Feeding Your Mitochondria
Beloved,
I wish above all things that thou ....be in health...
3 John 1:2
"Mitochondria are small spherical and sometimes sausage-shaped organs found inside our cells. Biochemists call them the powerhouses of the cells. They produce chemical energy in the form of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), much like a power station supplying electrical energy to a city. In addition, mitochondria play a role in the control of the cell cycle (the stages of life each cell in your body undergoes) including cell growth, differentiation and death.
Increase your intake of the following nutrients (either in the form of supplements or through the consumption of foods high in them):
alpha lipoic acid,
coenzyme Q10,
acetyl-L carnitine and
vitamin D.
alpha lipoic acid
Many foods contain alpha-lipoic acid in very low amounts. They include spinach, broccoli, yams, potatoes, yeast, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, carrots, beets, and rice bran.
coenzyme Q10
Food Sources of CoQ10
Vegetables: Spinach, cauliflower and broccoli.
Fruit: Oranges and strawberries.
Legumes: Soybeans, lentils and peanuts.
Nuts and seeds: Sesame seeds and pistachios.
acetyl-L carnitine
Selected food sources of carnitine
Whole–wheat bread, Asparagus.
vitamin D
Getting your vitamin D from diet alone is very difficult. Luckily, vitamin D is formed through a series of biochemical processes on your skin when you’re exposed to sunlight."
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