Flesh separating causes blindness to the root.
Is a clever saying

Knowing the differences between acute stresses and chronic stresses to detox is good for the mitochondrial functions. In ancient world, acute stress was more forefront than chronic which is in today’s worldview.
It is not just for energy production.


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Mitochondrion (plur: mitochondria) – energy converter, determinator, generator (of reactive oxygen chemicals), enhancer, provider of genetic history and, controversially, an aid to boost the success rate in infertility treatment.
Mitochondria are organelles that are virtually cells within a cell. They probably originated billions of years ago when a bacterial cell was engulfed when visiting what was to become a host cell. The bacterial cell was not digested and stayed on in symbiotic relationship.
A true story of a visitor that stayed on and on……for ever. Like many visitors the guest bacterium contributes something towards its keep; the mitochondrion has certainly made sure its presence is felt.