ENERGY

The New Science of Vitality, Healing, and Transformation

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Fall 2027

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A Glimpse into
the ENERGY Book

Dr. Picard shares stories illustrating how we are energy. He shows us how by understanding the energetic self as a dynamic, energetic process, we can improve our health, feel and heal more deeply, and achieve our full collective potential.

” This is the health book of the decade. It empowers us with the ability to control our own energy flow and thus our vitality and health, and even the health of those around us.”

—Dr. Elissa Epel

Professor, UCSF and New York Times bestselling Co-Author of The Energy Effect

” A tiny telecommunications network powers living creatures. Picard, one of the leading scientists in this field, is set to deliver a lucid, deeply researched account of the astonishing role of mitochondria, exposing their role in aging, disease, and performance. ENERGY will be an essential read for anyone curious about the invisible network at the core of their life.”

—David Eagleman

Neuroscientist, Stanford University, Author of Incognito and Livewired

” Energy regulation is the new frontier in psychology and neuroscience. There is a BIG, rollicking scientific story to tell here and Martin Picard is the person to tell it. He is an international leader in the scientific study of energy regulation. He is also a great science communicator — relatable, funny, and inspiring. I can’t wait to read this book.”

—Lisa Feldman Barrett, University Distinguished Professor

Author of How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain and Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain

What You’ll Learn in ENERGY

The 3 Energetic Laws of Life
“Mito-friendly” habits you can adopt to support your energy
How mitochondria are the “link” between mind and body
How to understand inflammation and fatigue as energetic states
How to think about your relationships energetically
“Mitoception” exercises to help you live an energetically-inspired life
How to live well, age gracefully, and die peacefully

Energetic Laws of Life

We aren’t machines.
We are energy.

With clarity and humility, a leading scientist finally reveals why biomedicine has gotten so focused on disease that it’s forgotten to care about health. The way forward is to understand ourselves energetically. ENERGY shows how your mitochondria power your energetic self, and how our lives revolve around three fundamental, empowering Energetic Laws of Life.

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The First Law

You Are Energy

We are not molecular machines. We are energetic processes. When something goes wrong with our minds or our bodies, it’s not generally because there is a faulty part that needs to be fixed. It’s often because there is some fundamental change in our energy—and we have more control over that than we have been taught to believe.

The Second Law

Energy is Not Free

Energy is not free—but we have control over how we budget it. Everyone has a certain “energy budget” with a somewhat inflexible pre-set spending ceiling. Following a hierarchy of energy needs, we must use our limited energy budget to power us through the daily grind of physical life, our thoughts and experiences, and for healing. When we understand that there is only so much energy to go around, we can better cultivate it and redirect the energy we have for the things that matter most.

The Third Law

Life is Resistance

Life is resistance—and that’s a good thing. Fatigue, inflammation, emotional burnout—these are signs of energy resistance within our bodies. At the mitochondrial level, energy resistance feels terrible, and too much of it leads to poor health outcomes (and eventually, death). But without resistance, there is no life. The constant variation in energy resistance within a goldilocks zone is what enables our cells to adapt, driving our constant growth, healing, and transformation.

Meet the Author

Dr. Martin Picard

As the director of the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group at Columbia University, Dr. Martin Picard runs one of the most advanced labs in the world dedicated to the science of energy and mitochondria, whose findings include the reversibility of hair greying, the energetic landscape of the human brain, mitochondrial social behavior, the energetic cost of stress, and a new energetic principle linking life to energy resistance. His pioneering research into energy, aging, and the mind-mitochondria connection has been published in leading journals such as Nature, Nature Metabolism, Cell Metabolism, JAMA Neurology, and PNAS.

“Feeling is the doorway to healing. The deeper we feel, the more deeply we can heal.”

“This book is not just a scientific revelation—it’s a practical guide to reclaiming our energy. Our purpose, and our life force. From reversing gray hair to healing chronic fatigue, from understanding the emotional basis of disease to mapping the energetic signatures of joy, Dr. Picard shows us how the future of medicine will be energetic, personal, and profoundly transformational.”

Dr. Mark Hyman

15x New York Times Bestselling Author of Young Forever

” Martin Picard’s work offers a new lens through which we can understand the mechanisms—and the strategies—for longevity. Like Blue Zones, Energy offers a novel approach and great potential to capture the hearts and minds of readers interested in living longer, better. ”

—Dan Buettner

National Geographic Founder #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of The Blue Zones

” As a psychiatrist and researcher working at the interface of metabolism and mental health, I believe we are witnessing a long-overdue paradigm shift in how we understand human health. With clarity, compassion, and a scientist’s precision, he shows us that we are not machines with broken parts—we are energetic beings, and the flow of that energy through our mitochondria shapes everything from our mood and cognition to our relationships and our ability to heal. This book will change lives. ”

—Christopher M. Palmer, MD

Author of Brain Energy, Founder and Director, MH2 Institute, McLean Hospital

” As a physician and longevity researcher, I’ve seen many frameworks for understanding human health, but this one feels foundational. By illuminating how our mitochondria connect biology to behavior, Dr. Picard empowers us with a radically hopeful paradigm: that we can cultivate resilience, reverse aging processes, and reclaim our innate capacity to heal. This book will change the way you see your body, your mind, and your place in the universe. ”

—Robert Lufkin, MD

NYT Bestselling Author of Lies I Taught In Medical School

” Electrifying The universe has only one set of laws that govern everything, including life. At their root, energy, information and entropy are key. The world of astrophysics, biology and physiology as disciplines rarely interact. Martin Picard, singularly, as a leading mitochondrial scientist, has done the most to research the energy factors governing life, health, and medicine. Now he is applying what he knows to **a new paradigm for understanding how these factors affect us daily and explaining why we must mind our mitochondria.** ”

—Gordon Freedman

Executive Producer of the Stephen Hawking documentary, A Brief History of Time, and the publisher of the web hub, Mitochondria World

” Martin Picard is a phenomenon. He is the most exciting voice in the world on how energy flow works in our lives. He combines leading-edge hard science with a uniquely coherent view of energy resonance, venturing far beyond the safety of conventional science without ever losing his rigour. He dares to think really big. He is also charismatic and likeable, with a lot of meaningful experience, and that voice infuses his writing. This book could define a generation. ”

Professor, University College London, and

Author of Power, Sex, Suicide: Mitochondria and the Meaning of Life

” In Energy, Martin Picard takes us on a wild ride through the unseen currents that fuel our existence. Forget everything you thought you knew about health—this book rewrites the rules. ”

—James Nestor, #1 New York Times Bestselling

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