Chris

Chris:

One adjunct treatment to wherever course of treatment you chose to follow is to meditate on your mitochondria with the understanding that when you get thirsty, all the cells in your body become thirsty at the same time.

Visualize the healthiest cell in your body.  A cell that is emitting light, a cell with healthy mitochondria; a cell that you inherited from your mother.  Direct all the cells in your body to use this cell as a pattern in the next cell division.  Smile! Hey! Presto! 

Icarus Flyby aka me

Mitochondria Summary

Mitochondria arose through endosymbiosis more than 1.45 billion years ago. 

Endosymbiosis: A symbiotic relationship where one organism lives inside the other. 

Mitochondria originated by permanent enslavement of purple non-sulphur bacteria. These endosymbionts became organelles… NIH PMC1634775

Mitochondria, often referred to as the “powerhouses of the cell”, were first discovered in 1857 by physiologist Albert von Kolliker, and later coined “bioblasts” (life germs) by Richard Altman in 1886.

Unlike nuclear DNA, which is inherited from both parents, mitochondrial DNA is usually inherited only from our mothers. Both egg and sperm cells contain mitochondria with mitochondrial DNA, but after fertilization the mitochondria from the sperm are almost always destroyed. 

Mitochondrial DNA changes very little across generations, so scientists can use it to trace maternal lineage through hundreds of thousands of years. NIH The Maternal Magic of Mitochondria

Mitochondria are intracellular organelles involved in energy production, cell metabolism and cell signaling. They are essential not only in the process of ATP synthesis, lipid metabolism and nucleic acid metabolism, but also in tumor development and metastasis. Mutations in mtDNA are commonly found in cancer cells to promote the rewiring of bioenergetics and biosynthesis, various metabolites especially oncometabolites in mitochondria regulate tumor metabolism and progression. …. 

Cancer cells rely on two main energy resources: oxidative phosphorylation (OXPHOS) and glycolysis. By manipulating OXPHOS genes or adjusting the metabolites production in mitochondria, tumor growth can be restrained  NIH The Diversified Role of Mitochondria in Cancer Metabolism

We now know that mitochondria are so vital that cells cannot grow without them. The role of mitochondria in cancer extends well beyond their classical role of making the bioenergetic currency ATP.  


Include sustaining proliferative signaling, evading growth suppressors, resisting cell death, enabling replicative immortality, inducing angiogenesis, and activating invasion and metastasis.

Nutritional Ketosis and Mitohormesis: Potential Implications for Mitochondrial Function and Human Health NIH PMC5828461

Mitohormesis is a process whereby reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by mitochondria at a low concentration act as signaling molecules to initiate a cascade of cellular events that ultimately protect the cells from harmful effects.

MITOHORMESIS: HOW MITOCHONDRIA PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM OXIDATIVE STRESS - NeuroHacker Collective

6 Ways to Improve Mitochondrial Health: Diet, Exercise, Sleep, Sunshine, Stress Reduction, and Toxin Avoidance