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Apr 2019
1h 48m

Matt Maruca on Lessons from Dr Jack Krus...

KRIBEN GOVENDER
About this episode
Kriben Govender (Honours Degree in Food Science & Technology) and James Shadrach (Honours Degree in Psychology) have an enlightening conversation with student of Dr Jack Kruse, Matt Maruca. Matt has the unique gift of simplifying the complex scientific topics of Light, Water and Magnetism as advocated by Dr Jack Kruse. This is a fascinating introduction into the world of mitochondria, mitochondria function, deuterium, non native electromagnetic fields and biohacking.   Bio:   Matt Maruca is the 19 year old biohacker and founder of Ra Optics, a company specialising in fashionable blue light blocking glasses. Matt is a good friend, student and protege of world famous biohacking Neurosurgeon and mitochondrial health advocate Dr Jack Kruse.   Topics discussed:  
  • The Light Diet
  • The Mitochondria- engines of the body
  • Matt’s health struggles and his search for solutions
  • How Matt met Dr Jack Kruse
  • Cold Thermogenesis Protocol
  • Reading Jack Kruse’s blogs and deciphering 
  • Sunlight, Seafood and cold water
  • A message for young people
  • The Curse of Artificial Environments
  • The impact of technological development for young people
  • Rob Obecker - The Body Electric
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_O._Becker
  • Other factors that impact our health other than diet and exercise
  • The Rise of Chronic Disease
  • Non Native Electrical Magnet Fields (nnEMF)
  • Mitochondria defined from an evolutionary standpoint 
  • Cyanide effect on mitochondria
  • Circadian mismatch of imported foods
  • Correction: Nanomotors in the mitochondria were discovered in 1997 by Boyer et al
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203009/
  • Car Engine analogy for mitochondria
  • Tuning our mitochondrial engine
  • Morning sunlight and Melatonin 
  • Alexander Wunsch Photo-endocrinology 
 https://vimeo.com/187834155
  • Aromatic Amino Acids and Sunlight
  • Alexander Wunsch Why the Sun is necessary for optimal health
https://youtu.be/1zBBmh8xQhM 
  • What is Deuterium?
  • NADH and FADH
  • The Proton Gradient 
  • Discrimination of Deuterium in the Mitochondria
  • Water production by Mitochondria
  • The detrimental effect of deuterium on mitochondria
  • Dr Lazlo Boros
  • Melatonin repair of mitochondria
  • Correction: There are no mitochondria in blood cells
  • Mitochondrial Diseases - Dr Dough Wallace
https://youtu.be/1aCHrHwm_AI
  • What is Heteroplasmy? 
  • Mitochondrial, Free Radicals and Mutations
  • Uncoupling proteins, energy production and heat
  • Wim Hoff
  • Mitochondrial disfunction and Modern Diseases
  • Mitochondria and Gut Disfunction
  •  Is Autism a Mitochondrial Disease?
  • Strategies to improve mitochondria
  • IRIS Software
https://iristech.co/
  • How to make your iPhone red for blue light blocking 
https://youtu.be/6ji1hEpotd0
  • Beneficial UV exposure 
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