LUCAS HEDENBÄCKFounder at Superhuman Protocol

Your mitochondria don’t know what a calorie is..

24 Jun 2026 · 1 min

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In this brief monologue, Lucas Wilhelm Hedenbäck explains that mitochondria are indifferent to diet labels such as keto, carnivore, or vegan; they only care whether the nutrients they receive can be efficiently converted into usable energy. He argues that many people get stuck obsessing over calories and macros while neglecting critical lifestyle factors—insufficient sleep, excessive caffeine, chronic stress, and a constant fight‑or‑flight state. These conditions impair mitochondrial function, leading to brain fog, low energy, poor digestion, and reduced libido. Consequently, the focus should shift from searching for the "best" diet to asking whether the body is actually capable of processing the food being consumed.

Your mitochondria don't know what a macro is. They don't care if you're keto, carnivore, or vegan. They care about one thing: can this food be turned into energy efficiently? That's it. And that's why so many people are stuck. They are obsessing over calories and macros while sleeping 6 hours per night, running on caffeine, stressed out of their mind, living in fight or flight, and then they wonder why they have brain fog, low energy, poor digestion, and low libido. It doesn't matter how healthy the food is if the system underneath can't process it. So stop asking, what's the best diet? And start asking, is my body actually capable of using the food I'm giving it?