David Sinclair· PhD
And one of the main things that it does is it makes more mitochondria. We lose mitochondria as we get older. And when we exercise, we get more, and this is a way of artificially stimulating that production. Why do we need more mitochondria? Well, they're important for metabolizing things that you eat but one of the main things that they are used for is to make energy, chemical energy. So, when you activate AMPK, you'll feel better. You'll have more energy and you also fight aging.