The Energy Blueprint Podcast How Do Mitochondria Respond To Health And Disease? | Eric D. Gordon, MD
Oct 25, 2025
Dr. Eric D. Gordon, with over 40 years of experience, discusses the history of alternative medicine, major aspects of health missed by functional medicine, the real reason behind chronic fatigue, and the intelligence of the body. They explore the concept of sickness behavior, the need for a systems approach in understanding human biology, and the role of mitochondria in the cell danger response. The power of the mind in healing and finding joy for health and wellbeing is also emphasized.
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Boxes Of Supplements That Didn't Help
- Dr. Gordon received patients carrying boxes of supplements without improvement.
- That experience led him to question the 'broken mitochondria' model.
Illness Is A Failure Of Cellular Conversation
- Chronic illness is a loss of cellular communication creating a mosaic of dysfunctional cells.
- Illness persists when local cell 'voices' stop talking to the whole-organism control systems.
Restore Natural Safety Signals
- Improve environmental 'safety signals': clean food, sun, earth contact, water, and supportive surroundings.
- These salugenic signals help cells exit defense modes when local inflammation is controlled.