A Fresh Understanding of Tiredness Reveals How to Get Your Energy Back

March 12, 2025
Martin Picard, PhD

Martin Picard, PhD

Columbia Mitochondrial Psychobiologist and Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine Martin Picard, PhD, discusses the importance of using a different scientific approach focusing on how energy flows through the body to examine our health, especially the lack of energy many people experience. “We have veered away from it because of the tools we have had with reductionist science: if you can’t sequence it, if you can’t see it under the microscope or measure it on an oscilloscope, then it’s not an appropriate object of study,” said Dr. Picard. “I think that’s steered us away from things that are potentially useful and important.” [read more]

Source: New Scientist (UK)