Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disorders

One of the most fascinating areas of research and treatment is in the area of Mitochondrial disease. Mitochondria are the powerhouse of our cells, critical for creating the fuel that runs our body’s energy dependent functions.

These crucial functions are fragile and very sensitive to:

• oxidative stress
• poisons
• metabolic defect

We safely support the mitochondria with nutritional supplementation and antioxidants; in addition to metabolism improving therapies like hyperbaric oxygen.

Another area of great interest is methylation therapy. Methylation, which is a critical biochemical pathway, involves the addition of methyl groups (single carbon atoms with 3 hydrogens attached) to a variety of bioactive compounds.

As carbon based organism, these simple units are the main currency in our carbon economy. They are transferred between molecules activating neurotransmitter receptors like the Dopamine-4 receptor, detoxifying hormones  which can play a role in cancer and brain function, support energy metabolism and detoxification. Methyl donors can improve language, cognition, sleep, mood, aging, and heart and glandular function as well. Testing can be performed to look for gene mutations to the enzymes critical for methylation and treatments involving the vitamins and co-factors to support these enzymes can result in dramatic improvements.