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A very busy weekend with Jeffrey Bland, PhD and the Personalized Lifestyle Medicine Institute (PLMI) community!

This year’s theme was mitochondrial vitality and immuno-metabolic resilience.

Practitioners were engaged and filled every session. Speakers mentioned DNAlife on stage throughout the weekend.

And we had great conversations and sign-ups at the DNA Life booth.

Thank you to everyone who came by and supported us. It was a great turnout.

Thank you to our speaker, @drmlearychang

Her session looked at mitochondrial metabolism and oxidative stress. The biochemistry first. Then what it means in clinical practice.

And thank you to @plminstitute for bringing this community together.💙

@drjeffreybland

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Who’s feeling the energy at day one of @plminstitute’s Thought Leaders Consortium? Thank you to everyone who is here in Coronado for my signature annual event. We are off to a great start, and there’s so much more to come!

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Coming to you from @plminstitute and this beautiful view ... I've been tagged by @dr.carriejones to give my interpretation of "Exceptional Health"

I think first I start by acknowledging that health exists on a spectrum, and chronic illness doesn’t exclude anyone from this conversation... but it should be exceptionally personalized 😉

✨️ For me, the defining concept is resilience: the capacity to adapt, recover, and keep participating in what matters to you.

Two key foundations?
1️⃣ Metabolic optimization—supporting your body’s energy needs
2️⃣ Nervous system grounding—creating space for rest, safety, and recovery.

Our role as clinicians is to translate the science into practical choices that help people understand their bodies and feel more capable in their care 🤓🧡

I love this challenge and I'm tagging @drmelodyhartzler @john.pharmd and @deannaminich

#personalizednutrition #wholepersonhealth #lifestylemedicine

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@plminstitute - Amazing kickoff to TLC 2026! @immunoscienceslab

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Thrilled to be at @plminstitute for an amazing weekend with peers and friends. I’m staying in San Diego for our next wave of curriculum build out of the Dental-Oral-Systemic Healthcare Model for @instituteforfxdent. Cohort 2 is enrolling now! Join us! Bridging Dentistry and Medicine!

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Riboflavin is a light-sensitive, golden-yellow nutrient that connects quantum photochemistry with mitochondrial energy production and antioxidant defense. It connects several fundamental aspects of our quantum biology:

🟡 LIGHT: Riboflavin absorbs blue light and can emit yellow-green fluorescence when excited.

⚡ ELECTRONS: Its active forms help transfer electrons through mitochondrial pathways that support energy production.

🌿 RESILIENCE: It supports glutathione recycling and cellular redox balance.

Riboflavin participates in electron-transfer chemistry, while mitochondrial energy production depends on the coordinated movement of electrons and protons. This is molecular biology operating according to the fundamental laws of physics.

And how do we nourish this remarkable chemistry?

Through everyday foods such as mushrooms, almonds, eggs, yogurt, and leafy greens. Riboflavin is also sensitive to light, which is why protecting foods like milk from prolonged light exposure helps preserve this nutrient. Adequate intake matters, but more is not necessarily better. Something as simple as a B vitamin can connect nutrition to the quantum chemistry of life. Its light-responsive properties and mitochondrial roles are distinct, yet both reveal the remarkable versatility of this molecule.

This weekend, I’ll be at the @plminstitute Thought Leaders Consortium, where mitochondrial function is our theme. I’ll be presenting on mitophytonutrients, exploring how food-derived compounds interact with mitochondrial biology, metabolism, and cellular resilience. I’ll also be bringing insights from my recent experience at the Science of Consciousness Conference, where I’ve been thinking more deeply about the intersections of light, energy, molecular organization, and living systems.

The more I explore these connections, the more I appreciate that nutrition is so much more than calories and chemical building blocks. Food provides molecules that participate in the fundamental electron chemistry sustaining life.

Research: Kaźmierczak-Barańska et al. Riboflavin as a Regulator of Cellular Metabolism: From the Classic Vitamin B2 to a Key Redox Factor. Nutrients, 2026.

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Halides like chlorine and fluoride compete with iodine, potentially harming your thyroid. Protect yourself with adequate iodine intake. #ThyroidHealth #Iodine #Halides #Wellness#Health#Nutrition #PreventativeHealth #ReelsHealth

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Colorful plant foods do more than nourish us. They communicate. I’ve been thinking a lot about what I’m calling “mitophytonutrients,” plant-derived compounds that interact with our mitochondria to influence cellular signaling, resilience, and metabolic flexibility.

This is one reason I see food as so much more than calories, macros, or even individual nutrients. Food is also mitochondrial information. Berries, cruciferous vegetables, herbs, spices, tea, cocoa, and deeply pigmented plants contain compounds that may help our cells respond to stress, repair, renew, and adapt.

The color is a clue.
The chemistry is the message.
The mitochondria are listening.

I’ll be exploring these fascinating connections in my upcoming presentation, “Mitophytonutrients: Beiging, Chrononutrition, and Quantum Metabolism,” at the @plminstitute Thought Leaders Consortium this weekend.

In the talk, I’ll also be weaving in insights from what I recently learned and presented at the Science of Consciousness Conference, bringing together emerging ideas about mitochondrial intelligence, light, biological rhythms, and consciousness.

I’m especially curious about the deeper relationship between the adaptive intelligence of plants and our own cellular biology, and how these connections might expand our understanding of health and healing. After all, plants have spent millions of years adapting to their environments through chemistry. Could some of those same chemical signals help us become more resilient? 🌱

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Join our conversation what does exceptional health mean to you? Tag #PLMInstitute @plminstitute

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Ok when two exceptional health leaders @drjeffreybland and @drsandi tag you - you respond. In a world of longevity, health span and on the other end so much suboptimal health, striving for exceptional vs acceptable aligns with my goals for each of us individually and for all of us in community. Thanks to @plminstitute for this challenge I’m tagging @drjillcarnahan @draustinperlmutter @dr.carriejones for their exceptional tips and insights

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What does Exceptional Health mean?
For me it’s vitality - to have the mental and physical energy to enjoy a purpose-driven life. To have the resilience necessary for weathering whatever challenges may present themselves. And of course, for me it’s being able to take ballet classes as long as I possibly can.

Now I want to hear from @drerikaschwartz
@ashleykoffapproved
@cynthia_thurlow_

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@plminstitute is kicking off a new movement we’re building: From Acceptable Health to Exceptional Health 🎉⁣
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What a treat to be the first person to tell you what exceptional health means to me. I nominate @deannaminich, @drmichelleleary, and @ashleykoffapproved to share a clip next. ⁣
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This is an important conversation—let’s grow it and create a mosaic of exceptional health around the world. Join us by filming your own clip. Tag @plminstitute + three colleagues. It’s that simple!⁣

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