Doctors Were Wrong - Your Mitochondria are Failing (and this is how to fix them)

Use Code THOMAS20 for 20% off Your First Order of SEED: http://seed.com/thomasyt Chris' Substack: https://chrismasterjohnphd.substack.com/ Mitochondrial Testing: https://www.mito.me/ This video does contain a paid partnership with a brand that helps to support this channel. It is because of brands like this that we are able to provide the content that we do for free. Click HERE to Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/c/ThomasDeLauerOfficial?sub_confirmation=1 Please check out the new Shorts channel, DeLauer Clips and Workouts, here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQPQImPsw74KhO0Zy2-leyA/videos Please Subscribe to my Email Newsletter Here: https://www.thomasdelauer.com/life-optimization-tactics/ Follow More of My Daily Life on Instagram: http://www.Instagram.com/ThomasDeLauer Timestamps ⏱ 0:00 - Intro 0:10 - 10 Signs Your Mitochondria Are Failing You 2:05 - Mitochondrial Function Declines 1% Every Year After 20 5:35 - 75% of Your Mitochondrial Function Is Within Your Control 6:55 - Top Strategies to Improve Mitochondrial Function 10:04 - 20% off Your First Order of SEED 11:35 - Creatine as the Mitochondrial Energy Grid 14:32 - Thomas's Creatine Protocol & the Sleep Connection 19:07 - Why Creatine Can Add Sleep Time 22:12 - Chris' Creatine Sleep Experiment 24:07 - Why Creatine Causes Side Effects in Some People 28:08 - Fasting, Ketosis & Sleep - Why Less Sleep Can Be a Good Sign 35:18 - LED Lights, Flicker & How Artificial Light Destroys Mitochondria 37:28 - The 5 Laws of Mitochondrial Health 40:08 - Morning Sunlight, Serotonin & the Mitochondria 42:14 - Red Light Panels vs Sunlight - Supplement, Not Substitute 46:08 - Gerald Pollack's Work on Structured Water & the Fourth Phase 51:35 - Cell Water as a Gel - What Molecular Biology Got Wrong 53:55 - Mitochondrial Infrared Light & Venous Return 57:47 - Bioluminescence, Cuddling & Infrared Energy Exchange 58:30 - How Mitochondria Emit Light - Protoporphyrin IX & TSPO 1:00:00 - Benzodiazepines, Blue Light & Mitochondrial Damage 1:01:13 - Thyroid as the Body's Energy Regulator 1:02:50 - Why Low Thyroid Is Often a Mitochondrial Problem 1:04:00 - How Food Translates to Thyroid Output via ATP 1:06:15 - When Mitochondrial Dysfunction Shows Up in the Thyroid Gland 1:07:00 - Oxidative Stress, Hydrogen Peroxide & Hashimoto's 1:09:18 - Treating Low Thyroid Without Asking Why 1:11:20 - The Mitochondrial Health Hierarchy - Food Before Pharma 1:13:46 - Iodine, Vitamin D & Why You Need to Know the Root Cause 1:15:28 - The Hawaii Skateboarder Study - Rethinking Vitamin D Norms 1:18:00 - How to Properly Interpret Vitamin D Status 1:24:40 - Testosterone, TRT & Why Fixing Mitochondria First Makes More Sense 1:27:25 - Virtuous Cycles vs Vicious Cycles - How Mitochondria Either Spiral Up or Down 1:29:38 - CoQ10, Testosterone & the Mitochondrial Connection 1:33:30 - Libido, Testosterone & What the Number Actually Means 1:39:40 - Leptin, Insulin, Cortisol & How the Body Signals Energy to the Endocrine System 1:43:20 - Libido as a Life Force Signal - What It's Really Telling You 1:57:00 - Ketogenic Diet, Ketones & the Brain Energy Theory 2:00:15 - Ketones for Alcohol Withdrawal & Addiction Recovery 2:01:38 - Exogenous Ketones - The History & What They Actually Do 2:04:25 - Why the Keto Diet Works for Epilepsy - The GABA Mechanism 2:06:35 - Hunter-Gatherer Diets, Carbohydrates & What Ketosis Really Means 2:08:48 - Long-Term Keto & Micronutrient Depletion 2:09:25 - Where to Find More of Chris