoms and more.This one is for anyone who has been chronically sick and wants to understand what’s going on at a cellular level.Find Chris at chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com and mito.me—Follow Me—All Platforms: https://linktr.ee/mikhailapetersonInstagram: https://instagram.com/mikhailapetersonTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikhailapetersonWebsite: https://mikhailapeterson.comLion Diet: https://liondiet.comBiotoxin: https://biotoxin.comFacebook: https://facebook.com/mikhailapete​rsonpodcastTwitter: https://twitter.com/MikhailaFullerInstagram: https://instagram.com/mikhailapetersonTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikhailapetersonTelegram: https://t.me/mikhailapeterson​​

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0:00.0

The idea that serotonin is primarily acting in the brain, primarily acting on neurons, primarily

0:06.0

to boost your mood and make you happy, is total nonsense.

0:09.0

And that is basically a marketing campaign that arose because of the SSRIs in the 80s.

0:15.0

And the reality is...

0:17.0

Chris Master John.

0:18.0

Thank you for having me.

0:19.0

My academic background is I have a PhD in nutritional sciences.

0:21.6

I've used that for helping people harness the power of nutrition on their journey towards vibrant health.

0:27.6

One of the most interesting things about mitochondrial function is that it declines 1% per year with age.

0:33.6

The major driver of aging is that loss of mitochondrial function. That's fascinating. I remember the first time I took them, the first thing that happened

0:41.3

was I was like, I can breathe. SSRIs are mitochondrial drugs in ways that no one prescribing them

0:46.3

understands.

0:47.3

Benzodiazepines are mitochondrial drugs in ways that no one prescribing them understands.

0:51.3

They'll do it in a way where you're supposed to cycle

0:54.5

between stimulation and rest and recovery,

0:57.0

and they just put pedal to the metal 24-7-365.

1:01.6

My dad's been very ill, and I think SSRIs,

1:04.3

and then his withdrawal was treated with Klanazepam

1:06.7

that just neurologically injured him.

1:08.5

We were worried it was Parkinson's,

1:10.1

but it's not Parkinson's.

1:11.1

It's like a neurological injury.

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