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Back to SearchCan We “Replace” Broken Mitochondria in the Lungs? The Future of Regenerative Pulmonary Medicine
Episode 320
In this Energy Code Deep Dive, Dr. Mike explores a frontier idea in regenerative medicine: mitochondrial transplantation — the transfer of viable mit…
10 hours ago
Metformin for Vision Longevity? The Mitochondria–Oxidative Stress Link in AMD (Systematic Review)
Episode 319
This Deep Dive breaks down a 2015 – late 2025 systematic review asking a modern longevity question: could metformin — best known as a first-line type…
1 day, 9 hours ago
Osteoarthritis Isn’t “Wear & Tear” — It’s a Mitochondrial Breakdown (And That Changes Everything)
Episode 318
What if osteoarthritis isn’t primarily a “wear and tear” problem, but a mitochondrial problem inside living joint tissue? In this episode, Dr. Mike B…
2 days, 14 hours ago
Resveratrol’s “Upgrade”? Resveratrone Might Be a Next-Gen Skin Longevity Molecule
Episode 317
This Deep Dive introduces resveratrone, a newly described compound created via photoconversion of resveratrol. The paper’s core argument is that resv…
3 days, 10 hours ago
Photoaging is a Bioenergetic Problem: How Wrinkles via Sunlight Are Mitochondrial Damage Made Visible
Episode 316
This Deep Dive breaks photoaging out of the “cosmetic” category and reframes it as a systems-level loss of cellular resilience driven by ultraviolet …
4 days, 12 hours ago
AMD Starts in the Mitochondria: The Hidden Quality-Control Failure Driving Retinal Aging
Episode 315
This Deep Dive reframes age-related macular degeneration (AMD) as more than “aging eyes” or vascular/inflammatory drift. The core argument: AMD may b…
5 days, 9 hours ago
Smarter Than Mouthwash: Methylene Blue + Red Light Therapy for Oral Infections
Episode 314
Oral infections aren’t “just a mouth problem” — they’re biofilm problems, delivery problems, and resistance problems. This Deep Dive breaks down a re…
6 days, 8 hours ago
Your Mitochondria Have a Schedule: Why Energy Is a Timing Problem (Not a Fuel Problem)
Episode 313
Most people think circadian rhythm is just “sleep timing.” This Deep Dive flips that model on its head using a plant biology review with a human-rele…
1 week ago
Light Over the Thyroid: Can PBM Improve Fatigue, Sleep, Mood, and Pain in Hashimoto’s?
Episode 312
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is usually treated like a numbers problem: TSH normalizes, levothyroxine is “working,” end of story. But many patients live i…
1 week, 1 day ago
Calories Are the Surface. Mitochondria Are the Story: The Real Science of Weight Loss
Episode 311
Most weight-loss advice stops at “calories in vs. calories out.” In this episode, Dr. Mike goes deeper: what happens to your body’s energy machinery …
1 week, 2 days ago