Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine

The Key to Understanding Disease, Chronic Illness, Aging, and Life Itself

By: Lee Know

Narrated by: Madison Niederhauser

The book has information for patients and practitioners on optimizing mitochondrial function for greater health and longevity.

Why do we age? Why does cancer develop? What's the connection between heart failure and Alzheimer's disease or infertility and hearing loss? Can we extend lifespan, and if so, how? What is the exercise paradox? Why do antioxidant supplements sometimes do more harm than good? Many will be amazed to learn that all these questions, and many more, can be answered by a single point of discussion: mitochondria and bioenergetics.

In Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine, naturopathic doctor Lee Know tells the epic story of mitochondria - the widely misunderstood and often-overlooked powerhouses of our cells. The legendary saga began over two billion years ago, when one bacterium entered another without being digested, which would evolve to create the first mitochondrion. Since then, for life to exist beyond single-celled bacteria, it's the mitochondria that have been responsible for this life-giving energy. By understanding how our mitochondria work, in fact, it is possible to add years to our lives, and life to our years.

Current research, however, has revealed a dark side: many seemingly disconnected degenerative diseases have tangled roots in dysfunctional mitochondria. However, modern research has also endowed us with the knowledge on how to optimize its function, which is of critical importance to our health and longevity.

Lee Know offers cutting-edge information on supplementation and lifestyle changes for mitochondrial optimization, such as CoQ10, D-Ribose, cannabinoids, and ketogenic dietary therapy and how to implement their use successfully.

Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine is an invaluable resource for practitioners interested in mitochondrial medicine and the true roots of chronic illness and disease as well as anyone interested in optimizing their health.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Lee Know (P)2019 Chelsea Green Publishing

Wow, fascinating!

After reading this book and listening to other medical professionals discuss mitochondria, II’m convinced that this will be an extraordinarily important area of research and treatment in the very near future! it seems that we have barely scratched the surface.

amazing

Thus biok is very enjoyable. a massage for the brain. fascinating information. Loved it, recommend it highly!

Good Bioenergetics Overview

Must read for anyone curious about the interplay between metabolic dysfunction and mitochondria health.

A Must Read!!!

I have listened to pver 15 health books in the last two years and this will be the first reread on that list. Its that good. The title seems boring but Dr Know goes so much deeper then it suggest. I had to keep a pen and paper around to list all of the additional supplements he mentioned. If you're into longevity health, then this book is a no brainer.

Mitochondria; Not just ATP energy generators...

If you're looking to build a house, you don't start building the roof. You start with the foundation, build the rest of the framework from the ground up. Same thing with the human body when it comes to health and wellness. Mitochondria are the foundation of health at a cellular level.

When Mitochondria function optimally, it means the rest of your body and it's metabolism is working as it should. When your metabolism is off, it impacts your Mitochondria and subsequently energy production and overall health and wellness. Its a cyclical relationship and one that we generally don't think of. We tend to think that the Mitochondria just handle their business as part of normal metabolic function.

Unfortunately that's not the case. There are so many factors that go into metabolic function that it would take an entire book to explain them all in detail. This is that book. If you're looking to optimize health, and understand that you build a strong house from the foundation up - this book is essential reading.

The great thing is you don't need a medical degree to understand it either. A basic level of biology, physics and anatomy and physiology is enough to really get a lot of value from this material.