I’m no expert in nuclear energy — but 16 years in clinical practice has made that very clear.
Living down the road from Bruce Power has given me a useful way to think about energy systems.
And with the growing focus on mitochondrial function and insulin-related issues in chronic disease, it’s hard to ignore how central energy really is.

You’re reading this because something, somewhere, is generating power — and doing it reliably.
Not just producing energy, but handling it properly and delivering it where it’s needed without instability or blackouts.

The body is no different.

Low energy states change how people function.

Decision-making suffers.
Resilience drops.
Even simple habits become harder to maintain.

In practice, energy problems — deficits or dysregulation — are often the limiting factor.

At the cellular level, cells don’t just run slower.

Repair slows.
Signaling becomes less precise.
Stress tolerance drops.

They become less coordinated and more reactive.
All of this depends on how well we generate and regulate energy.

In the body, mitochondria do that work.

Fuel goes in.
Energy comes out.
Byproducts are managed.

But none of it works if fuel doesn’t get into the system.

Glucose is fuel.

Insulin is what determines whether that fuel is properly handled and accessed.

When insulin works, energy production is stable.
When it doesn’t, fuel can be present — but not effectively used.

In reactor systems, fuel has to be properly inserted and handled to generate power.

If that process is impaired, more fuel doesn’t increase output because the system can’t access it.

That’s insulin resistance.

Plenty of fuel, but poor fuel handling.

So the system compensates.

More insulin is required to do the same job.

And like any high-energy system, energy production creates byproducts.

In biology, that’s reactive oxygen species.

Not inherently bad — but they need to be managed.

When the system works, fuel gets in, energy is produced, and byproducts are controlled.

The grid stays powered.
When it doesn’t, energy becomes unstable, compensation increases, and symptoms follow.

A lot of what gets labeled as insulin resistance isn’t a lack of fuel.

It’s a breakdown in how that fuel is being handled and regulated.

We rely on stable energy systems to power our world, and the same principles apply inside the body.

A quiet nod to the mitochondria doing that work every second — and to the people keeping the lights on.

And if you’re looking at your labs, don’t just check your glucose.

Check your insulin too.