Home » About Mitochondrial Disease

The Way Energy Is Made

Print

Why are mitochondria important for every living being to sustain life?

What does it mean to have a mitochondrial disease?

How is mitochondrial function related to aging and other diseases?

What does Complex I-IV mean as a diagnosis?

Learn about how energy is made in this exciting short animation created by MitoAction and students from CDIA Boston!

 

Like it? Post a comment or tell-a-friend!

My son has been battling

Submitted by leg0666 on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:18am.

My son has been battling MitoDZ for nearly 7 years now and our family could attest to the challenge of educating family, friends, and teachers about this challenge. Thank you for creating this piece; it will assist in making this complex situation a bit more understandable.

My son has been battling

Submitted by leg0666 on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 11:18am.

My son has been battling MitoDZ for nearly 7 years now and our family could attest to the challenge of educating family, friends, and teachers about this challenge. Thank you for creating this piece; it will assist in making this complex situation a bit more understandable.

Great job Cristy, thank-you.

Submitted by janice on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 3:17pm.

Great job Cristy, thank-you.
mitoscottie's picture

Wow Cristy! This is so EASY

Submitted by mitoscottie on Thu, 07/30/2009 - 10:57am.

Wow Cristy! This is so EASY to understand both for us and for those who love us! THANK YOU!

If this is how our teacher

Submitted by AllanK on Tue, 06/22/2010 - 6:00am.

If this is how our teacher explained to us how energy (ATP) is released from mitochondria, I think it would be VERY EASY for to understand during our elementary years.  The educational video explained it well in a simple manner - fantastic!   Much better than discovery channel ;-) he.

Allan

 

Mitrocondrial diseases

Submitted by topu prime on Mon, 11/01/2010 - 5:53am.

Mitrocondrial diseases caused by damage to the mitochondria-small, energy-producing structures that serve as the cells' "power plants."very useful info for me.Because i'm new in blogging and i'm need good tutorial like your post.

that is really great

Submitted by frankzz on Wed, 07/20/2011 - 1:12pm.

that is really great animations.......

Regards

 

I still don't understand How

Submitted by BerdaHuang on Tue, 07/26/2011 - 2:02am.

I still don't understand How is mitochondrial function related to aging and other diseases. Anyone here got another soure of information?

Berda -

 

When the mitochondria does

Submitted by Sheila4Wellness on Fri, 09/09/2011 - 7:58am.

When the mitochondria does not work properly free radicals are produced. Think of a cinder from a fireplace. The free radicals are the cinders and the carpet our body. Whatever part of our body receives the most free radical damage is the first to wear out and develop degenerative disease. If it is your eyes it may be cataracts or macular degeneration. It is your joint space then arthritis. If it is your brain then Alzheimer's or Parkinson's disease. Over time our bodies can look like the carpet in front of a fireplace.
Our enemy is free radicals and our allies are antioxidants.

What creates free radicals? Excessive Exercise, Excessive Stress, Air pollution, Pollution of our food and water, Ultraviolet Sunlight, Medications and Radiation

Note: Info taken from Dr Ray Strand, M.D's book " What Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Nutriitonal Medicine May Be Killing You".

owall's picture

Just like BerdaHuang, I am

Submitted by owall on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 10:45pm.

Just like BerdaHuang, I am still don't understand how is mitochondrial function related to aging and other diseases. Can anybody explain it slowly to me ? ( I am googling right know, to search more information about this).

Thanks for the highly

Submitted by Google Places O... on Thu, 12/15/2011 - 11:18am.

Thanks for the highly educational video. What a fascinating topic - reminds me of how the "force" is generated in Star Wars. :)