Comments by "Pottenger\x27s Human" (@LTPottenger) on "Dr. John Campbell"
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Extended fasting is one of the best ways to boost the immune system and clear out foreign particles from the body to avoid becoming an 'excess death'! Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered. Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time and telomeres are lengthened, which also helps with lung fibrosis. Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasting increases nitric oxide.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy!
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and under 18 g of carb.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Fasting can help avoid an immune reaction if you are forced into taking it, and is also good for long infections. A few of the amazing effects of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data:
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release! Reflexes and short term memory are increased. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy! Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time and telomeres are lengthened, which also helps with lung fibrosis. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system.
Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
Fasting reverses metabolic syndrome, which is tightly correlated to Chronic Fatiguque Syndrome, high blood pressurecancer and many other chronic diseases.
Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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Fasting also helps a great deal with your immune system, and also allows you to make use of your vit D. As a fat soluble vitamin, if insulin is high it tends to remain locked within your fat cells. Some benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering carbs in the diet: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy. When insulin is high, vit D stays locked in the blood cells.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion plaques, growths and pathogens by the immune system. This will also remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Blood clotting is lessened and clots and plaques are removed over time.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility for some women.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
Just 24h of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Very disheartening to see this kind of evil. If anyone you love is exposed, some 72-96h fasts can do a great deal to fix your issues and prevent these side effects from occuring. A low carb diet also helps a great deal with inflammation. Some benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering carbs in the diet: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion plaques, growths and pathogens by the immune system. This will also remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Blood clotting is lessened.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility issues for some women.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Fasting can do a great deal to help with these issues. It will undo much of the damage and importantly, repair the immune system itself, which has to be the first step in any recovery. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses. It will can kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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I pray they will all take some taurine and do some extended fasting to kill the spikes and get it out of the body for good. Otherwise, they could have literally any symptom at any time and then it may be too late. When your white blood cells become damaged by chemicals in the boodstream it is very serious because your T cells are critical for fighting cancer and autoimmune disease as well as pathogens. And most adults are incapable of producing new ones. Thankfully some fasting can release stem cells that are needed to create these special cells, otherwise most adults will simply be unable to make them. The many benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering dietary carbs:When insulin is high, vit D stays locked in the blood cells but fasting quickly lowers it. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion growths pathogens and plaques by macrophages and other immune cells. This will remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Clotting and fibrin are inhibited, stopping any 'unusual' clots.
Fasting quickly lowers blood pressure levels.
Clots and plaques are removed over time due to accelerated phagocytosis.
Fasting reduces cortisol over time and improves your circadian rhythm.
Scarring aka fibrosis is reversed over time, including in the heart, lungs and clots.
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps with autoimmune disease, cancers and cytokine storm.
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, reducing inflammation and allowing the immune bodies to move freely through the body.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections. As we age, the thymus stops making as many of them but fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility for some women.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitochondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Good mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
24h of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
Your brain prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal measure to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
Fasting increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood. This stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, which can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors that excrete insulin or certain rare forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all or only with doctor supervision. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis and done under doctor supervision. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast with a low carb meal.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
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If you were forced into it, some fasting can cycle it out of the body more quickly! Also repairs the immune system which prevents the worst side effects. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function. One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Extended fasting can help both your immune system and help you recover from side effects of the jab! Some of the many benefits of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data:
Fribrosis/scarring is reversed. Reflexes and short term memory are increased. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system.
Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy!
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Fasting is beneficial for all infections but especially for viral infections:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriuvUjOTM0
Is fasting just the same as caloric restriction? No! Dieting increases the hunger hormone ghrelin while fasting decreases it and has many other health benefits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVl-nilhWLc
What breaks a fast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRLsCpxy3o
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and builds muscle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUDucBWv4s
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC_gIR2Z14
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, it never uses mainly glucose for fuel and using glucose for fuel is very biochemically damaging! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1jwMbvNxw
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Fasting can make you gain muscle faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RM8GRzsIIg
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Autophagy induced by fasting even helps hair regrow.
Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
Fasting reverses metabolic syndrome, which is tightly correlated to Chronic Fatiguque Syndrome, high blood pressurecancer and many other chronic diseases.
Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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So many people have had their hearts swell with pride and now we see the whole genome is swelling with pride! Thankfully, some fasting can regenerate white blood cells and release stem cells for healing! The many benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering dietary carbs:
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune cells in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your immune system. This helps with autoimmune disease, cancers and cytokine storm.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of proteins, pathogens and plaques by macrophages and other immune bodies. This will remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Clots and plaques are removed over time due to accelerated phagocytosis.
When insulin is high, vit D stays locked in the blood cells but fasting quickly lowers it. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and D in turn increases autophagy.
Your brain prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when equally available to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns free fatty acids.
Fasting and low carb help with POTS, which is driven by high insulin and blood sugar.
Fibrosis aka scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart, lungs and clots.
Clotting and fibrin are inhibited, stopping any 'unusual' clots.
Fasting quickly lowers blood pressure levels.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, reducing inflammation and allowing the immune bodies to move freely through the body.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
T cells are crucial in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infection. Tthymus generally stops making them with age but fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This recycles damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mtDNA. Mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
24h of fasting reduces leptin levels by half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Fasting restores NAD+, reduces NADH and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Over time fasting normalizes stomach acid levels and during the fast acid levels go down to allow for the healing of ulcers.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn glucose, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility for some women.
Fasting increases telomere length, negating some effects of aging at a cellular level.
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood, creating new nerve and brain cell growth. This helps a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
Fasting stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
Glycine and trimethylglycine (TMG) can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD has about 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and zero net carbs.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds usually break ketosis due to fillers or directly. Some of them also irritate the stomach. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Children, expecting or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors that excrete insulin or certain rare forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all or only with doctor supervision. T1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis and done under doctor supervision. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast with a low carb meal.
Resources:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17852
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
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Fasting can help a great deal to keep this issue from coming on, if you know anyone who did the same as most people do. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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The best thing you can do for the immune system or to recover from an infection is to do a little extended fasting! Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered. Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release! Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting increases nitric oxide.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Losing weight through intermittent fasting shows greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and under 18 g of carb.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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For those who have been, it stays in the system causing problems until each cell affected has been found and destroyed. Some fasting can greatly speed up the process of phagocytosis and repair your immune system. Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers, but some patients may need continued acid reducation medication while fasting.
Telomeres are lengthend and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles as much as 1/3 of all immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue! The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, which destroys them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Your immune system's natural immunity will always be the best defense and the best way to get a healthy immune system is to do a small amount of extended fasting, which will recycle up to one third of your immune bodies! This will also shut down the ribosomes during an infection when prevents further replication of the invader. Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles as much as 1/3 of all immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and under 18 g of carb.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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One of the best things you can do for your immune system or to overcome an infection or immune disorder is fasting!
Some of the many benefits of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data:
Fribrosis is reversed
The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers over time with extended fasting and rise from dieting
Thymus stem cells are regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system.
Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy!
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Is fasting just the same as caloric restriction? No! Dieting increases the hunger hormone ghrelin while fasting decreases it and has many other health benefits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVl-nilhWLc
What breaks a fast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRLsCpxy3o
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and builds muscle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUDucBWv4s
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC_gIR2Z14
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, it never uses mainly glucose for fuel and using glucose for fuel is very biochemically damaging! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1jwMbvNxw
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Fasting can make you gain muscle faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RM8GRzsIIg
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Autophagy induced by fasting even helps hair regrow.
Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
Fasting reverses metabolic syndrome, which is tightly correlated to Chronic Fatiguque Syndrome, high blood pressurecancer and many other chronic diseases.
Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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Hard to believe people are so trusting and undiscriminating. Thankfully the damaged can help heal by doing some fasting, which will also speed up the clearance of the spikes, which can linger indefinitely. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue! The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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The best way to take charge of your health is through fasting and a lower carb diet! Some of the many benefits of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data:
Fribrosis/scarring is reversed. Reflexes and short term memory are increased. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system.
Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy!
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Fasting is beneficial for all infections but especially for viral infections:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriuvUjOTM0
Is fasting just the same as caloric restriction? No! Dieting increases the hunger hormone ghrelin while fasting decreases it and has many other health benefits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVl-nilhWLc
What breaks a fast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRLsCpxy3o
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and builds muscle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUDucBWv4s
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC_gIR2Z14
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, it never uses mainly glucose for fuel and using glucose for fuel is very biochemically damaging! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1jwMbvNxw
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Fasting can make you gain muscle faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RM8GRzsIIg
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
Fasting reverses metabolic syndrome, which is tightly correlated to Chronic Fatiguque Syndrome, high blood pressurecancer and many other chronic diseases.
Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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Sounds like mom of the year material. Only those with compromised immune system need to worry about these issues, and fasting can get your immune system into top shape to keep you from having to worry! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting increases T cell production and regenerates the thymus. T cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. Fasting also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself, which aids this process!
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. This will also remove any spikes, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses. It will can kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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The best thing you can do for long infection or to fix up your immune system is to do some extnded fasting. Some of the many benefits of fasting and a lower carb whole food diet on the immune system, blood pressure, blood sugar and anti-aging, all backed up by clinical data:
Fribrosis/scarring is reversed. Reflexes and short term memory are increased. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria and viruses by the immune system.
Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered, which is very important for a good outcome with the current pandemic.
Fasting increases nitric oxide, which has manifold postive effects like reducing arterial plaque.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy!
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
Fasting is beneficial for all infections but especially for viral infections:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hriuvUjOTM0
Is fasting just the same as caloric restriction? No! Dieting increases the hunger hormone ghrelin while fasting decreases it and has many other health benefits! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVl-nilhWLc
What breaks a fast? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7aRLsCpxy3o
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it and builds muscle!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJUDucBWv4s
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility especially in women with PCOS.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeC_gIR2Z14
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, it never uses mainly glucose for fuel and using glucose for fuel is very biochemically damaging! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf1jwMbvNxw
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Fasting can make you gain muscle faster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RM8GRzsIIg
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Your body releases interferon which is also triggered by the body during viral attacks to shut down the replication ability of the surrounding cells and stop infections.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body actually recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire system.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Dieters losing weight through intermittent fasting show greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
Fasting reverses metabolic syndrome, which is tightly correlated to Chronic Fatiguque Syndrome, high blood pressurecancer and many other chronic diseases.
Fasting has been shown to increase bone marrow volume by 10% and levels of carnosine in the body in as little as a few weeks.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Eating one meal a day can bring most of these benefits to a lesser degree, and adding a few entire days off from eating per week will have even more effect especially when starting to feel poorly.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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Fasting, a low carb diet and probiotics together can actually cure allergies and also help a great deal with MCA syndrome. The many benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering dietary carbs:
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps with autoimmune disease, cancers and cytokine storm.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion growths pathogens and plaques by macrophages and other immune cells. This will remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Fasting and low carb help with POTS, which is driven by high insulin and blood sugar.
Clotting and fibrin are inhibited, stopping any 'unusual' clots.
Fasting quickly lowers blood pressure levels.
Clots and plaques are removed over time due to accelerated phagocytosis.
When insulin is high, vit D stays locked in the blood cells but fasting quickly lowers it. Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, reducing inflammation and allowing the immune bodies to move freely through the body.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections. With age, the thymus stops making as many of them but fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating), which causes cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility for some women.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitochondrial DNA. Good mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
24h of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Over time fasting normalizes stomach acid levels and during the fast acid levels go down to allow for the healing of ulcers.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
Your brain prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal measure to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
Fasting increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood. This stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, which can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors that excrete insulin or certain rare forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all or only with doctor supervision. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis and done under doctor supervision. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast with a low carb meal.
