About this episode

Dr. Jared Rutter discusses the role of mitochondria in metabolism and their implications for health and disease.

Dr. Jared Rutter, PhD, Professor of Biochemistry at the University of Utah and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, is a leading expert on mitochondria and metabolism. He explains how mitochondria produce the energy for your cells to work but also how they regulate cell growth and replication and thereby contribute to health and disease. We also discuss how mitochondria are linked to aging, cancer, and other diseases. Our conversation explores your metabolism as the composite of trillions of individual cells and points to new ways to improve health, avoid, and treat diseases. Show notes: https://go.hubermanlab.com/297-jared-rutter Pre-order Protocols: https://protocolsbook.com Thank you to our sponsors AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman Joovv: https://joovv.com/huberman BetterHelp: https://betterhelp.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://eightsleep.com/huberman Function: https://functionhealth.com/huberman Timestamps (00:00:00) Jared Rutter (00:02:29) Metabolism, Cells; Aging (00:08:36) Mitochondria, Origin & Cell Complexity (00:13:07) Sponsors: Joovv & BetterHelp (00:15:16) Mitochondria Genome, Inheritance (00:18:18) Mitochondria & Spatial Distribution; Cell-Specific…

Topics covered

• mitochondria
• metabolism
• cell growth
• health
• disease
• aging
• cancer

Keywords

• mitochondria
• metabolism
• cell growth
• aging
• cancer
• energy production
• disease treatment

Sponsors

AG1, Joovv, BetterHelp, Eight Sleep, Function

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