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Al Sears, MD
11905 Southern Blvd.
Royal Palm Beach, FL 33411


August 5, 2024

Richard,

You won’t hear this from your traditionally trained doctor…but when it comes to treating and preventing diabetes, taking care of your mitochondria is just as important as managing your blood sugar.

In fact, dozens of chronic diseases are now linked to age-related mitochondrial decline and dysfunction.

It doesn’t surprise me at all because mitochondria are the power generators in every single cell in your body.

But most people – and their doctors – never even think about mitochondria. That’s because mainstream medicine doesn’t recognize how important your mitochondrial health is.
From Mitochondrial Melt-Down To Diabetes Disaster

When you have type 2 diabetes, you either don’t have enough insulin, or your cells have become resistant to it. When that happens, your body can’t control your blood sugar levels and can’t turn food into energy.

Mitochondrial damage sets the stage for diabetes:

Mitochondria are responsible for the way your body burns stored fat. So if your mitochondria aren’t running at full capacity, you end up with a vicious cycle of fat build-up, increasing levels of cellular “junk” and the inability to accept insulin.1,2

Mitochondrial waste contributes to insulin resistance, which is another cause of high blood sugar and obesity.3,4

And the mitochondria in your brain trigger a spike in blood sugar after you eat. Damaged mitochondria mean unreliable signals and dangerous spikes in blood sugar levels.5

Fight Diabetes At The Source

I help my patients change the way they think about their mitochondria.

They are critical for keeping you healthy and active.

There are plenty of ways for you to support what mitochondria you have left and even replace what’s been lost so you can prevent or treat type 2 diabetes.

The first thing I tell my patients is to stimulate AMPK activity in their cells.

AMPK is a very important enzyme in your body.

AMPK regenerates cAMP…or what I like to call “The Molecule of Life.” cAMP is where we get all our energy. Without it, you become tired and lethargic.

When you’re young, AMPK works hard in every cell of your body to keep you energized and your cells healthy.

AMPK also increases the number of new mitochondria in your body and reduces inflammation and cellular “junk” that cause damage to existing mitochondria.

Best of all, it boosts your cells’ ability to take up glucose, turning it into energy instead of spiking blood sugar levels or storing it as fat.

For diabetics, it’s a lifesaver.
2 Steps For Mega Mitochondria

Sip this herbal tea: One way you can stimulate AMPK activity in your cells is with an herb known as the Vine of Immortality. Known to botanists as Gynostemma pentaphyllum, it’s been found to boost cellular energy levels, promote weight loss, lower blood sugar – and improve mitochondrial function.6

You can buy the leaves of G. pentaphyllum online and at specialty herb stores. Six grams of leaves brewed daily as a tea quickly lowers blood sugar levels and improves insulin sensitivity.7

The tea is simple to make:

tea

Drinking a cup of tea made from the Vine of Immortality stimulates AMPK and increases mitochondrial function.
Bring water to a boil
Add 6 grams of G. pentaphyllum leaves
Let the brew steep for 10 minutes
Pour tea into cup through a strainer and enjoy
Increase your mitochondria “power generators” by 55%. Here’s the biggest reason you feel more and more tired the older you get.

Mitochondria die with age. In fact, the Journals of Gerontology discovered the average 67-year-old lost a whopping 80% of the mitochondria they had in their 20s. By age 90, the average person has lost 95%!

No wonder you don’t have as much energy as you used to have!

But the good news is improving your mitochondrial health is simple…

It’s all thanks to a super nutrient called PQQ that can create 55% MORE mitochondria in just eight weeks.8

Studies show what all this extra energy can do for you. This nutrient has been proven to lower inflammation, improve high-level cerebral function, protect your heart, and even significantly improve sleep quality and duration.

And diabetics will love it. Because it also helps decrease insulin resistance. I recommend supplementing with 20 mg daily.

To Your Good Health,

Al Sears, MD, CNS

P.S. At the Sears Institute for Anti-Aging Medicine, I’ve been helping patients beat diabetes – and regain the energy, vitality and health of their youth –

So they can beat diabetes and ALL the so-called diseases of aging that steal energy…

And I want to help you do the same.

Join me for my biggest live event of 2024: Reclaim Your Youthful Energy with Dr. Sears.

It’s happening on Friday, August 9th at NOON Eastern.

Please note there is no fee to join this event. But we are using a service to host this large event and they require pre-registration.

If you want in, you’ll have to register prior to the event. So reserve your priority spot now.

Click here to register now.

References:

Wang J, et al. “Linking mitochondrial function to insulin resistance: focusing on comparing the old and the young.” Front Nutr. 2022; 9: 892719.
Noland RC, et al. “Carnitine insufficiency caused by aging and overnutrition compromises mitochondrial performance and metabolic control.” J Biol Chem. 2009 Aug 21;284(34):22840-52.
Terman A, et al. “Mitochondrial turnover and aging of long-lived postmitotic cells: the mitochondrial-lysosomal axis theory of aging.” Antioxid Redox Signal. 2010 Apr;12(4):503-35.
Prasun P. “Mitochondrial dysfunction in metabolic syndrome.” Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2020 Oct 1;1866(10):165838.
Toda C, et al. “UCP2 regulates mitochondrial fission and ventromedial nucleus control of glucose responsiveness.” Cell. 2016;164(5):872-883.
Nayyar D, et al. “Gynostemma Pentaphyllum increases exercise performance and alters mitochondrial respiration and AMPK in healthy males.” Nutrients. 2023;15(22):4721.
Huyen VT, et al. “Antidiabetic effect of Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea in randomly assigned type 2 diabetic patients.” Horm Metab Res. 2010.42(5):353-7.
Sites T, et al. “Pyrroloquinoline quinone modulates mitochondrial quantity and function in mice.” J Nutr. 2006 Feb;136(2):390-6.




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