Mitochondria & The Methylation Cycle-
The Keys to Increasing
Energy and Cellular Health
Do you need more energy? Are you sick? Seems like most of us
these days can answer yes to both of those questions. Should we be sick though,
and feel tired all the time? The answer is a resounding no. It is not natural
to feel this way, nor is it built into the body's design. We're simply not supposed
to be sick all the time. So then why are we? Well, the answer is threefold. And
I'm going to be illustrating this for you in this article in a way everyone can
understand.
Energy-
Everyone knows B vitamins give you energy, and some have
even heard how your adrenal gland health effects energy levels. But these are
not the base or the foundation of your energy production in your body. All
energy produced in the body is produced by mitochondria
inside the cell. The energy mitochondria produce is called ATP, it is literally
the fuel your cells feed on to perform their function properly. What that means
is, if you are mitochondria are not producing enough ATP you eventually get
sick. Get symptoms. Things start breaking. Just like car parts. If a cell cannot
work, it eventually dies. Well you don't
want this happening on a tissue level, much less a systemic level. So when it
starts on the cellular level that's when we need to correct it. These
mitochondria basically look like bugs under a microscope. They swim around
inside your cell looking for the nutrients they need to feed on, in order to
produce ATP. Kind of like bees flying around looking for pollen and flower
nectar to feed on, so they can then produce honey. Same thing. The mitochondria
require specific nutrients in order to produce ATP. Things like CoQ10, omega-3
fatty acids, carnitine and others. The American diet is sadly low in these
specific nutrients, almost nonexistent in some people if you were to test their
blood. Supplementing with the correct nutrients for ATP production will truly
transform your life.
The second big pillar of energy production is your the
methylation cycle. This is one of the major recycling metabolic processes in
the body that is happening every second of the day. The methylation process is
crucial for detoxification, production of adrenal steroid hormones, DNA repair,
absorption of B12, vitamin D and others, and is also crucial for energy
production. It is essentially a recycling circle, combining particular
nutrients with other nutrients in order to form certain molecules necessary for
other functions. And then sending those molecules back into the recycling
process to start it over, and keep it going. Similar to the Krebs cycle.
Methylation keeps homocysteine at proper levels, when you are lacking nutrients
for proper methylation function, your homocysteine levels rise in the blood,
causing cardiovascular issues. This is a very common blood test, and high
homocysteine blood levels are well known marker for cardiovascular problems.
This is just one example, but as you can see methylation is huge. It's just
like the mitochondria, it's at the very base and core of our bodies energy
production. But methylation is responsible for more. As I said, detoxification,
cellular repair, absorption of B12, vitamin D, folic acid and much more.
when both of these processes are impaired or "running on low" we get
symptoms. And we get sick. Cells die. That is simply how the body works.
Impairment of these two processes for long periods of time can lead to
conditions such as:
- Fibromyalgia
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- slow healing
- easily stressed
- cardiovascular disease
- lack of energy
- depression
- pain
- mental disease
- arterial disease
And many many more. Consider fortifying your mitochondria
and methylation cycle to maximize your health today. If you have questions or
want more information please contact our clinic.
907-301-9568
