Martin Picard | Mitochondria, Aging, Energy, Metabolism, Gray Hair Reversal,Brain-Body Communication

Nick talks to Dr. Martin Picard, a biologist at Columbia University whose lab studies mitochondrial psychobiology, linking together molecular processes within mitochondria with human experience. They discussed; what mitochondria are and where they came from; their role in energy & metabolism; the mitochondrial genome; the importance of mitochondria in stress & aging; how exercise, diet, and genetics influence mitochondria biology; hair graying and whether it's reversible; the mind-mitochondria connection.

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0:00:00 Episode Intro
0:04:35 Martin Picard Intro
0:20:24 How Mitochondria Evolved
0:31:30 What Mitochondria Do Beyond Energy Production
0:50:49 Reactive Oxygen Species & Antioxidants
0:59:10 Fasting, Diet & Mitochondria
1:10:13 Aging & Mitochondrial Health
1:22:10 Endurance Training, Cognition & Mitochondria
1:50:05 Gray Hair Reversal
2:03:06 Summary & Final Thoughts