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190: Reverse Aging Starts in the Cradle: How Brain Development, Mitochondria and Behavior Issues Are All Connected
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- Jul 16, 2026
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📺 Watch the Video on Spotify , YouTube & Rumble Join our FREE Community We talk a lot about mitochondria on this show, but usually in the context of our own aging. This week we go back to the beginning. Dr. Josh Madsen runs three pediatric clinics treating some of the toughest cases in the country: nonverbal autism, traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, genetic disorders. After thousands of case histories, he's found the same underlying pattern again and again. It isn't a behavior problem. It's an energy problem. We talk about primitive reflexes, the automatic movements that should disappear in the first year of life, and what it means when they linger. We talk about the moro reflex and why it shows up in anxious, easily triggered kids. We talk about his own family's health crisis from a moldy house, and the shockingly high chlorine levels he found in his new home's tap water. Josh built an acronym, TIMED, for the five things most likely to disrupt a child's mitochondria: toxins, infections, mitochondrial disruptors, emotional stress, and diet. Once you hear it, you won't unsee it in your own kid, or honestly, in yourself. If you're a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or anyone who spends time around kids, this episode gives you a completely different lens for the next meltdown you witness. And a much kinder one. Timestamps 00:00 Why Mitochondria Come First 00:43 Meet Dr. Josh Madsen 03:20 Dr. Madsen’s Background and Clinics 05:11 What Is Functional Neurology? 06:53 Understanding Neurodevelopmental Delays 08:31 How Motor Skills Support Cognition 10:02 The Cerebellum and Coordination 12:14 The Developmental Pyramid 13:44 The TIMED Framework for Autism Triggers 18:17 Auditing Your Home Environment 21:05 Behavior vs Biology 22:36 Mold, PANS, and Parenting Lessons 28…