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SS-31 gets filed under =E2=80=9Cenergy peptides=E2=80=9D in almost every co=
nversation I see. That label isn=E2=80=99t completely wrong =E2=80=94 but i=
t=E2=80=99s incomplete enough that it=E2=80=99s leading researchers to appr=
oach it the wrong way, time it wrong, and draw the wrong conclusions when t=
hey don=E2=80=99t feel anything.
Technically yes =E2=80=94 it interfaces with mitochondria, which are your e=
nergy-producing organelles. So the energy label isn=E2=80=99t coming from n=
owhere. But primarily, SS-31 is a repair peptide. And that distinction chan=
ges everything about how it should be used.
First =E2=80=94 What Are Mitochondria?
Before getting into SS-31, you need a basic picture of what mitochondria ac=
tually do.
Every cell in the body contains mitochondria. Their one job is to take the =
food you eat and convert it into usable energy =E2=80=94 a molecule called =
ATP. ATP is the currency your body runs on. Muscle contractions, brain func=
tion, organ activity =E2=80=94 all of it is powered by ATP.
The simplest way to think about it: mitochondria are tiny power plants insi=
de every cell. When they run well, everything runs well. When they=E2=80=99=
re damaged or inefficient, everything downstream suffers =E2=80=94 energy, =
recovery, cognitive function, inflammation, and long term aging.
What Goes Wrong Inside the Mitochondria
Inside each mitochondria is a production process called the electron transp=
ort chain. This is where ATP actually gets made. For it to work properly, i=
t needs an intact inner membrane to operate inside of.
There=E2=80=99s a molecule in that membrane called cardiolipin. Cardiolipin=
 is the structural glue that keeps everything in place. When the body is un=
der stress =E2=80=94 from aging, inflammation, poor diet, or oxidative dama=
ge =E2=80=94 cardiolipin gets damaged. When that happens:
The membrane starts to break down
Electrons start leaking out of the production chain instead of moving throu=
gh it properly
The power plant produces less ATP =E2=80=94 less energy output for the same=
 input
The leak generates damaging molecules called free radicals (reactive oxygen=
 species or ROS)
Those free radicals cause further damage to the cell and drive more inflamm=
ation
The frustrating part: damaged mitochondria create more oxidative stress, wh=
ich damages the mitochondria further. It becomes a self-reinforcing cycle.
What SS-31 Is Actually Doing
SS-31 goes directly to that inner membrane and binds to cardiolipin. Think =
of it like a repair crew patching the walls of the power plant so electrons=
 stop leaking out.
When that leak is reduced:
The production chain runs more efficiently
Less waste and cellular damage is generated
The mitochondria start producing energy closer to their actual potential ag=
ain
That=E2=80=99s the mechanism. SS-31 is not adding more fuel to the power pl=
ant. It=E2=80=99s fixing the structural damage that was making the power pl=
ant inefficient in the first place.
Repair first. Everything else follows from that.
There Is No Acute Effect =E2=80=94 And That=E2=80=99s By Design
This is where most researchers get confused.
SS-31 is not going to make a research subject feel anything on day one. It=
=E2=80=99s not a stimulant. It doesn=E2=80=99t trigger a hormone pulse. It =
doesn=E2=80=99t create any immediate noticeable sensation =E2=80=94 and tha=
t=E2=80=99s not a flaw, that=E2=80=99s just how a repair mechanism works.
What it does is slowly reduce the damage accumulating inside the mitochondr=
ia over time. As oxidative stress decreases and membrane integrity improves=
 across weeks of use, the mitochondria become more efficient. Some research=
ers eventually report:
Better baseline energy over time
Improved recovery between sessions
Less general fatigue day to day
Those outcomes are plausible =E2=80=94 and they would be a downstream resul=
t of the repair working. But they are not going to show up in week one, and=
 they=E2=80=99re not going to feel like flipping a switch.
If a researcher is expecting to feel SS-31 the way they=E2=80=99d feel a st=
rong nootropic or a GH secretagogue pulse, they=E2=80=99re going to think i=
t isn=E2=80=99t working. It is working =E2=80=94 just not in a way that ann=
ounces itself. Patience is the whole game with this compound.
On Timing =E2=80=94 Why SS-31 Is an Exception to the AM Rule
For most peptides that touch energy pathways, morning administration makes =
the most sense. Anything with even a theoretical stimulatory effect has the=
 potential to interfere with sleep if dosed too late in the day.
