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Mitome is the first mitochondrial health analysis that identifies functional impairments in your cellular energy production system, where 90% of your energy is made. Using a non-invasive cheek swab, we assess four key biomarkers of mitochondrial respiratory chain activity. This scientific insight allows us to recommend a personalized optimization protocol based on your specific mitochondrial type.

Without understanding your unique mitochondrial pattern, you may waste time and money on ineffective supplements. Mitome helps you target the specific issues affecting your mitochondrial function, ensuring your optimization efforts are focused on what will actually work for you.

Mitome uses a proprietary, multi-layered analysis to assess mitochondrial function in a way no blood test, genetic screen, or hormone panel can.

We measure five critical components of your mitochondrial respiratory chain—key drivers of how your cells produce energy at the molecular level. By analyzing these components together, we identify your unique mitochondrial pattern, which reflects the specific inefficiencies or bottlenecks in your cellular energy system.

Imagine your cellular energy system as a road with four critical stop signs—each one representing a checkpoint in your mitochondrial pathway. If traffic flows smoothly, energy production runs efficiently. But if there’s a slowdown, a stop sign is blocked, or a detour forces energy down a less efficient route, your whole system can lag—leading to fatigue, poor recovery, and other performance issues.

Mitome identifies exactly where these slowdowns or detours are happening in your mitochondrial “roadmap,” so we can guide you with targeted recommendations to clear the path and restore optimal energy flow.

For more technical details, see the "How We Measure" section on our Science and Testing page.

Mitome is ideal for three groups:

• People with chronic, unresolved health issues
• Individuals focused on optimizing performance and longevity
• Anyone interested in understanding their unique mitochondrial function

The beauty of mitochondrial optimization is that improvements show up in the health areas that matter most to you. Since cellular energy fuels every bodily process, enhancing mitochondrial function creates a ripple effect of positive changes.

Track the metrics that align with your personal health goals:

- Energy seekers often see sustained energy throughout the day, reduced afternoon crashes, and feeling refreshed upon waking
- Fitness enthusiasts typically notice improved workout performance, faster recovery times, and better endurance
- Cognitive performance focused individuals frequently experience sharper mental clarity, better focus, and enhanced memory
- Sleep quality improvers commonly report deeper, more restorative sleep and easier mornings
- Metabolic health trackers often see more stable blood sugar, improved body composition, and better appetite regulation
- Stress management focused people usually notice greater resilience to daily stressors and improved mood stability

Your personalized mitochondrial optimization plan will support whatever health goals are most important to you, because better cellular energy production enhances your body's ability to excel in every area.

Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell where nearly all cellular energy is produced. Energy metabolism fuels every single process in the body, including healthy sleep, alertness, supporting libido, hormonal balance, exercise performance, and cognitive performance, optimizing blood glucose, and protecting against heart disease and cancer. All health problems are influenced by cellular energy production.

Since mitochondria are your cells' powerhouses, producing nearly all the energy your body needs, poor mitochondrial function affects virtually every aspect of your health.

Common signs of mitochondrial dysfunction include:

- Persistent fatigue and low energy that doesn't improve with rest
- Poor sleep quality and difficulty waking up refreshed
- Brain fog, memory issues, and reduced mental clarity
- Decreased exercise performance and slower recovery
- Hormonal imbalances affecting mood, metabolism, and libido
- Blood sugar instability and difficulty maintaining healthy glucose levels
- Reduced stress resilience and slower healing

Long-term health implications:
Compromised mitochondrial function increases your risk of serious conditions including heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. This is because every cellular process, from immune function to tissue repair, depends on adequate energy production.

The reality is that all health problems are influenced by cellular energy production. When your mitochondria aren't functioning optimally, your entire body operates below its potential. That's why addressing mitochondrial health often leads to improvements across multiple areas of wellness, not just increased energy levels.

Optimizing your mitochondrial function is essentially upgrading your body's fundamental operating system.

Absolutely. Your personalized report includes a detailed explanation of the underlying science, the potential health implications of your mitochondrial pattern, and the rationale behind each recommendation. You're encouraged to share the protocol with your functional or integrative doctor to get their input and support.

The average lifespan your mitochondria is close to 3 months. While you may see immediate results if you add a supplement that resolves a major bottleneck, you should expect many of your benefits to become clear over the course of three months. Often fixing mitochondrial function changes vicious cycles into virtuous cycles: this can mean your benefits continue to accrue and mature for years to come.

Many programs look at your genetics, your blood biochemistry, your saliva hormones, or your stool microbiome. But we are the first test to characterize the function of your mitochondria, where 90% of your cellular energy is made.

Without understanding your unique mitochondrial pattern, you may waste time and money on ineffective supplements. This test helps you target the specific issues affecting your mitochondrial function, ensuring your optimization efforts are focused on what will actually work for you.

Yes, we give recommendations based on your unique mitochondrial pattern. The recommendations are designed for long-term implementation. As you follow the protocol, you'll be able to evaluate which supplements are most effective for you and adjust accordingly based on your results.

The test measures your current mitochondrial function, including any effects from medications or supplements you're taking. For the most accurate picture of your day-to-day mitochondrial health, we recommend maintaining your regular regimen when taking the test. If you're interested in understanding your baseline mitochondrial function without medications or supplements, you would need to discontinue them for 3 months before testing – however, this should only be done under the guidance of your healthcare practitioner.

So, you are going to know the state of your mitochondria while taking those supplements, but Chris lays out what supplements specifically are good and bad for your unique mitochondrial pattern. The recommendations are designed for long-term implementation. As you follow the protocol, you'll be able to evaluate which supplements are most effective for you and adjust accordingly based on your results.

No, this is not a DNA test. It’s is a non-invasive test that quantitatively and qualitatively analyzes the Electron Transport Chain (ETC) of the mitochondria to evaluate mitochondrial dysfunction. Your data will be generated by our lab partner and distributed through us.

Mitome goes very in-depth on the implications of how the mitochondrial respiratory chain is functioning and we deliver a 11-30 page report based on that. Without understanding your unique mitochondrial pattern, you may waste time and money on ineffective supplements. Mitome helps you target the specific issues affecting your mitochondrial function, ensuring your optimization efforts are focused on what will actually work for you.

Genetics loads the gun, and environment pulls the trigger. Genetics tells you what could happen, and it can explain what you know is happening, but it never tells you what is happening. Mitome tells you what *is* happening in your mitochondria and what can be done about it. The protocols address it from a perspective that it reflects some mix of your genetics and your environment, and then gives you a protocol that includes things to help optimize your mitochondria based on both genetic and environmental causes of the patterns found.