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Mitochondrial Resilience Educational Series
Mitochondria Reimagined: Where Systems Biology Meets Clinical Practice
Every day, clinicians care for patients with persistent fatigue, stress intolerance, disrupted sleep, gut dysfunction, cognitive changes, and cardiometabolic or immune concerns. Rather than viewing these as isolated conditions, what if they represent interconnected physiological imbalances communicating across multiple biological systems?
To truly personalize patient care, we must ask a different question: What imbalances within the body’s interconnected systems are driving persistent inflammation, oxidative stress, and ultimately creating mitochondrial vulnerability? This is where a systems biology approach becomes our clinical roadmap.
Rather than viewing these as isolated clinical problems, you’ll discover how mitochondrial cross-talk serves as a unifying biological network connecting cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, neurological, gastrointestinal, and other physiological systems. More importantly, you’ll learn how identifying and addressing the upstream drivers of mitochondrial vulnerability can provide new opportunities to personalize care and improve clinical outcomes.
As we expand our understanding beyond energy production alone, emerging science reveals mitochondria as sophisticated cellular communication and signaling networks that integrate information from virtually every physiological system. Their ability to sense, adapt, and coordinate these signals may determine whether the body maintains resilience—or progresses toward chronic dysfunction.
For Healthcare Practitioners Only.
August 20 Webinar
Learning Objectives
What practitioners will take away from Mitochondria Reimagined.
Understand mitochondrial dynamics through the functional medicine lens as a foundation for lifelong health and resilience.
Recognize the interconnected effects of stress, gut health, sleep, and autonomic function on mitochondrial performance.
Explain how mitochondrial communication serves as a common biological thread linking cardiovascular, metabolic, immune, and neurological health.
Apply practical nutritional strategies to support mitochondrial dynamics, reduce oxidative stress, protect cellular membranes, and promote whole-body resilience.
Presenters
Meet the Speakers
Two clinical and scientific leaders guiding this educational series.
Dennis Schoen
Founder & CEO, Researched NutritionalsDennis Schoen, Founder and CEO of Researched Nutritionals®, founded the company 20 years ago with a clear vision: to elevate the nutritional supplement market by demonstrating product efficacy with peer-reviewed, published clinical research. By generating high-quality scientific evidence, Researched Nutritionals® gives healthcare practitioners greater confidence in the products they recommend to their patients. After 20 years in the nutritional supplement industry, Researched Nutritionals®' vision remains to empower healthcare practitioners with clinically validated formulas that optimize mitochondrial resilience — the foundation of vibrant health and longevity.
Lisa Portera, DC, FMCP
Director of Clinical Education & Research, Researched NutritionalsLisa Portera, DC, FMCP is a Director of Clinical Education and Research at Researched Nutritionals®. Lisa brings over 30 years of clinical experience as an integrative chiropractor and Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, along with more than two decades of teaching Functional Medicine. She serves as senior faculty for the Institute for Functional Medicine, mentors military physicians through the Department of Defense, and has been adjunct faculty at Bastyr University California for over a decade.