Health and Wellness : Fasting, Longevity and the Mitochondrial Connection

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Fasting and Autophagy


Dr. Jason Fung
Nephrologist. Special interest in type 2 diabetes reversal and intermittent fasting. Founder of Intensive Dietary Management Program

... Autophagy refers to the body’s response to a lack of food (fasting) which stimulates a degradation pathway of sub cellular components. By digesting its own parts, the cell does two things, first it rids itself of unnecessary proteins that may be damaged or otherwise malfunctioning; secondly, it recycles those amino acid ‘spare parts’ into new cellular components.

 

[Clyde C Coger Jr]

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Time-Restricted Feeding: How and When You Break Your Fast Matters


Paige Brown Jarreau
#SciComm nerd. Intermittent Faster. Director of Social Media for @LifeOmic. I’m a science blogger, blog researcher and social media consultant. Ask me anything!


... It could be important for healthy individuals, or anyone for that matter, not to break a long fast with a sugary or high glycemic index meal, although exercise at the end of a fast might help. It may be important for individuals experimenting with intermittent fasting to track their blood sugar, to figure out the fasting schedule and post-fast meals that work best for them, to maximize metabolic flexibility and health.

Coffee for breakfast. Credit: Sam Howzit, Flickr.com

A diagram based on “The Body Clock Guide to Better Health” by Michael Smolensky and Lynne Lamberg; Henry Holt and Company, Publishers (2000).