Improve Energy & Longevity by Optimizing Mitochondria | Dr. Martin Picard

Dr. Martin Picard, PhD, is a professor of behavioral medicine at Columbia University and an expert on how our behaviors and psychology shape cellular energy production and rates of aging. He explains that your mitochondria don’t just “make energy”; they translate what you do—your mindset and your relationships—into the energy you experience as vitality or lack thereof. He explains how exercise, nutrition, sleep, meditation, and even certain thought patterns and our sense of purpose can charge our cells like batteries. He also shares findings that hair greying is the result of cellular stress and is reversible. This episode links physical and mental ‘energy’ with cellular energy and provides science-supported tools to improve your physical and mental health. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/dHanxYL *Thank you to our sponsors* AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Helix: https://helixsleep.com/huberman Lingo: https://hellolingo.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Waking Up: https://wakingup.com/huberman *Follow Huberman Lab* Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hubermanlab Threads: https://www.threads.net/@hubermanlab X: https://twitter.com/hubermanlab Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hubermanlab TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hubermanlab LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-huberman Website: https://www.hubermanlab.com Newsletter: https://www.hubermanlab.com/newsletter *Dr. Martin Picard* Personal website: https://martinpicard.energy Lab website: https://www.picardlab.org Academic profile: https://www.neurology.columbia.edu/profile/martin-picard-phd Publications: https://www.picardlab.org/all-publications.html TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idJo0hpLhyI Resources: https://www.picardlab.org/resources.html Scientific American: https://www.scientificamerican.com/author/martin-picard X: https://x.com/MitoPsychoBio LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitopsychobio *Timestamps* 00:00:00 Martin Picard 00:03:50 What is Energy?, Energy Flow & Transformation 00:07:53 Energy, Vitality, Emotions, Sensory Perception 00:14:18 Sponsors: Helix Sleep & Lingo 00:17:19 “Mito-Centric” View of World, Mitochondrial Energy & Information Patterns 00:25:26 Organelles, Mitochondria & Energy Transformation; Maternal Genes 00:31:12 Mitotypes & Differentiation, Mitochondria as “Social Organisms” 00:36:52 Food & Dysfunctional Energy Transformation 00:40:02 Lifestyle Choices & Interests, Physiological Growth 00:46:39 Pregnancy, Amenorrhea; Illness & Tiredness 00:51:07 Sponsor: AG1 00:52:29 Energy Transformation & Distribution; Body’s Wisdom, Feeling Sick 00:56:27 Tool: Feel Your Energy; Breath & Energy 01:02:31 Flow of Energy; Trade-Offs, Life Purpose & Enjoyment 01:10:15 Biology, Meaningful Experiences & Energy Flow 01:16:27 Sponsor: Function 00:18:15 Inflammation, Energetic Flow 01:20:43 Child Prodigies, Species Lifespan & Mitochondrial Metabolism; Aging 01:28:56 Lifestyle & Aging: Exercise, Fasting; Inflammation, Sleep, Stimulants 01:37:06 Energetic Stress Signals, GDF-15, Cancer, Heart Failure 01:42:18 Genes, Lifestyle & Aging 01:47:54 Gray Hair Reversal, Stress; Inflammation & Aging 01:57:37 Energy Recovery, Sleep & Mitochondrial Function, Stress, Meditation 02:05:16 Tools: Yoga Nidra, NSDR; Pre-Sleep Relaxation, Energy & Restorative Sleep 02:10:58 Diet Individualization, Clinical Trials; Mitochondria & Nutrition, Keto 02:20:14 Alcohol; Energy Budget; Stress 02:25:02 Exercise, Increase Mitochondria, Overtraining; Resistance & Growth 02:33:06 Sponsor: Waking Up 02:34:41 Supplements & Mitochondria Health, Deficiencies, SS31, Methylene Blue 02:41:31 Energy Flow; Experiences, Balance 02:49:13 Transform Through Resistance, Energetic Awareness, Connection 02:56:05 Food Over-consumption Mitochondria Disruption; Tissues & Mitochondria 03:01:02 Mitochondrial Health Test; Tool: Ways to Increase Energy; Meditation 03:06:10 Peptides; Fertility Supplements, Urolithin A; Electromagnetic Fields 03:12:16 Acknowledgements 03:14:15 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify; Apple Follow, Reviews; Feedback, Sponsors, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter #HubermanLab #Science #Longevity Disclaimer & Disclosures: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer