A Brand New, At-Home Way To Accurately Test Your *Mitochondrial* Health & Efficiency (Your Doctor Probably HASN'T Heard Of This!) With Dr. Hemal Patel
Ben Greenfield
Jan 25, 2025
Episode description
I recently discovered that there is actually an accurate method of figuring out how healthy your mitochondria are.
It's called "mescreen," and it is based on groundbreaking research that allows you to assess mitochondrial function through a simple at-home blood test. Mescreen decodes your cellular performance to unlock the peak potential for optimal living. This is more than guesswork, it's the first-of-its-kind, precision pathway to discover your vitality based on your mitochondrial efficiency.
Dr. Hemal Patel, my guest on this show, is a tenured professor and vice-chair for research in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of California, San Diego, and has a dual appointment as a VA research career scientist and VA research pharmacologist at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. He is also the chief scientific advisor for Verséa Discovery (the creators of mescreen). He obtained his Ph.D. in pharmacology and toxicology from the Medical College of Wisconsin and did postdoctoral work at UCSD in the Department of Pharmacology under Paul Insel (2002–2005).
He has made seminal contributions in shaping new investigation areas on defining the impact of membrane structure on cell, organ, and organismal physiology and metabolism with implications for cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury, heart failure, diabetic cardiomyopathy, aging, pulmonary hypertension, cancer, and neurodegeneration. His focus on energetics in cell biology touches upon all these and is a control point for managing and empowering human health resilience.
Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/mescreenpodcast
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Mindsip insights from this episode:
Experience rapid mitochondrial changes with ayahuasca in 48 hours
In a study of individuals on an ayahuasca journey, researchers observed significant changes in mitochondrial function within just 48 hours.
Utilize at-home Me Screen test to assess mitochondrial health
A new at-home test called Me Screen uses a dried serum sample to analyze your mitochondrial health, avoiding the need for a muscle biopsy.
Utilize orally available peptides to avoid injections
The company Level Up Health offers orally available peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, eliminating the need for injections.
Discover three distinct populations of heart mitochondria
The heart contains three distinct populations of mitochondria, some of which are for signaling rather than energy production.
Avoid over-hacking mitochondria to improve health outcomes
Biohackers often have the worst mitochondrial test results because they are over-taxing their mitochondria with too many supplements and therapies.
Maintain mitochondrial network to prevent chronic diseases
Mitochondria form a dynamic, interconnected network within cells, and the breakdown of this network is linked to chronic diseases.
Use Me Screen test to verify mitochondrial supplement effectiveness
The Me Screen test can act as a 'bullshit detector' to see if expensive mitochondrial supplements are actually having any effect on your body.
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