36. Jalal Khan: Circadian Biology, Mitochondria, POMC and Why You Need Sunlight for Optimal Health

Dr Jalal Khan is one of Australia’s leading quantum health clinicians as well as a practicing dentist. In this fascinating conversation we cover Jalal’s thoughts on the centrality of circadian biology to health, why diet-only health paradigms lack the complete picture, role of mitochondrial dysfunction and disease, pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), melanin and much more. TIMESTAMPS 00:01:39 What is Quantum health & circadian biology? 00:07:07 How is food just a form of light? The effect of unseasonal eating on your mitochondria 00:14:00 Why carnivore and animal based diets work: reducing deuterium 00:15:45 Dr Max: Contribution of fruit to metabolic syndrome is dependent on latitude and circadian regulation 00:21:10 Invitation for practitioners to consider the context of their patients when reversing disease 00:23:35 What is deuterium? 00:29:40 Understanding mitochondrial heteroplasmy and mitochondrial dysfunction 00:35:30 Mitochondria as environmental light sensors, the need for UV light for our biology 00:45:30 The essential role of melatonin 00:49:00 Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) is the master regulator of energy metabolism 00:57:40 Dr Max: theme park ticket analogy of POMC and its evolutionary history 01:04:20 Melanin allows us to harvest energy from UV light 01:08:00 The incredible functions of melanin in biology 01:16:45 Reflections on the recent REGNERATE health summit, preview of upcoming Quantum Health Summit LINKS A mitochondrial bioenergetic etiology of disease by Dr Doug Wallace- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3614529/ 60 YEARS OF POMC: Regulation of feeding and energy homeostasis by α-MSH https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26939593/ Melanin, the Master Molecule by Arturo Solís Herrera- https://benthambooks.com/book/9781681086538/ Jack Kruse Series on Regenerative Health Podcast https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrv4qp8WwfQFHxy3WDCAOiy-WZiwrG2ti Follow Dr Khan Dr Khan’s website: https://www.k2calibre.com/ Quantum Health Summit - https://wolkifarm.com.au/product/quantum-health-summit/ Send us Fan Mail 🧡 HARDBLOCK Australia's Longest Running Bitcoin-only (₿) Exchange Use code REGENPOD for AUD 10 of bitcoin post account verification Support the show