SS-31 doesn=E2=80=99t have that problem. Here=E2=80=99s why:
There is no acute stimulatory effect
No hormone release is triggered
No nervous system activation occurs
It works at the structural level inside the cell membrane =E2=80=94 a proce=
ss that has no relationship to time of day
Because of this, SS-31 has timing flexibility that most energy-adjacent pep=
tides don=E2=80=99t. If a researcher wants to keep their morning stack clea=
n, or simply finds evening dosing easier to stay consistent with, nighttime=
 administration is a reasonable approach here =E2=80=94 as long as that ind=
ividual researcher isn=E2=80=99t personally noticing any sleep disruption.
This is one of the clearest ways SS-31 separates itself from the energy pep=
tide category it usually gets grouped into.
Where SS-31 Gets Really Interesting =E2=80=94 The Synergy
Here=E2=80=99s where the repair-first framing really pays off.
Once the mitochondria have been stabilized and oxidative damage has been re=
duced, compounds designed to enhance mitochondrial output have a much bette=
r environment to work in. Think of it this way =E2=80=94 if you want to get=
 more out of a power plant, it helps if the power plant isn=E2=80=99t broke=
n first.
Compounds that pair well after the repair foundation is in place:
SLU-PP-332 =E2=80=94 signals the body to create more mitochondria and upreg=
ulate energy metabolism, similar to the effect of intense endurance trainin=
g
MOTS-c =E2=80=94 improves how the body manages fuel, enhances insulin sensi=
tivity, and activates AMPK, a key energy-sensing switch at the cellular lev=
el
Methylene Blue =E2=80=94 acts as a backup electron carrier inside the trans=
port chain, helping maintain ATP production when the chain is under stress
NAD+ =E2=80=94 a critical molecule mitochondria need to produce ATP; levels=
 decline with age and restoring them supports both energy production and ce=
llular repair
All of these are trying to push mitochondrial performance further. But if t=
he mitochondria are still leaking electrons and generating excess damage, t=
he ceiling on what any of them can accomplish is lower than it should be.
SS-31 raises that ceiling. A repaired, stable mitochondrial environment res=
ponds better to enhancement compounds than a damaged one. The same dose of =
SLU or MOTS-c lands differently when the foundation has actually been addre=
ssed first.
You=E2=80=99re not adding fuel to a broken engine. You=E2=80=99re fixing th=
e engine, then adding the fuel.
The Bottom Line
SS-31 is a repair compound that happens to interface with energy production=
 =E2=80=94 not an energy compound that happens to have some repair properti=
es. That order of operations matters more than most people realize.
Here=E2=80=99s the simple version:
It stops mitochondrial leakage at the source
It reduces oxidative stress over time, not immediately
It has no acute effect =E2=80=94 don=E2=80=99t look for one
It has more timing flexibility than most energy peptides
It sets the foundation for mitochondrial enhancers to work better
Treat it like the primer it is =E2=80=94 not the stimulant people assume it=
 to be. The researchers who get the most out of SS-31 are the ones who unde=
rstand what it=E2=80=99s actually doing and give it the time to do it.
This post is for research and educational purposes only. Nothing here const=
itutes medical advice. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional be=
fore making any decisions related to your health.

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ight: 26px;font-size: 16px;margin-top: 0;">SS-31 gets filed under &#8220;en=
ergy peptides&#8221; in almost every conversation I see. That label isn&#82=
17;t completely wrong &#8212; but it&#8217;s incomplete enough that it&#821=
7;s leading researchers to approach it the wrong way, time it wrong, and dr=
aw the wrong conclusions when they don&#8217;t feel anything.</p><p style=
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px;">Technically yes &#8212; it interfaces with mitochondria, which are you=
r energy-producing organelles. So the energy label isn&#8217;t coming from =
nowhere. But primarily, SS-31 is a repair peptide. And that distinction cha=
nges everything about how it should be used.</p><div class=3D"captioned-ima=
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ght: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin:=
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g>First &#8212; What Are Mitochondria?</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 =
20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Before gett=
ing into SS-31, you need a basic picture of what mitochondria actually do.<=
/p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;fo=
nt-size: 16px;">Every cell in the body contains mitochondria. Their one job=
 is to take the food you eat and convert it into usable energy &#8212; a mo=
lecule called ATP. ATP is the currency your body runs on. Muscle contractio=
ns, brain function, organ activity &#8212; all of it is powered by ATP.</p>=
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-=
size: 16px;">The simplest way to think about it: mitochondria are tiny powe=
r plants inside every cell. When they run well, everything runs well. When =
they&#8217;re damaged or inefficient, everything downstream suffers &#8212;=
 energy, recovery, cognitive function, inflammation, and long term aging.</=
p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32=
px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div>=
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-=
size: 16px;"><strong>What Goes Wrong Inside the Mitochondria</strong></p><p=
 style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-si=
ze: 16px;">Inside each mitochondria is a production process called the elec=
tron transport chain. This is where ATP actually gets made. For it to work =
properly, it needs an intact inner membrane to operate inside of.</p><p sty=
le=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: =
16px;">There&#8217;s a molecule in that membrane called cardiolipin. Cardio=
lipin is the structural glue that keeps everything in place. When the body =
is under stress &#8212; from aging, inflammation, poor diet, or oxidative d=
amage &#8212; cardiolipin gets damaged. When that happens:</p><ul style=3D"=
margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-fo=
rmat: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bo=
ttom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;=
">The membrane starts to break down</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32=
px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-heigh=
t: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size=
: 16px;margin: 0;">Electrons start leaking out of the production chain inst=
