Featured Faces of Mito
Research in MitoNutrition
Mitochondrial disease is complex and highly individualized, so it’s no surprise that nutrition research is moving toward more personalized, diagnosis-informed [...]
Nutrition and Specific Mito Disorders
As mitochondrial disease represents over 350 different diagnoses, it makes sense that nutrition can play different roles depending on [...]
Fasting and Mito
Fasting can significantly change how the body fuels itself. When you go without food for longer periods, the body [...]
The Mito Cocktail
Some mitochondrial specialists may recommend a combination of vitamins and mitochondrial cofactors (nutrients that help enzymes do their jobs), [...]
Mealtime Approaches to Managing Energy Levels
Energy conservation is an important part of daily living with mito. Because energy production may be limited, everyday activities [...]
Managing Food Triggers in Mito
Food-related symptom flare-ups have been a reported experience for some individuals living with mito. Because mito can affect multiple [...]
Strategies to Enhance Energy Intake
Meeting energy needs can be challenging for some individuals living with mito. Reduced appetite, feeling full quickly (early satiety), [...]
Dave and Victoria Mosher
Victoria Mosher has a superpower. Wherever she goes, she brightens people’s day with her positivity and bright smile. Victoria’s [...]
Remembering Charlie: The Leitis family shares their story
Before they knew what mitochondrial disease was, Dani and Ivars Leitis had what they considered to be the perfect [...]
Life with Evan
I’m Evan’s dad. I’m also Julia’s dad, Sarah’s husband, an endurance junkie, MitoCanada’s co-founder, and the CEO of a [...]
Angela Tomasone
On a Sunday morning in early December 2021, the pregnancy test read positive. I went into our bedroom, and [...]
Megan and Rich
Celebrating Each Other at the Calgary Marathon If you were celebrating your 20th wedding anniversary, what would you do? [...]
Alyson Maxwell
Ever since she can remember, Alyson Maxwell has experienced chronic pain and near- constant headaches. Growing [...]
Aiden Procyshyn
“Aiden is one of the happiest kids you’ll ever meet,” says his Mom, Bonnie Procyshyn. “My eldest son is [...]
Zach Seymour
Zach Seymour is an expert at living with mitochondrial disease. He doesn’t have mito himself, but both his mother [...]
Thomas Zachos
Thomas Zachos is a beautiful young spirit who believes that everybody has a special purpose in life and that [...]
Walter Bransonroach
Getting an early and accurate diagnosis can be the difference between a life fighting to survive and one filled [...]
Amelia and Cole
“I became a better Mom – and a better human -- when I stopped hiding and pretending my life [...]
Marsha Crossman
It only takes one meeting with Marsha to be captivated her infectious smile. Right off the bat, you can [...]
