Light Over the Thyroid: Can PBM Improve Fatigue, Sleep, Mood, and Pain in Hashimoto’s?
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis is usually treated like a numbers problem: TSH normalizes, levothyroxine is “working,” end of story. But many patients live in a different reality: persistent fatigue, poor sle...
3 Apr 14min
Calories Are the Surface. Mitochondria Are the Story: The Real Science of Weight Loss
Most weight-loss advice stops at “calories in vs. calories out.” In this episode, Dr. Mike goes deeper: what happens to your body’s energy machinery during weight loss and why maintenance can be harde...
2 Apr 45min
Does Red Light to the Brain Boost Endurance In Trained Cyclists? What the Data Actually Says
Transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM) is everywhere in performance culture —shine near-infrared light on the prefrontal cortex and supposedly you get better oxygenation, lower perceived effort, delay...
1 Apr 15min
Can Red Light Actually Lower Blood Sugar? Early Clinical Trials Suggest a Real Signal (Not a Miracle)
Can photobiomodulation (red + near-infrared light) meaningfully improve glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes? In this Deep Dive, Dr. Mike Belkowski breaks down a 2026 systematic review of r...
31 Mar 13min
Alzheimer’s Isn’t “Just Aging”: Human Brain Data Shows a Distinct Mitochondrial Collapse — Especially in the Hippocampus
Most conversations about Alzheimer’s and mitochondria stay in broad strokes. This Deep Dive episode doesn’t. Dr. Mike Belkowski breaks down a study that examined postmortem human brain tissue to answe...
30 Mar 15min
Mitophagy: The Invisible Process That Quietly Controls Aging, Inflammation, Brain Resilience (and Disease Risk)
Mitophagy is the body’s targeted mitochondrial cleanup system; not general autophagy, but the precise identification and removal of damaged mitochondria so cells can recycle parts and rebuild stronger...
29 Mar 22min
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
