03/04/2026
Dysglycemia, or poor blood sugar control, is rampant. COVID can mess it up, mold, other toxins, stress, obviously diet - all the things - but sometimes to me it’s like “who cares what caused it - let’s fix it.” It’s also crazy because I see it in young people all the time, I see it in more thin people than overweight, and more cross fitters and athletes than desk jockeys. Again, all the things. This is mitochondrial impairment! Dysglycemia leads to:
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Neurotransmitter imbalances such as dopamine and serotonin, leading to low motivation, poor focus, depression, or just feeling blah. Not to mention glutamate/GABA causing anxiety and neuroinflammation…..the brain is LOADED with mitochondria so if their energy supply is disrupted, you will feel it!
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Adrenal imbalances - hypoglycemia is often adrenal under activity, hyperglycemia is often over activity, but both are generalizations and DEFINITELY not hard rules. Cortisol gets all the fame, but adrenal neurotransmitters are also a part of the conversation, and perhaps a bigger part than cortisol for many people.
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Poor sleep. This is the NUMBER ONE CAUSE of sleep disturbances - blood sugar drops in the middle of the night causing a release of “stress chemistry” that raises blood sugar - and leaves you wide awake!!
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All of this IS mitochondrial impairment, and leads to more mitochondrial impairment. This leads to more inflammation, more ROS, more fatigue, less healing, and increases your risk of developing inflammatory autoimmune diseases, metabolic diseases like diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and neurodegenerative disease like Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s.
