Dr. Martin Picard

Amenorrhea.

And this is not because the reproductive system is broken or because the ovaries are sick or something like that.

The best explanation we have is there's a shortage of energy.

Like you're pushing and driving all of your energy budget towards your working muscles, towards making more mitochondria in your muscles.

And there's no more energy to fuel reproduction.

Yep.

I think that's the best model we have.

And I had a personal experience of this over a New Year's a couple years ago where I could feel I was, you know, coming down with something before the, you know, New Year's dinner.

And so it ended up being a pretty short night.

I went to bed early and that night was terrible.

The next day I was so...

so off.

And I was, you know, starting to work on the book Energy.

And then I thought, ooh, this is such a cool opportunity.

Like now I'm experiencing, I'm feeling drained, right?

Like I'm in bed, everything hurts.

And then I thought, I should be writing about this, right?

And then I thought, like just the thought of like grabbing my computer, then I shouldn't cost more, doesn't cost a lot of energy, just like wiggle my fingers on the keyboard.

But, you know, there was no drive.

I stopped caring about stuff that I usually care about, right?