Resources:
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.121.17852
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
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Regular 72-96h fasts can have an amazing effect on the healing process. So can lowering carbs, taurine, glyciine and cysteine. Some benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering carbs in the diet: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion plaques, growths and pathogens by the immune system. This will also remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Blood clotting is lessened.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, reducing inflammation and allowing the immune bodies to move freely through the body.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility issues for some women.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
Just 24h of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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The treatment takes your immune system out. Cancer and autoimmune issues popping up like mad. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers, but some patients may need continued acid reducation medication while fasting.
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Fasting can help undo the damage and also helps a great deal for long infections and putting your immune system into great shape. Anyone who may be at risk should consider it. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion plaques, growths and pathogens by the immune system. This will also remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting sactivates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility issues for some women.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system, just like the effect of CBD oil
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Very troubling, hear these story every single day. If anyone else you love may be affected, some 72-95h fasts can prevent these issues from occurring at a cellular level. Some benefits of occasional extended fasting and lowering carbs in the diet: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion plaques, growths and pathogens by the immune system. This will also remove spikes quicker, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Blood clotting is lessened.
T cells and T reg cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. It also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself!
Fasting restores NAD+ and increases nitric oxide release to open blood vessels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies in a 72h fast, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Fasting increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors and increases average telomere length in stem cell pools.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast but most teas and herbs are OK. Supplements and meds often break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasting activates autophagy (literally self eating). This will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses.
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose loose skin while fasting, but the frail will have increased growth hormone release, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility issues for some women.
Just 24h of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Fasting can do a great deal to reduce inflammation and prevent issues that involve it. It can also repair the immune system with just one 72 h fast, which will prevent autoimmune side effects, and even cycles it out of the body more quickly! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function. One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of dama
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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The people who did will likely have cancer and t1 diabetes in ten years, a lifelong customer for big pharma, probably their plan all along. Some fasting can help get this stuff out faster and repair some of the damage, otherwise it could be in the body for good. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function. One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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That's part of why fasting has an amazing effect on the immune system. These guys have horrible metabolic health and especially fatty liver, but these issues can be reversed quickly through fasting and a whole new set of white blood cells produced to replace the damaged ones. Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered.
Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time and telomeres are lengthened, which also helps with lung fibrosis.
Fasting increases nitric oxide.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles as much as 1/3 of all immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system.
Weight loss from fasting only loses10% lean tissue and 90% fat compared to the typical 25% lean tissue and 75% fat lost when calorically restricting for long periods. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and under 18 g of carb.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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If any of your loved ones were exposed, some fasting can do a great deal to undo the damage and stimulate phagocytosis to get it out of the body faster. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses. It will can kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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When your T cells are damaged you are wide open for it. Thankfully, fasting can repair this damage and is also helpful for general cancer prevention! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting.
Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers, but some patients may need continued acid reducation medication while fasting.
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue! The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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You can boost your T cells AND regenerate your thymus, which creates them, all at home. Fasting and red light/near infrared phototherapy can do this. And one single 72h fast is enough to regenerate 1/3 of your white blood cells, which will prevent the issues occurring to people today! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' like spikes that are not supposed to be there. Whether natural or unnatural in origin..
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses. It will can kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Fasting is the best thing you can do to prevent cancer, which is a metabolic disease caused by inflammation and hypoxia. Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time.
Fasting increases nitric oxide release.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers, but some patients may need continued acid reducation medication while fasting.
