Sunlight Sunday - Energy!

What creates the energy in our bodies??

Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell and they are located in every cell of the body. It is important to keep them healthy running properly because without them making energy we can have issues such as cancer, early dementia, diabetes, inflammation and learning disabilities!

😲 Wow! Mitochondria are important! Oxidative stress can be good for some structures within the body but not to Mitochondria. Mitochondria do not function well with oxidative stress and what breaks up Oxidative stress is melatonin.

Melatonin is produced by the pineal glad in the brain and released during the night. This is why it is important at night to sleep without any light exposure because then the body does not realize it is time to release melatonin. But during the day the infared light from the sun actually penetrates the mitochondria and produces melanin within the mitochondria. This allows for the breakdown of oxidative stress during the day!

Get out in the sunlight and help your mitochondria function properly to create the proper amount of energy for your body's essential functions!