Have Boundless Energy by Fueling the Mitochondria Fire!

Energy is something that we sometimes seem to have in short supply.

Do you feel like there’s an energy leak somewhere in your body and you can never get enough?

When you have a lack of energy it can impact your life in many ways.

Perhaps you are not as productive at work.

Or when you get home you barely have any energy to enjoy your evening.

Or you feel exercise is out of the question. You feel tired in the morning, during the day and at night. Exercise even though you know it’s important for your health . . . unfortunately . . . Right now . . . It’s out of the question to implement into your daily routine.

Maybe you’re so tired that your day is just a blur, and you’re only goal is to stay awake.

Imagine . . .

For you to be able to achieve this . . . what can you do?

One way to boost your energy levels is to fuel your mitochondria fire.

What’s that?

I thought you would never ask.

What are Mitochondria?

Mitochondria are often called the powerhouse of the cells because their job is to assist with generating metabolic energy in cells. They generate the most useful energy
from carbohydrates and fatty acids.¹

Every cell in your body needs energy to perform their job from your brain cells to your muscle cells.

Brain cells need to communicate with different parts of your body, as do muscles.

Energy from the mitochondria facilitates that communication.

It’s similar to the energy from a battery.

Energy generated from mitochondria is in called adenosine triphosphate or ATP.

Mitochondria produces ATP using the electron transport chain.

On that chain, there are 4 groups of proteins that work together to generate the energy, after which they pass it along to the 5^th protein to complete generation.

Once again expressing the importance of having daily adequate protein.

So you basically have an assembly line of energy workers in your body pumping an ongoing supply of energy into your cells.

What happens when the mitochondria aren’t functioning correctly?

Mitochondrial Disease . . .

‘Mitochondrial diseases are a clinically heterogeneous group of disorders that arise as a result of dysfunction of the mitochondrial respiratory chain. They can be caused by mutation of genes encoded by either nuclear DNA or mitochondrial DNA.’ ²

Mitochondrial disease impacts tissues in the body that are highly dependent on energy, which includes the brain, heart and muscles.

It could involve multiple tissues or a single tissue.

Diseases of the mitochondria include: (2a)

As you can see, mitochondria disease is quite pervasive and it can impact many areas of your body.

Since the mitochondria are so critical for our energy supply, any type of issue will manifest in tiredness or fatigue.

Boost Your Mitochondria

So how do you fuel the mitochondria fire?

There are several ways to do this through your lifestyle and diet.

Exercise

Exercise has been shown in studies to increase mitochondria volume.³

The study showed an initial spike in mitochondria formation, after which it leveled out and continued to generate at a steady pace.

The type of exercise is important to note, because it’s typically high intensity, aerobic exercise that helps to increase mitochondria. Some examples of this type of exercise are running, cycling, swimming, and skiing.

Foods That Give You Energy

Eating low nutrition foods puts an extra burden on your mitochondria.

Instead of generating energy to help your body function, energy is being wasted burning through junk food.

Try avoiding foods sugar laden foods, dairy, gluten and the inflammatory foods.

Instead, opt for wild fish, vegetables, fruits, greens, and try coconut milk as an alternative to dairy.

Vitamins to Increase Energy

In addition to foods it’s important to supplement with vitamins.

The following vitamins are helpful for boosting your energy:

As mentioned above one of the most important nutrients for Mitochondria Health is CoQ10, but unfortunately levels of CoQ10 start dropping from the age of 20.

The following graph tells the whole story: