This month we are focusing on listening to our body's signals and what it is trying to communicate to us. We are taking into account the five environmental factors that can strongly impact the effectiveness of our mitochondrial function including: food, sleep, exercise, stress, and toxins. We are trying to establish patterns that may be contributing to the "trifecta of bad energy:" chronic inflammation, mitochondrial dysfunction, and oxidative stress.
Some facts to consider about the current state of our mitochondria:
A dysfunctional metabolism is the core foundational pathway that is underlying 9/10 leading causes of death in US
Industrial and overprocessed food currently comprises about 70% of the American diet
We sleep two hours less on average than 100 years ago
80% of American are not meeting the recommended minimum exercise guidelines, 20% of those do not get any activity at all
The average American spends 7% of their 24-hour period outdoors
The average American has 11 eating events per day over a 15 hour window
Healthcare in America is a $4 trillion industry while processed food and industrial agriculture is a $6 trillion industry
Our mitochondria are trying to process 50x more sugar than ever before, almost 60% of the food products on the shelf include added refined industrialized sugar
Much of the medicine prescribed is to manage symptoms and get biomarkers within range, not to find or fix the root cause of the condition
60% of advertising dollars on mainstream media are from the pharmaceutical industry
The FDA and many academic centers get up to 70% of their budget from the pharmaceutical industry
75% of Americans are overweight or obese
50% of American adults have prediabetes and type II diabetes
30% of teens have prediabetes
45% of children and teens are overweight or obese
77% are too unfit to join the military
20% of kids have fatty liver disease which only used to be seen in older alcoholics
18% of teens and 40% of adults have fatty liver disease
This is the first generation that is not on track to outlive their parents
Of all high income countries in the world the US has the worst chronic disease rates and lowest life expectancy and it's going down. We spend about 2x as much on healthcare than the second highest spending country in the world and have over 100 subspecialties that continue to create silos for our conditions.
The more money we spend on healthcare and the more specialties we create the higher our rates of disease are climbing including but not limited to autoimmune disorders and infertility
Resources:
Jay Shetty - On Purpose Podcast: The Nutrition Expert: 93% of Adults Have Metabolic Issues (What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You) - Dr. Casey Means https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2OeZcxVVI4&t=5134s
Dr. Andrew Huberman - Huberman Lab Podcast: Dr. Casey Means: Transform Your Health by Improving Metabolism, Hormone & Blood Sugar Regulation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qaBpM73NSk
"Good Energy" - Casey Means, MD https://a.co/d/c8FiSnx
Function Health - Direct-to-Consumer Lab Testing https://www.functionhealth.com/?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwodC2BhAHEiwAE67hJJzP_J22UGICjy1mI6nQ9JKUY0FN0sq52NWAycxYcyUh6jKCWUWr-xoCecsQAvD_BwE
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