Telomeres are lengthend and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. It will also remove any 'foreign material' that is not supposed to be there.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h actually INCREASE metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles as much as 1/3 of all immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue! The hunger hormone ghrelin also lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job. Ideal blood sugar is around 80. Some viruses activate glycolosis (the release of sugar in the body) and clinically it has been shown that decreasing glucose metabolism in the body weakens the influenza virus.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, which destroys them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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If anyone you love was exposed, some fasting can help to clear it from the body more quickly. It also regenerates the white blood cells which prevents the worst side effects like autoimmune disease. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. Fibrosis/scarring is reversed over time, including in the heart and lungs.
Fasting increases T cell production and regenerates the thymus. T cells are vital in fighting cancer, autoimmune disease and infections but as we age the thymus stops making as many of them. Fasting releases stem cells, which then can become new T cells. Fasting also releases growth hormone, which regenerates the thymus itself, which aids this process!
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system. This will also remove any spikes, whether natural or unnatural in origin!
Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body.
Blood sugar and insulin are lowered when fasting, allowing white blood cells to move more freely throughout the body and do their job.
Vitamin D plasma levels are increased as fasting improves metabolic health, and vitamin D in turn increases autophagy.
Fasting restores your circadian rhythm to normal over time.
Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels.
Reflexes and short term memory are increased.
Fasts from 36-96 h increase metabolic rate due to norepinephrine release!
Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles up to 1/3 of all immune bodies, rejuvenating your entire immune system. This helps prevent the onset of new autoimmune conditions, which develop through a leaky gut and damaged immune system.
Fasting can help with MS, Depression, BPD, Autism and seizures.
Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer.
Weight loss from daily caloric restriction has 1/4 to 1/3 of the weight lost as lean tissue while many studies show fat loss from 36 h fasts without losing any lean tissue!
The obese will lose extra tissue like loose skin while fasting, but the skinny or frail will have increased growth hormone release than the obese, which helps to make more lean tissue and reduce frailness.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell required for viruses to replicate.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many meds are dangerous to take while fasting.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone. Fasting also increases insulin sensitivity, which helps with muscle building.
Fasts of 36-96 will not affect short term female fertility or affect menstrual cycle. They also may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Fasting reduces pain and anxiety by stimulating the endocannabinoid system in a similar way to CBD oil.
One day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again! This reduces leptin resistance, which impairs immune function.
Stomach acid is reduced over time while fasting and can allow for the healing of treatment resistant ulcers. Some patients may need continued acid reduction medication while fasting.
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No. Except for brief periods of very intense exercise, your body mainly burns fats in the form of free fatty acids. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle damaged proteins and foreign matter such as viruses. It will can kill cancerous and senescent cells
Lowering insulin via fasting virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism, fighting infection and cancer prevention!
Fasting releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth. This can help a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
When not in ketosis, the brain can only burn carbohydrate, which produces a great deal of damaging ROS the brain has to deal with.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells, destroying them. Senescent cells are responsible for many of the effects of aging and are a root cause of the development of cancer.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and extremely low carbs.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia. They also help with dementia and many other issues even if you take them while not fasting!
Glycine and trimethylglycine can also be useful supplements while fasting that won't break ketosis and have many benefits.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness or tremors, then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5783752/https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8470960/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2518860/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33530881/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.cell.com/molecular-cell/fulltext/S1097-2765(18)30605-1?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS1097276518306051%3Fshowall%3Dtrue
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28235195/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube. Feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My community tab will always contain an updated version of this list of fasting benefits. I also have playlists on fasting and health topics.
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Some extended fasting will clear the issues up. Some of the many benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: Blood clotting is reduced and blood clots and arterial plaque are reabsorbed into the body. Blood pressure is quickly and dramatically lowered. Fribrosis/scarring is reversed over time and telomeres are lengthened, which also helps with lung fibrosis. The hunger hormone ghrelin lowers with extended fasting and rises from dieting.
Fasting increases nitric oxide.
Fasting stimulates phagocytosis, the ingestion of bacteria, plaques and viruses by the immune system.
