Principles of Mito Medicine

Mitochondrial medicine has developed within last 30 years. There is now increasingly more research that suggests that mitochondrial energy production plays a critical role in cell health maintenance, cell communication, cell regulation and control of cell division. It should not be surprising that given the fundamental role of the mitochondria in preservation of normal cell function that compromised mitochondrial function will have significant detrimental effects on health.

The aim of mitochondrial medicine is to maintain, restore cell functions as an additional method to conventional medicine. Often this will lead to the possibility of decrease of dosages of medications that are being used to treat disease; and hence reduction their side effects.

Mitochondrial medicine does not replace therapeutic methods of modern conventional medicine, but can significantly increase effectiveness of conventional medicine treatment. Many medical studies and two international congresses on Coenzyme Q-10 (and other mitochondrial medicines) have reported successful use of these in different chronic diseases of metabolism (e.g.diabetes – both types, diabetic complications, obesity, atherosclerosis), muscular and neurological diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscle dystrophies etc.), cardiovascular diseases (esp. coronary heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathies etc.), chronic degenerative and inflammatory joint disease and spinal diseases (osteoarthritis, osteochondropathies, spondyloses), malignant disease (notably by reduction of side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and acceleration of regeneration of the white and red blood cells etc.), immune system diseases (allergies, asthma etc.), and many others.

A very positive effect has also been reported in sport medicine especially in acceleration and improvement in the regeneration processes after heavy training and during sporting competitions. Furthermore, mitochondrial medicine supplements are not listed as restricted substances from a doping perspective.

Significant effects are described in the field of stress management where mitochondrial medicine provides support of stress reserves responsible for management of mental and physical stress (by supporting the ANS, hypothalamo-pituitary-suprarenal system, subcortical sympathetic centers and central nervous system).

The aim of mitochondrial medicine is to maintain, restore cell functions as an additional method to conventional medicine. Often this will lead to the possibility of decrease of dosages of medications that are being used to treat disease; and hence reduction their side effects.

Mitochondrial medicine does not replace therapeutic methods of modern conventional medicine, but can significantly increase effectiveness of conventional medicine treatment. Many medical studies and two international congresses on Coenzyme Q-10 (and other mitochondrial medicines) have reported successful use of these in different chronic diseases of metabolism (e.g.diabetes – both types, diabetic complications, obesity, atherosclerosis), muscular and neurological diseases (Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscle dystrophies etc.), cardiovascular diseases (esp. coronary heart disease, hypertension, cardiomyopathies etc.), chronic degenerative and inflammatory joint disease and spinal diseases (osteoarthritis, osteochondropathies, spondyloses), malignant disease (notably by reduction of side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and acceleration of regeneration of the white and red blood cells etc.), immune system diseases (allergies, asthma etc.), and many others.

A very positive effect has also been reported in sport medicine especially in acceleration and improvement in the regeneration processes after heavy training and during sporting competitions. Furthermore, mitochondrial medicine supplements are not listed as restricted substances from a doping perspective.

Significant effects are described in the field of stress management where mitochondrial medicine provides support of stress reserves responsible for management of mental and physical stress (by supporting the ANS, hypothalamo-pituitary-suprarenal system, subcortical sympathetic centers and central nervous system).

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