{"id":238344,"date":"2026-06-04T10:08:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/a-stanford-physicist-found-the-actual-reason-we-age-and-he-says-it-can-be-fixed-tom-benson-ep-234"},"modified":"2026-06-04T10:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T15:08:29","slug":"a-stanford-physicist-found-the-actual-reason-we-age-and-he-says-it-can-be-fixed-tom-benson-ep-234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/a-stanford-physicist-found-the-actual-reason-we-age-and-he-says-it-can-be-fixed-tom-benson-ep-234","title":{"rendered":"A Stanford Physicist Found the Actual Reason We Age. And He Says It Can Be Fixed | Tom Benson Ep 234"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"display: block; margin: 0 auto; width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4\/3; object-fit: contain;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YSDiWSGEpQ8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope;\n   picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I had Tom Benson, CEO of Mitrix on to discuss mitochondrial transplantation. We covered what mitochondria are, the discovery that your body is constantly delivering fresh mitochondria through your bloodstream (people didn\u2019t know that mitochondria were transferred outside the cell until recently!), why we age, what kills mitochondria (stress, smoking, radiation, chemotherapy and certain antibiotics like fluoroquinolones, psych meds), why COVID destroys mitochondria and what that means for long COVID, the Alzheimer\u2019s and Parkinson\u2019s brain tissue regeneration research their company has already done in mice, what mitochondrial transplantation actually is and how it has already been used in pediatric heart surgery, what a bioreactor growing mitochondria for personal use might look like, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Find Tom at mitrix.bio (<a href=\"http:\/\/mitrix.bio\/).\">http:\/\/mitrix.bio\/).<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mitochondrial Transplantation Conference: \u2022 2025 Mitochondrial Transplantation Conference.<\/p>\n<p>For a high quality education and community consider enrolling in Peterson Academy: <a href=\"https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/\">https:\/\/petersonacademy.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014Research Sites\u2014<br \/> Newsletter\/website: <a href=\"https:\/\/mikhailapeterson.com\">https:\/\/mikhailapeterson.com<\/a>.<br \/> Fuller Research Foundation: <a href=\"https:\/\/fullerresearch.org\">https:\/\/fullerresearch.org<\/a>.<br \/> Lion Diet: <a href=\"https:\/\/liondiet.com\">https:\/\/liondiet.com<\/a>.<br \/> Biotoxin: <a href=\"https:\/\/biotoxin.com\">https:\/\/biotoxin.com<\/a>.<br \/> Prescribed-Harm: <a href=\"https:\/\/prescribed-harm.com\">https:\/\/prescribed-harm.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014Socials\u2014<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2026\/06\/a-stanford-physicist-found-the-actual-reason-we-age-and-he-says-it-can-be-fixed-tom-benson-ep-234\">Continue reading \u201cA Stanford Physicist Found the Actual Reason We Age. 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