The peptide world found mitochondria. Please hide your wallet.

One of the up and coming peptides is one called SS-31.

The pharmaceutical version has an FDA-approved lane for Barth syndrome, which is a rare mitochondrial disease.

And that’s exactly why this gets messy.

When something is pure supplement-rack sewer foam, it’s easy to point, laugh, and move on with your life.

But SS-31 — also called elamipretide — is a real mitochondrial-targeted compound with real biology behind it.

Cool mechanism.

Clinical data.

A narrow pharmaceutical lane.

Then the peptide carnival grabs that one clean mechanism, duct-tapes it to a picture of ATP, fires up the fog machine, and tells every lifter with a credit card they’re one injection away from skyrocketing their VO2 max

Is that even close to the truth though?

So I put together a free PDF breaking down the whole mitochondrial crime scene:

​>> SS-31 PDF << no cost to you

What SS-31 actually does

SS-31 interacts with cardiolipin in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

That matters in specific disease contexts where mitochondrial structure is compromised.

Think Barth syndrome and other impaired-system situations.

...but does any of that transfer to you?

Inside the free PDF, I cover the mechanism, the disease-state data, the animal studies, the human trials, the research-chemical problem, and why “better mitochondria” is great, but how you get there matters.

Much love and mitochondrial mayhem,
Dr. Mike

PS — Let me know what you think of this one. The first part is the shorter coach version and then the rest is the ultra nerdy version. I literally pulled every study ever done on SS-31 and after many months of tweaks and reading, the full version is finally done. No cost to you.

​​>> SS-31 PDF << ​Full PDF

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Mike T Nelson CISSN, CSCS, MSME, PhD
Associate Professor, Carrick Institute
Owner, Extreme Human Performance, LLC
Editorial Board Member, STRONG Fitness Mag

Mike T Nelson is a PhD and not a physician or registered dietitian. The contents of this email should not be taken as medical advice. It is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any health problem - nor is it intended to replace the advice of a physician. Always consult your physician or qualified health professional on any matters regarding your health.

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