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athletic longevity and peak performance as we age© 2020-2025 wise athlete podcast Hygiene & Healthy Living
Episodes
  • Clip of Misfiring Mitochondria (shortened version)
    Nov 30 2025

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    Hemal H. Patel, PhD
    • Professor & Vice-Chair for Development and Advancement Director, UCSD Cardiac/Neuro Protection Laboratories VA Research Career Scientist, VA San Diego Healthcare Systemss
    • Chief Scientific Advisor for Versea Discovery
    MeScreen -- Why Measure Mitochondria?
    • Mitochondria live inside your cells and regulate energy, metabolism, and cellular signaling to drive your body’s physiology, endurance, and resilience. The function, dynamics, and efficiency of mitochondria correlate with either health and well-being or poor health and sickness.
    • Normal aging, diet, exercise, exposure to stressors, and other variables have been proven to impact mitochondrial function (energetics) and dynamics (shape and size).¹⁻³ The maintenance of
    • mitochondrial function and dynamics are essential to health.⁴ Individuals who have a disease, are sick, or are in poor health will have poorly functioning mitochondria and compromised dynamics. Individuals who eat properly, have good sleep hygiene, train, or exercise demonstrate improved mitochondrial function and dynamics.
    • The mescreen™ is a mitochondrial efficiency screen that provides an energetic profile of your cells and ultimately of you. Establishing a baseline mescreen™ score and tracking it over time provides you with a tool to assess your mitochondrial function. mescreen™ is also part of an ongoing research project that will allow you to compare your mescreen™ score in the future against other populations that are sick, healthy, elite performance, and other to gauge where your cellular health and mitochondrial function are at.
    Episode Resources
    • MeScreen.com (use "WiseAthletes" for a $100 discount on a mescreen test)
    • @hemalpatelphd
    Related episodes & links:
    • Episode 175 | Misfiring Mitochondria | Hemal Patel PhD
    • Episode 168 | Mito Boosters | Healthspan
    • Episode 161 | Omega 3 | Bill Harris PhD
    • Episode 154 | Adaptive Range Expansion for Peak Performance | Mike T Nelson PhD
    • Episode 144 | Muscle for Athletic Performance | Mark Tarnopolsky MD PhD
    Help the show:

    3 ways to support our show:

    • Leave a review (or share this episode)
    • Check out our Fullscript site to save big on high quality supplements. Thank you!
    • Email us your questions at info@wiseathletes.com.
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  • #175 | Misfiring Mitochondria | Hemal Patel PhD
    Nov 30 2025

    Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the "always on" discount)

    Hemal H. Patel, PhD
    • Professor & Vice-Chair for Development and Advancement Director, UCSD Cardiac/Neuro Protection Laboratories VA Research Career Scientist, VA San Diego Healthcare Systemss
    • Chief Scientific Advisor for Versea Discovery
    MeScreen -- Why Measure Mitochondria?
    • Mitochondria live inside your cells and regulate energy, metabolism, and cellular signaling to drive your body’s physiology, endurance, and resilience. The function, dynamics, and efficiency of mitochondria correlate with either health and well-being or poor health and sickness.
    • Normal aging, diet, exercise, exposure to stressors, and other variables have been proven to impact mitochondrial function (energetics) and dynamics (shape and size).¹⁻³ The maintenance of
    • mitochondrial function and dynamics are essential to health.⁴ Individuals who have a disease, are sick, or are in poor health will have poorly functioning mitochondria and compromised dynamics. Individuals who eat properly, have good sleep hygiene, train, or exercise demonstrate improved mitochondrial function and dynamics.
    • The mescreen™ is a mitochondrial efficiency screen that provides an energetic profile of your cells and ultimately of you. Establishing a baseline mescreen™ score and tracking it over time provides you with a tool to assess your mitochondrial function. mescreen™ is also part of an ongoing research project that will allow you to compare your mescreen™ score in the future against other populations that are sick, healthy, elite performance, and other to gauge where your cellular health and mitochondrial function are at.
    Episode Resources
    • MeScreen.com (use "WiseAthletes" for a $100 discount on a mescreen test)
    • @hemalpatelphd
    Related episodes & links:
    • Episode 168 | Mito Boosters | Healthspan
    • Episode 161 | Omega 3 | Bill Harris PhD
    • Episode 154 | Adaptive Range Expansion for Peak Performance | Mike T Nelson PhD
    • Episode 144 | Muscle for Athletic Performance | Mark Tarnopolsky MD PhD
    Help the show:

    3 ways to support our show:

    • Leave a review (or share this episode)
    • Check out our Fullscript site to save big on high quality supplements. Thank you!
    • Email us your questions at info@wiseathletes.com.
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    58 mins
  • #174 | Dodging Dementia in the Older Athlete | Amanda Wiggins, PhD
    Nov 1 2025

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    Amanda Wiggins, PhD
    • Amanda Wiggins completed a BSc(Hons) in Neuroscience at University of Otago in New Zealand. University of Otago
    • She then earned a PhD in neuroscience at the University of Melbourne in Australia. University of Otago
    • Her interest lies in turning neuroscience/brain research into useful products — especially given the rising prevalence of neurological conditions as populations age.
    In our conversation.....
    • What “brain-fitness” means in the context of an athlete who’s been training for years and now faces the extra variable of aging and brain-health risk.
    • How to measure risk.
    • The research-based links between physical activity, vascular health, cognitive resilience, and how athletes might benefit—or in some cases put themselves at risk—if they don’t pay attention.
    • Practical, actionable habits and interventions that older athletes can adopt today to sharpen their mind, and guard against memory loss, dementia or cognitive decline.
    • And lastly: how to take all this science and apply it to training, recovery, lifestyle and mindset in a way that feels meaningful, sustainable and empowering.
    cGP Supplement -- Why take it? (from cGP Health website)
    • From around the age of 50, IGF-1 activity naturally begins to decline, and this process can be accelerated by stress, poor lifestyle choices, or specific genetic conditions. When IGF-1 levels or function are reduced, the body’s demand for cGP increases, yet it becomes harder to produce enough. Without adequate cGP, IGF-1 cannot work effectively, which may affect brain health, cardiovascular wellbeing, and energy levels.
    Episode Resources
    • Foodforthebrain.org
    • www.cgp-health.com
    • How to Order cGP: https://cgpmax.com/
    • https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract
    Related episodes & links:
    • Episode 161 | Omega 3 Science vs Hype | Bill Harris PhD
    • Episode 154 | Adaptive Range Expansion for Peak Performance | Mike T Nelson PhD
    • Episode 147 | Solving Inflammaging | Dwayne Jackson PhD
    • Episode 135 | What's Your Healthy Fat %? | Vyvyane Loh MD
    Help the show:

    3 ways to support our show:

    • Leave a review (or share this episode)
    • Check out our Fullscript site to save big on high quality supplements. Thank you!
    • Email us your questions at info@wiseathletes.com.

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