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In this YouTube video, the speaker, Lance, discusses the benefits of triggering autophagy through fasting. He explains that autophagy is a process that clears out cellular debris, repairs the body, and can be activated through extended periods of fasting. Lance describes the relationship between autophagy, the AMPK and mTOR pathways, and insulin and glucagon hormones. He suggests that a fast should be prepared for and only attempted under certain conditions, such as being non-diabetic. Additional tips for getting through a fast include drinking water, coffee, or tea and taking electrolytes to replace lost minerals. Lance suggests that exercise can also help to stimulate autophagy, but further details on this topic will be covered in a later video.
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The relationship between fasting and autophagy has been explored in a video that suggests that fasting is a powerful tool in the battle to reverse aging. Fasting can restrict calories, boost the immune system, has regenerative effects, and can help cleanse the body of cellular waste and toxins. The video provides preparation tips, starting and ending a fast, and tracking progress. In an upcoming second video, there will be an hour-by-hour guide to the stages of a short, a personal account of fasting, and readings during the period. The presenter’s social media and website are also provided.
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LONGEVITY: Can Fasting Help?
Are you that person who is always curious about health and wellness? If you are, you might have come across the term fasting. Fasting is when an individual restrains from food or drink for a specific period. This practice has existed since the beginning of time and has been used for spiritual or religious reasons. However, there is a new twist to this age-long practice: the desire to use it to reverse the aging process.
Fasting has many benefits, from reducing the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer, and heart disease to losing weight or improving brain function. But what role does it play in reversing the aging process? In a recent YouTube video by Lance Hitchings, he shed some light on the relationship between fasting and autophagy.
FASTING & AUTOPHAGY: What’s the Connection?
According to the video, the body goes through some physiological changes when we fast, activating a pathway called autophagy. Autophagy is breaking down old, unhealthy cells and removing toxins, allowing new and healthy cells to grow. Therefore, fasting ultimately ignites autophagy, leading to the renewal of the body’s cells. This process has been linked to preventing age-related diseases and extending lifespan.
However, Hitchings advises proper preparation, persistence, and tracking of one’s progress before embarking on a fast. Additionally, he stresses the importance of ending a fast progressively, emphasizing the need to lessen the impact on the body.
In conclusion, fasting to reverse the aging process is being researched and practiced by individuals seeking a more natural and less invasive way of staying healthy. Although this method requires self-discipline and knowledge to practice safely, it can significantly improve the body’s immune system and promote a healthier body.
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LONGEVITY, FASTING & AUTOPHAGY: What’s the connection? Does fasting help with the fight to defeat aging? Will fasting ignite autophagy?
You bet! It’s a great tool to reverse aging because it acts in many ways. Whether through fasting’s action to restrict calories, give a tremendous boost to the immune system, through its powerful regenerative effects, or its ability to cleanse the body of cellular waste and toxins.
In this video, we go over the relationship between fasting and autophagy, how to do a fast with preparation tips, the fast itself and how to end a fast, and finally, how to track your progress during the fast. Tune in next week for the second part, in which we’ll cover the stage of a fast, hour-by-hour, and then I’ll share my experience with fasting and try to relate the reading I took during the fast to the steps of a short.
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Link to the first video in the series “Balancing AMPK & mTOR Pathways”: https://youtu.be/kLRa1UHLD-s
Social Media:
Website: lancehitchings.com
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Twitter: @LanceHitchings
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