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“Fasting concerns Some evidence from epidemiological studies suggests that long overnight fasts are detrimental to health. One study evaluated dietary factors that increased a person's risk of being hospitalized with gallstones.”

“Dr. Longo has made huge contributions to the field of aging, including the role of fasting and diet in longevity and healthspan in humans as well as metabolic fasting therapies for the treatment of human diseases.”

“Periodic fasting has distinct phases, unlike caloric restriction: during the acute deficit stage stem cells are activated, and during the refeeding stage, our systems are allowed to regenerate. In this clip, Dr. Valter Longo explains the difference between caloric restriction and periodic fasting and highlights the importance of refeeding after a fast.”

“In this video, Dr. Darya & Kevin Rose talk about beta-hydroxybutyrate, an endogenous ketone body that increases in concentration during times of fasting or carbohydrate restriction. Beta-hydroxybutyrate also increases during a fasting-mimicking diet, which is a time of temporary period of calorie and protein restriction that generates many of the same biochemical effects of prolonged fasting.”

“In this 45-minute podcast, Dr. Patrick answers some of the most popular questions related to fasting, including: What effects coffee, supplements, and amino acids have on fasting. Whether one method of fasting is more beneficial than others.”

“Specific topics include autophagy, the process of recycling dysfunctional cells that is induced by fasting and fasting-mimicking drugs such as resveratrol and spermidine. Rhonda discusses the effects of fasting on Parkinson's disease and which groups of people should not fast.”

“The characteristic cycle of targeted destruction and renewal has been shown in multiple sclerosis patients and animal models to temporarily reduce total white blood cell levels. In this clip, Dr. Longo discusses his work that indicates that the fasting-mimicking diet holds promise for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, particularly multiple sclerosis.”

“Prolonged fasting and a fasting-mimicking diet are both comparable to exercise in that they involve cycles of cellular damage and repair. During a fasting-mimicking diet, the body consumes both visceral fat and lean body mass for energy.”

“Mounting evidence demonstrates that various forms of fasting may be beneficial as a complementary treatment against cancer. Fasting makes cancer cells more vulnerable to the body's immune response and the effects of relying on alternate fuel sources.”

“Ketones can serve as an alternative brain fuel, but current evidence does not establish that ordinary intermittent fasting clears brain fog in healthy adults. Human studies also cannot define a universal hour when autophagy switches on.”