ead of moving through it properly</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px=
;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height:=
 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: =
16px;margin: 0;">The power plant produces less ATP &#8212; less energy outp=
ut for the same input</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special=
-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin=
-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin:=
 0;">The leak generates damaging molecules called free radicals (reactive o=
xygen species or ROS)</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special=
-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin=
-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin:=
 0;">Those free radicals cause further damage to the cell and drive more in=
flammation</p></li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55)=
;line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">The frustrating part: damaged mitochon=
dria create more oxidative stress, which damages the mitochondria further. =
It becomes a self-reinforcing cycle.</p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-=
height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;backgroun=
d: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color:=
 rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>What SS-31 Is Ac=
tually Doing</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55=
);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">SS-31 goes directly to that inner mem=
brane and binds to cardiolipin. Think of it like a repair crew patching the=
 walls of the power plant so electrons stop leaking out.</p><p style=3D"mar=
gin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Wh=
en that leak is reduced:</p><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li sty=
le=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: =
rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;pad=
ding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">The production chain runs more e=
fficiently</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bu=
llet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;=
box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">Less w=
aste and cellular damage is generated</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 =
32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-hei=
ght: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-si=
ze: 16px;margin: 0;">The mitochondria start producing energy closer to thei=
r actual potential again</p></li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color:=
 rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">That&#8217;s the mechani=
sm. SS-31 is not adding more fuel to the power plant. It&#8217;s fixing the=
 structural damage that was making the power plant inefficient in the first=
 place.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height:=
 26px;font-size: 16px;">Repair first. Everything else follows from that.</p=
><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32p=
x 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><=
p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-s=
ize: 16px;"><strong>There Is No Acute Effect &#8212; And That&#8217;s By De=
sign</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-h=
eight: 26px;font-size: 16px;">This is where most researchers get confused.<=
/p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;fo=
nt-size: 16px;">SS-31 is not going to make a research subject feel anything=
 on day one. It&#8217;s not a stimulant. It doesn&#8217;t trigger a hormone=
 pulse. It doesn&#8217;t create any immediate noticeable sensation &#8212; =
and that&#8217;s not a flaw, that&#8217;s just how a repair mechanism works=
=2E</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;co=
lor: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;=
font-size: 16px;">What it does is slowly reduce the damage accumulating ins=
ide the mitochondria over time. As oxidative stress decreases and membrane =
integrity improves across weeks of use, the mitochondria become more effici=
ent. Some researchers eventually report:</p><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0;padd=
ing: 0;"><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p =
style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing=
: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">Better baseline =
energy over time</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-form=
at: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bott=
om: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">=
Improved recovery between sessions</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32p=
x;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height=
: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size:=
 16px;margin: 0;">Less general fatigue day to day</p></li></ul><p style=3D"=
margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"=
>Those outcomes are plausible &#8212; and they would be a downstream result=
 of the repair working. But they are not going to show up in week one, and =
they&#8217;re not going to feel like flipping a switch.</p><p style=3D"marg=
in: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">If =
a researcher is expecting to feel SS-31 the way they&#8217;d feel a strong =
nootropic or a GH secretagogue pulse, they&#8217;re going to think it isn&#=
8217;t working. It is working &#8212; just not in a way that announces itse=
lf. Patience is the whole game with this compound.</p><div style=3D"font-si=
ze: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height:=
 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0=
 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>On=
 Timing &#8212; Why SS-31 Is an Exception to the AM Rule</strong></p><p sty=
le=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: =
16px;">For most peptides that touch energy pathways, morning administration=
 makes the most sense. Anything with even a theoretical stimulatory effect =
has the potential to interfere with sleep if dosed too late in the day.</p>=
<p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-=
size: 16px;">SS-31 doesn&#8217;t have that problem. Here&#8217;s why:</p><u=
l style=3D"margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso=
-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26p=
x;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px=
;margin: 0;">There is no acute stimulatory effect</p></li><li style=3D"marg=
in: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,=
55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left:=
 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">No hormone release is triggered</p></li><l=
