#441: Why Mitochondria Matter: Preventing Age-Related Decline and Transforming Women’s Longevity With Dr. Taz Bhatia
5/26/202657 min
Today, I'm joined by Dr. Taz Bhatia, a trailblazing integrative medicine physician, entrepreneur, and leading voice in women's health and longevity. In our conversation, Dr. Taz opens up about how her personal health challenges as a conventionally-trained MD led her to explore nutrition, Chinese medicine, and Ayurveda, inspiring her to reimagine what it means to truly care for the whole person. We also dive into the work of Countdown, a nonprofit accelerating mitochondrial science and medicine to improve how we prevent and treat disease. If you’re interested in women’s health, functional medicine, healthy aging, and cellular energy, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Episode Timestamps: Introduction to Longevity Podcast and host ... 00:00:00 Introducing Dr. Taz Bhatia and Countdown’s mission ... 00:01:10 Limitations of conventional medicine and time with patients ... 00:08:03 Holistic approach: importance of deep intakes and history ... 00:10:09 Cellular energy and why it matters now ... 00:11:38 Modern lifestyle threats to cellular and mitochondrial health ... 00:12:27 Rising chronic inflammation and age-related diseases ... 00:13:05 Missed opportunities: not measuring or prioritizing cell health ... 00:14:01 Inherited and childhood mitochondrial issues ... 00:15:13 Impact of earlier mitochondrial research on current medicine ... 00:20:12 Manifestations of mitochondrial aging in elderly and kids ... 00:22:15 Women’s health: chronic stress, hormone decline, and autoimmunity ... 00:26:40 Risks of hormone treatment without cell health basics ... 00:37:41 Underfunding of women’s health research and its clinical impact ... 00:40:34 Mitochondria’s direct link to hormone and overall health ... 00:45:02 Countdown: accelerating mitochondrial research and awareness ... 00:46:16 Ovarian aging’s role in female longevity ... 00:48:02 Future of medicine: better testing, integration, and support ... 00:54:55 Our Amazing Sponsors: Tro Zzz by Troscriptions – A fast-acting sleep troche that dissolves in your cheek and combines melatonin with compounds like honokiol, adenosine, cordycepin, CBD, CBN, and 5-HTP to support deep, restorative sleep when travel, stress, or late workouts throw things off. Head to troscriptions.com and use code NAT10 for 10% off your first order. Bioregulators by Nature’s Marvels - targeted peptides designed to support cellular signaling and renewal across key systems like circadian rhythm, immune function, and vascular health as part of a foundational longevity stack; head to profound-health.com/?Aff=Longevity15 and use code NAT15 for 15% off your first order. O₃RACLE by Wizard Sciences — A daily ozonated oil capsule designed to support immune balance, cellular communication, and antioxidant production without clinics, machines, or complicated routines; learn more at wizardsciences.com and use code NAT15 for 15% off. Nat's Links: YouTube Channel Join My Membership Community Sign up for My Newsletter Instagram Dr. Bill Lawrence Episode
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First 90 secondsNatalie Knittum· Host0:00
[gentle music] Welcome to Longevity. I'm your host, Natalie Knittum. I'm a nutritionist, a human potential and epigenetic coach, and I created this podcast to bring you the latest ways to take control of your health and longevity. We cover it all, from new technology and ancestral health practices, to personalized interventions, and a very special interest of mine, peptides and bioregulators. Enjoy the show. Welcome back to the show, folks. My name is Natalie Knittum, and I am your host. Before I launch into the intro for the episode, I have a very quick personal favor to ask you. As of the recording of this podcast and introduction, my Instagram account seems to have vaporized. So if you're listening to this and you've gone looking for me on Instagram under my name, @natalieknittum, and I'm not there, then do me a big fat favor. Look for me at longevitywithnat, and if you find that page, please do join and follow because I share lots of great information there as well. So that's it. That's the big favor. Let's get into the episode. Today, I am joined by Dr. Taz Bhatia, integrative medicine physician, entrepreneur, and a leading voice in women's health and longevity. She's here representing Countdown, an organization that I've recently become very involved with that is doing such exciting work. They are helping to accelerate mitochondrial research and bringing new attention