In recent years, multiple studies have emerged unveiling the immense role mitochondria play in everything from stress resilience, to health to energy levels. It turns out that mitochondria basically function as small batteries and detect threats (toxins, stress, and poor lifestyle choices) at a cellular level. So, how do mitochondria work? Is there a direct connection between the health of your mitochondria and fatigue? And what can you do to optimize your mitochondria and live to 100? This week, I have a very special guest, whom I have been wanting to interview for a very long time. His name is Dr. Ted Achacoso and he is an expert on mitochondria and health. We are going to be talking about the function of mitochondria in our bodies and how they influence everything from disease, chronic inflammation, stress resistance, and aging.   This is a very special episode and there is so much to discuss with regards to mitochondrial health that we ended up talking for almost 2 hours. I am super excited about this episode, and I hope you will appreciate it too. ? In this podcast, you’ll learn Why mitochondria are essential for vitamin D production How environmental changes affect your mitochondria The main reason why you age and how you can slow down aging How overeating cause breakdown of the mitochondria and how fasting improves their health One of the most common things people do to be healthy that damages their mitochondria (and how you can avoid it) Why avoiding blue light at night keeps your mitochondria healthy The 4 major keys to optimizing mitochondrial health and live to 100 How relationships affect your mitochondria The best type of exercise for healthy strong mitochondria