ROS & Cancer: Why “Antioxidants Prevent Cancer” is Too Simple (and How Tumors Use Oxidation to Survive)
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) sit at the center of modern cancer biology and the conversation around them is often wildly oversimplified. In this Deep Dive, Dr. Mike Belkowski explains why ROS are not...
28 Mar 19min
Red Light Therapy Just Went Mainstream: Why Nature’s Featured Article Means the Field Is Finally Growing Up (and Where the Real Proof Lives)
Red and near-infrared light (photobiomodulation) is hitting a legitimacy inflection point; not because it “does everything,” but because the science has matured enough to demand standards. In this Dee...
27 Mar 26min
Chronic Pain Isn’t “In Your Head”—It’s an Energy Crisis: The Mitochondria–Inflammation Loop (and Where Red Light Fits)
This episode builds a real framework for chronic pain by connecting two worlds that rarely get stitched together: (1) a mechanistic review arguing that mitochondrial dysfunction drives pain chronifica...
26 Mar 38min
Pancreatic Cancer’s Hidden Achilles’ Heel: Targeting Mitochondria to Force Tumor Cell Death
Pancreatic cancer is aggressive, often detected late, and notoriously resistant to standard chemotherapy. In this Deep Dive, Dr. Mike Belkowski breaks down a major frontier in oncology research: targe...
25 Mar 17min
Asthma is a Redox Problem: The Mitochondria–Inflammation Loop (and What Methylene Blue Did in Mice)
Most people think of asthma as tight airways and allergies. This Deep Dive reframes it as something deeper: inflammation + oxidative stress + mitochondrial bioenergetics. Using a revised research manu...
24 Mar 19min
Urolithin A vs Inflammaging: The Liver “Brake” Protein That UA Protects (NR77)
Aging isn’t just time, it’s immune balance drifting out of control, and one of the most consistent signatures is inflammaging: chronic, low-grade inflammation that never fully resolves. This Deep Dive...
23 Mar 23min
Gums Have Mitochondria Too: Is Oral Blue Light Therapy an Antimicrobial Tool or Tissue Stressor?
Blue light has real antimicrobial potential in the mouth, especially against black-pigmented periodontal bacteria. But most people skip the more important question: what does blue (and violet) light d...
22 Mar 12min
Mitochondria: The Hidden Link Between Autism, ADHD & Rett
Neurodevelopmental disorders like autism spectrum disorder, ADHD, and Rett syndrome are complex and highly individualized. With that being said, a 2026 review highlights a recurring biological theme a...
21 Mar 19min
