BITS BLOG
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Sleep and Mitochondria: What Happens to Cellular Energy Overnight
Sleep and mitochondria: what 2025 Oxford research, human muscle studies and circadian clocks show about overnight cellular energy, and what remains unproven.
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Magnesium and Energy: What the Mineral Does in Your Cells
Magnesium for energy, explained: how Mg-ATP powers cells, food sources with real portions, intake gaps, supplement forms, lab limits and who should be careful.
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Zone 2 Training and Mitochondria: Nutrition for an Aerobic Base
Zone 2 training nutrition explained: what research shows on mitochondria, fasted vs fed cardio, protein, iron, magnesium, electrolytes and where algae fits.
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Alpha-Lipoic Acid: Food Sources, the Evidence, and What It Does in Your Mitochondria
Alpha lipoic acid foods explained: where lipoyllysine occurs, why diet gives tiny amounts versus supplements, what trials show, and key safety cautions.
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L-Carnitine and Fat Metabolism: Can Food Cover It?
Carnitine food sources by serving, how your body makes its own, what vegans get, and what supplement trials show for fat loss and exercise, plus...
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CoQ10 vs Spirulina: Two Different Jobs in Your Cells
CoQ10 vs spirulina: one is a mitochondrial electron carrier, the other a whole-food algae. Compare roles, sources, statin evidence and safety side by side.
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How the Brain Makes Energy: Fuels, Mitochondria, and the Nutrients Involved
How does the brain make energy? Learn how glucose, ketones, mitochondria, and nutrients like B12, iron, and magnesium work, and what evidence says about algae.
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How to Support Mitochondria With Food: A Nutrient-by-Nutrient Guide
How to support mitochondria with food: the B vitamins, magnesium, iron, CoQ10, carnitine and omega-3s they use, where to find them, and where algae fits.
