Ben Greenfield Podcast: MESCREEN Mitochondrial Test – Sean Fetcho & Dr. Luis Fandos
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Are YOU Taking Too Many Supplements, Doing Too Much Ice Bathing Or Eating the Wrong Diet? (Here’s How To Know!) With Mescreen’s Sean Fetcho & Dr. Luis Fandos
⚡ Can your supplements, ice baths, or diet actually harm your mitochondria? Sean Fetcho (Verséa Health CEO) and Dr. Luis Fandos reveal how the first-ever at-home MESCREEN test measures true mitochondrial efficiency - so you know exactly what works. 🔬 Stop guessing: finger-prick test decodes cellular stress, ATP output & your personalized roadmap.
🧬 What Sean & Dr. Fandos discuss
- 00:42 – MESCREEN™ reveals if supplements, diet & lifestyle actually work
- 03:15 – Red blood cells don’t need mitochondria · glycolysis vs 38 ATP
- 07:59 – Mitochondrial DNA inherited from mother – but lifestyle influences genes
- 09:29 – MESCREEN > regular biomarkers: stable, consistent, not day‑to‑day noise
- 14:14 – Finger‑prick replaces painful muscle biopsy: mail‑in cellular insights
- 22:04 – Percentile score & 4 core metrics: performance + recovery = efficient cells
- 28:10 – Personalized health: your biology = blueprint for eat/train/recover
- 30:50 – Cold plunge, red light therapy: proving real impact on cellular health
- 38:53 – Mitochondrial potential: stress response, inflammation vs perfect balance
- 42:43 – Mitochondrial network: how cells share energy across the body
- 45:53 – Science‑backed roadmap: supplements, exercise habits for mito health
- 52:14 – Educating clinicians: making mitochondrial testing core preventive med
Sean Fetcho
Co‑founder & CEO, Verséa Health
Former Red Bull USA launch team. Co‑founder of revolutionary packaging that kills pathogens. Now leads MESCREEN—spun from NASA Twin Study, UCSD. On a mission to make mitochondrial testing preventive standard.
Dr. Luis Fandos, MD, ABAPM
Pain Medicine · Alluring Age founder
25+ yrs clinical; trained Mount Sinai, Columbia. Director of Pain Medicine at South Shore University Hospital, Clinical Asst. Professor Hofstra/Northwell. Pioneer in mitochondrial testing, peptides, vagus nerve stimulation.