i style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"co=
lor: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-bo=
x;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">No nervous system activatio=
n occurs</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bull=
et;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;bo=
x-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">It works=
 at the structural level inside the cell membrane &#8212; a process that ha=
s no relationship to time of day</p></li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px =
0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Because of this,=
 SS-31 has timing flexibility that most energy-adjacent peptides don&#8217;=
t. If a researcher wants to keep their morning stack clean, or simply finds=
 evening dosing easier to stay consistent with, nighttime administration is=
 a reasonable approach here &#8212; as long as that individual researcher i=
sn&#8217;t personally noticing any sleep disruption.</p><p style=3D"margin:=
 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">This i=
s one of the clearest ways SS-31 separates itself from the energy peptide c=
ategory it usually gets grouped into.</p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line=
-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"margin: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;backgrou=
nd: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;"></div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color=
: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;"><strong>Where SS-31 Get=
s Really Interesting &#8212; The Synergy</strong></p><p style=3D"margin: 0 =
0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Here&#821=
7;s where the repair-first framing really pays off.</p><p style=3D"margin: =
0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Once th=
e mitochondria have been stabilized and oxidative damage has been reduced, =
compounds designed to enhance mitochondrial output have a much better envir=
onment to work in. Think of it this way &#8212; if you want to get more out=
 of a power plant, it helps if the power plant isn&#8217;t broken first.</p=
><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font=
-size: 16px;">Compounds that pair well after the repair foundation is in pl=
ace:</p><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 =
0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-h=
eight: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-=
size: 16px;margin: 0;">SLU-PP-332 &#8212; signals the body to create more m=
itochondria and upregulate energy metabolism, similar to the effect of inte=
nse endurance training</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-specia=
l-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margi=
n-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin=
: 0;">MOTS-c &#8212; improves how the body manages fuel, enhances insulin s=
ensitivity, and activates AMPK, a key energy-sensing switch at the cellular=
 level</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet=
;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-=
sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">Methylene =
Blue &#8212; acts as a backup electron carrier inside the transport chain, =
helping maintain ATP production when the chain is under stress</p></li><li =
style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"colo=
r: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;=
padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">NAD+ &#8212; a critical molec=
ule mitochondria need to produce ATP; levels decline with age and restoring=
 them supports both energy production and cellular repair</p></li></ul><p s=
tyle=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size=
: 16px;">All of these are trying to push mitochondrial performance further.=
 But if the mitochondria are still leaking electrons and generating excess =
damage, the ceiling on what any of them can accomplish is lower than it sho=
uld be.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height:=
 26px;font-size: 16px;">SS-31 raises that ceiling. A repaired, stable mitoc=
hondrial environment responds better to enhancement compounds than a damage=
d one. The same dose of SLU or MOTS-c lands differently when the foundation=
 has actually been addressed first.</p><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color=
: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">You&#8217;re not adding=
 fuel to a broken engine. You&#8217;re fixing the engine, then adding the f=
uel.</p><div style=3D"font-size: 16px;line-height: 26px;"><hr style=3D"marg=
in: 32px 0;padding: 0;height: 1px;background: rgb(0,0,0,.1);border: none;">=
</div><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px=
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0 0 20px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">SS-31 i=
s a repair compound that happens to interface with energy production &#8212=
; not an energy compound that happens to have some repair properties. That =
order of operations matters more than most people realize.</p><p style=3D"m=
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Here&#8217;s the simple version:</p><ul style=3D"margin-top: 0;padding: 0;"=
><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D=
"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border=
-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">It stops mitochondrial l=
eakage at the source</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-=
format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-=
bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: =
0;">It reduces oxidative stress over time, not immediately</p></li><li styl=
e=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: r=
gb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padd=
ing-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">It has no acute effect &#8212; do=
n&#8217;t look for one</p></li><li style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-specia=
l-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margi=
n-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin=
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style=3D"margin: 8px 0 0 32px;mso-special-format: bullet;"><p style=3D"colo=
r: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;margin-bottom: 0;box-sizing: border-box;=
padding-left: 4px;font-size: 16px;margin: 0;">It sets the foundation for mi=
tochondrial enhancers to work better</p></li></ul><p style=3D"margin: 0 0 2=
0px 0;color: rgb(54,55,55);line-height: 26px;font-size: 16px;">Treat it lik=
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searchers who get the most out of SS-31 are the ones who understand what it=
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