To supercharge your energy and enhance longevity it’s all about your mitochondria. Read Increase Your Energy & Longevity Essential Oils to Use to come up to speed on your mitochondria. In our last article we talked about how oxidative stress has been the burning topic among research scientists over the past two decade. Why? Because Oxidative Stress speeds up the aging process and is the Genesis of all Disease. We also talked about research on essential oils showing their capacity as an effective intervention strategy to protect against oxidative stress.Now, let’s look at the role antioxidants play in reducing oxidative stress and a few dietary strategies you can use.In our last article we learned that Irwin Fridovich and his graduate student,...

Over the past two decades oxidative stress has been the burning topic of interest among biological researchers.During an emergency the mitochondria ATP 'Danger Response Mechanism' (short term response to a threat) is turned on. During these times Herculean type tasks may be performed. Have you ever heard of a person picking up an automobile that had fallen on someone? These excess energy demands are for short durations. When the 'Danger Response Mechanism 'demand for energy output doesn’t turn off then the genesis of disease results.  Researchers have observed the correlation between Severe Life Stress and Oxidative Stress in the Brain. Studies suggest that the high levels of cortisol from long-term stress can increase blood cholesterol, triglycerides, blood sugar, and blood pressure. These are common risk...

Energy Production The quality of your energy level is governed by your mitochondria. Through our mitochondria everything is connected in a matrix of energy. Mitochondria are energy converters and are the powerhouses of a cell. Mitochondria act much like a digestive system, taking in nutrients (mostly in the form of glucose), breaking them down, and creating adenosine triphosphate (ATP), an energy carrier that is rich in molecules for cellular function. Your heart muscle cells contain more mitochondria than any other organ in the body – about 5,000 mitochondria per cell. This is because the heart is continually beating and must work harder than any other organ. Mother’s Inheritance You inherit your mitochondria exclusively from your mother. This is because the mitochondria in mammalian sperm are usually destroyed by...

With the advent of epigenetic research we now know that your environment controls gene expression.Epigenetic research is the study of changes in genetic expression that do not involve changes to the underlying genome. Epigenetic change is a natural occurrence that can be influenced by factors like age, the environment/lifestyle, and state of one’s health or disease. In other words, just because you have a particular gene does not automatically equate to your manifesting a particular disease. Epigenetic research shows us that your environment has the power to turn gene expression on and off. There has always been a deep connection between human beings and our environment. When we change our environment, we change ourselves. A collective entomology study showed there has been...

The research on aging is taking off! Never before in human history have we had so many ‘older’ adults living on our planet.We’re all doing it, that is aging. From the time we are born we are headed toward the eventual death of our physical bodies. It’s inevitable.But, what about the quality of our life and longevityThe rising health care crisis and epidemic of autoimmune diseases, obesity and death from use of pharmaceutical drugs are  leading the way for the current rush to learn about aging.The big question everyone wants to know is, “Can we slow, or even reverse aging. If so, how?”Quality of life as we age is also on everyone’s mind. Do we want to prolong life if...