Mitochondria are the power source that supplies the energy that allows each cell, tissue, and organ to operate at its optimum. Mitochondria also help maintain cellular homeostasis, ionic calcium balance, blood sugar regulation, cellular insulin sensitivity, fat deposition and lipolysis, endocannabinoid tone, and the regulation of communication and control of neurotransmitters and transmitter receivers. It is a powerful anti-inflammatory generator that inhibits neural excitotoxins, protects mitochondrial structural and functional proteins, mtDNA, and nuclear DNA. Mitochondria are intimately involved in the production of the adrenal, reproductive, and metabolic hormones.
Mitochondria decline with age, because of oxidative damage to the enzymes that synthesize Alpha Ketoglutarate (AKG), Alpha Linoleic Acid (ALA), and other Krebs cycle metabolites, as well as CoQ10, vitamin C, vitamin E and other nutritional deficiencies.