Aaron Hartman, MDFunctional Medicine Specialist | Clinical Researcher

Dr Pamela Smith | Why Your Body is Like a High-Performance Car_ The Role of Mitochondria

19 Nov 2024 · 1 min

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Short excerpt from a YouTube video where Dr. Pamela Smith explains mitochondria as the body's engines, compares nutrient deficiency to running a car on low-octane fuel, lists causes of mitochondrial nutrient depletion (excessive exercise, viral infection, aging), and notes that reverse T3 can indicate need for additional nutrients to support thyroid function.

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Mitochondria are the engines of the body, literally meaning the car engines. So the body does function like a car. What happens if you don't have enough nutrients? It's like a Mercedes functioning on low octane fuel. It doesn't work very well, breaks down, dies early. Your body does the same thing if it doesn't have fuel. And so the mitochondria are the engines, and there are different nutrients that fuel those engines. And there's different reasons why you may not have enough nutrients. It may be because you exercise every single day, then you might get deplete. It may be because you had a virus. It may be due to the aging process and other things. But when we look at reverse T3, it tells us a lot of times if we need those extra nutrients to help the thyroid work better in the body.