Disease States
Many disease states can be traced back to mitochondrial dysfunction and insufficient cellular energy production.
When a cell doesn't make energy normally, dysfunction can occur such as weakness, fatigue, diabetes, cardiac arrhythmias, and impact of hearing, vision, growth, gastrointestinal or kidney function. Mitochondria are responsible for helping to maintain cellular health, by the production of energy, decreasing harmful breakdown products of metabolism and abnormal metabolism.
Cancer
There is evidence that cancer is a metabolic disease with disturbances in energy production, which can be linked to the structure and function of the mitochondria.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder with inadequate control of the blood levels of sugar, glucose, or the way the body uses glucose to turn food into energy.
Obesity
Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) over 30 kg/m². It is correlated with several disease states such as cardiovascular disease, Type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancer.
Neurocognitive Decline
There is growing evidence to support the theory that the central nervous system may also be impacted by insulin resistance that can lead to mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
Cardiac Disease
It is a growing area of interest to consider therapies aimed at the prevention and/or correction of mitochondrial dysfunction in addressing cardiac disease.