Skeletal muscle is powered by one important compound; adenosine triphosphate (ATP). The body only stores small amounts of ATP in the muscles so it has to replace and resynthesize this energy compound on an ongoing basis. Understanding how it does this is the key to understanding energy systems. There are 3 separate energy systems throughContinue reading “What body systems are responsible for energy production?”
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Mitochondrial disease , anti-oxidants, nutrition test and Dementia
Mitochondrial diseases are a group of disorders caused by dysfunctional mitochondria, the organelles that generate energy for the cell. Mitochondria are found in every cell of the human body except red blood cells, and convert the energy of food molecules into the ATP that powers most cell functions.
Energy and Anatomy = Cancer and aging
Two types of people Tightly coupled: Only needs to eat less to arrive at required energy level Loosely coupled: Needs to eat more to arrive at required energy level Sun energy and glucose for energy production Nucleus is energy limited Mitochondrial DNA crosstalk: 10% changes in mtDNA has a greater effect in epigenetic expression Continue reading “Energy and Anatomy = Cancer and aging”