Understanding Cellular Regeneration with Dr. Lisa Fortin

Dr. Lisa Fortin currently practices at a regenerative medicine clinic. She has a biotechnology degree for her undergrad where she learned about how cells functioned, she learned about more advanced technologies and medicine. Dr. Fortin went to Harvard and served as Chief of Radiology at a local hospital.

Episode Highlights:

• What regenerative medicine is and why it's important to your cellular health.
• • Regenerative medicine concentrates the healing efforts of the body and amplifies them.
• The most popular types of regenerative medicine and how it could benefit you.
• What stem cells actually are, where they come from, and how they work.
• Who benefits from regenerative medicine and stem cell treatments.
• A more affordable technique Dr. Fortin offers as an alternative for stem cell treatment.
• Dr. Fortin's take on prolotherapy and comparable treatments she offers.
• What cellular health is, what it means, and how it relates to aging, health, and longevity.
• Why you should pay attention to your cellular health.
• You don't need to know everything about cellular health, you just need to find someone who does.
• Chronic inflammation underlies a lot of diseases.
• When inflammation disrupts the inside of the blood cell it leads to coronary artery disease.
• What the mitochondria do and what improves mitochondrial function.
• What Dr. Fortin thinks about people who try to exist on light only and not food.
• It's easier to set and follow your circadian rhythm in the summer.
• Some things you can do to boost mitochondrial function.
• Our membranes are very fluid and trans fats make them more rigid.
• Sleep is an important part of your life and health.
• The difference between the chronological age and the biological age.

3 Key Points:

1. Stem cells are important to regenerative medicine and do not come from ethically questionable sources.
2. Cells are the building blocks of life and protecting them can expand our health.
3. Mitochondria are the energy currency of the cell.

Tweetable Quotes:

• "Aging begins on the inside, on the cellular level, so it's important to look at your cellular health." -Dr. Fortin
• "You can't use bandaid techniques on disease, you need a solution." -Dr. Fortin
• "Mitochondria get their energy from food or the sun, you need to mind your light exposure." -Dr. Fortin

Resources Mentioned:

• GuerrillaZen.com
• Visit Dr. Fortin at ReYouVenate