Let’s talk about #mitochondria and #mentalhealth. Specifically, mitochondrial dysfunction…
Mitochondrial dysfunction is the term most frequently used to describe impairment in mitochondrial function. 🧵
Mitochondrial dysfunction is the term most frequently used to describe impairment in mitochondrial function. 🧵
The diseases and illnesses that have been associated with mitochondrial dysfunction are widespread, and the list includes almost all of the psychiatric disorders.
It also includes the metabolic and neurological disorders such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, many cancers and Parkinson’s disease, and more…
If all this evidence has existed for a while, why hasn’t anyone else suggested that mitochondrial dysfunction is the common pathway to metabolic or mental disorders?
Well . . . they have! To most people reading this, all of this may seem like new information. However, #BrainEnergy is not the first theory to assert the importance of mitochondria in human health and disease.
What these researchers failed to consider is how many other roles mitochondria play in cells apart from the production of energy.
They also failed to recognize just how many different factors affect the function and health of mitochondria. When mitochondria don’t function properly, neither does the brain.
When brain metabolism is not properly controlled, the brain doesn’t work properly. Symptoms can be highly variable, but mitochondrial dysfunction is both necessary and sufficient to explain all the symptoms of mental illness.
I further explore the importance of #mitochondria for your #mental and #metabolic health in #BrainEnergy. Learn more here: bit.ly/3MA74QE
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