Mitochondria Flashcards
The energy is created in the:
Mitochondria
Dictates the level of brainpower:
Number, Efficiency and Strength of Mitochondria
Lights that can drain mitochondria’s energy:
Blue LED and Fluorescent lighting
Has the second most densely packed mitochondria of the body:
Neuron
Is a symptom of overtaxed mitochondria:
Fatigue
Necessary to make energy:
Oxygen and Glucose (Fat or Aminoacids)
Fuel source that make mitochondria perform better:
Alternating like a hybrid car
Nutrient and Antioxidant def, Toxins, Stress and Lack of sleep causes:
Inefficient Mitochondria
A sign that the brain needs energy:
Cravings
Makes the body unable to effectively process sugar:
blood sugar dysregulation and Insulin resistance
Mental performance is linked to:
Mitochondria efficiency
Process to produce ATP:
Citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle)
Can provide carbon and electrons to create energy:
Glucose and BHB
IN the absence of oxygen to create ATP, the cells produce energy:
Anaerobically
Produce fewer free radicals and make more antioxidant enzymes:
Efficient Mitochondria
Is needed to methylate:
ATP
Is needed to make ATP:
Methylation
Aminoacid essential for metabolize fattyacids:
Carnitine
“Cortisol ______ fat metabolism”:
Inhibits
Is the entry molecule for all important Krebs cycle:
Acetyl CoA
Are responsible for all steroid hormones:
Mitochondria
Mother hormone, precursor to all steroid hormones:
Pregnenolone
Steroids that increase the number of mitochondria:
Testosterone and Estrogen
Selective degradation of mitochondria:
Mitophagy