#46: How Exercise Affects Mitochondria – Professor David Bishop

10/13/20 • 63 min

Mitochondria are often referred to as the powerhouse of the cell. They are important as they create energy which enables us to live our daily lives. Mitochondria also seem to affect our health, aging, diabetes and more. How can we affect our Mitochondria? Exercise.

Professor David Bishop is a world leader in muscle exercise physiology with more 250 publications. David leads the Skeletal Muscle and Training research group, which has two key research areas: exercise as mitochondrial medicine, and human performance.

Davids Twitter: @BlueSpotScience

Hope you enjoy it.

Davids Twitter: @BlueSpotScience

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#45: Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change – Professor Dawn Clifford

Making and maintaining a change can be hard. Thankfully something exists called Motivational Interviewing which is a powerful approach to facilitate change. In today’s episode me and Dawn talk about what Motivational Interviewing is and why it works. We also talk about dawns book: Motivational Interviewing in Nutrition and Fitness.

Dawn Clifford, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at Northern Arizona University. She teaches courses in nutrition education and counseling and has experience implementing and directing university-based health coaching programs. She is also a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers.

Resources mentioned in the episode

Videos of effective and ineffective MI:

https://www.youtube.com/user/MerloLab/

Book of MI for the individual:

Finding Your Way to Change

The official MI webpage:

https://motivationalinterviewing.org/

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#47: The Microbiome and a Long Healthy Life - Ph.D. Filipe Cabreiro

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Filipe Cabreiro is the Principal Investigator of the Cabreiro Lab which focus on how the Microbiome regulates the effect of Drugs and Diet on Healthspan and Lifespan.

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