Martin Picard

Today on TSEE, we discuss the potential energetic underpinnings of mood disorders, and how a decades-old medication may influence energetic processes to stabilize mood.

Lithium has been used to treat mood disorders like bipolar disorder since the 1960s, but we still don't fully understand how it works. Or why it only works only for some people.

Growing evidence suggests that this tiny atom (number 3 on the periodic table!) may influence mitochondrial biology. In this piece, we discuss key papers showing lithium's effects on mitochondrial energy transformation, cellular energy demands, and mitochondrial protection under stress. One emerging idea: a person's mitochondrial biology could contribute to whether they respond or not to lithium.

This research is a piece of evidence linking mitochondrial energy transformation to our experiences, including how we feel about the world and about ourselves.

tseenergy.substack.com/p/lithium-mood…

I’m delighted to share this collective agenda-setting piece on Mitochondrial Psychobiology.

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With @carmensandi10, we gathered as many colleagues as the Banbury Center allowed to explore contours of this emerging field. What can bringing mitochondria and the science of energy teach us about the human experience, health, and our ability to flourish?

The ability to pattern energy is among the richest human abilities. So precious.

Health isn't just the absence of disease. Observing and quantifying energy patterns in our bodies could help us begin to understand health as a dynamic state. Once we understand ourselves and the dynamic shifts in our health energetically, new possibilities emerge around our ability to detect alterations in our health, and promote the healing process.

More on TSEE:

• Energy: The Missing Dimension of Biomedicine
tseenergy.substack.com/p/energy-the-m…

• Intrinsic Health: A New Way to Understand How Our Bodies Maintain Their Internal Balance
tseenergy.substack.com/p/intrinsic-he…

Experience is the doorway to truth. Science provides tools and practices to organize our experiences.