After 72 hours or more fasted, your body recycles large numbers of immune bodies and creates new ones, rejuvenating your entire immune system.
Losing weight through intermittent fasting shows greater reduction in waist size and increase in insulin sensitivity for the same weight lost and alternate day fasters were shown to lose fat while gaining muscle at the same time over a six month period.
When you move out of MTOR your body shuts down the building blocks of the cell which are used to produce organelles and proteins. This means the mechanisms needed by viruses to replicate are by and large unavailable when you are in a deeply fasted state.
What breaks a fast? Anything with protein or carbohydrates in it will break a fast, though if the amount is tiny you will go back into ketosis very quickly. Most teas and herbs are OK. Most supplements and meds will either break ketosis directly or contain a filler that will. Many medications are dangerous to take while fasting so you may have to talk to your dr. about discontinuing them during a fast.
Fasts of several days will not affect short term female fertility and may increase long term fertility, especially in women with PCOS.
Does fasting lower testosterone? No, it raises it when the fast is broken by increasing lutenizing hormone and helps build muscle by increasing insulin sensitivity!
The hormone Leptin is an immunomodulator that keeps the body from attacking itself and obesity causes leptin resistance. Fasting very quickly reduces leptin resistance and leptin levels and one day of fasting can cut your leptin levels in half and gets your immune system working properly again!
Does the body preferentially prefer glucose as a fuel? No, your body always runs mainly on fat except for brief periods of very intense exercise. Your brain also prefers to burn ketones at a rate of around 2.5 to 1 when they are available in equal quantity to glucose.
It increases mitochondrial function and repairs mitichondrial DNA, leading to improved ATP production and oxygen efficiency and thereby making cells better able to fight off infection. Increased mitochondrial function also has the added benefit of increasing your metabolism and cancer prevention!
Fasting stimulates the AMPK complex and activates autophagy. Autophagy (literally self eating) will cause cells to recycle foreign matter such as viruses and kill cancerous and senescent cells. AMPK does many helpful things in the body including activating the body's antioxidant defenses.
Deep ketosis virtually eliminates chronic inflammation in the body. This can offset the life threatening symptoms of viral pneumonia which effectively kills you through inflammation. This also creates BHB ketones in your body, which also help your immune system and anti-oxidative system, especially in the brain. Ketones also provide an additional energy source during infection, which is critical when trying to fight off a bug. In fact you can have as much as three times the total energy available in your blood when you are in deep ketosis, or even more.
When you fast, this stimulates apoptosis in senescent or genetically damaged cells. This kills these cells off completely. Senescent cells are responsible for the effects of aging and are the root cause of the development of cancer. If it were possible to destroy them all it would completely stop aging and cancer. That is not possible but fasting can help limit these effects by killing off many of the affected cells and limiting the future effects of aging.
Fasting also releases BDNF and NGF in the blood which stimulates new nerve and brain cell growth, helping a great deal with diseases like MS, peripheral neuropathy and Alzheimers.
In fact, the biochemical regulator of BDNF production is beta-hydroxybutyrate, which is the same ketone the body produces to nourish the brain while fasting.
Fasting also increases telomere length, negating some of the effects of aging at a cellular level.
A fasting mimicking diet for 3-5 days in a row also provides many of the same benefits as water fasting. FMD usually has 200-800 calories, under 18 g of protein and under 18 g of carb.
Exogenous ketones can aid with fasting, making it easier in healthy people and allowing some people with specific issues to fast in spite of them without worrying as much about hypoglycemia.
Children, pregnant or nursing women should not fast for periods longer than 16 hours. People with pancreatic tumors or certain forms of hypoglycemia generally cannot fast at all. Type 1 diabetics can also fast but it is more complicated and should be approached with caution as it could lead to ketoacidosis. Those with Addison's disease may also be unable to fast without liberal use of exogenous ketones, depending on severity. If you experience extreme symptoms of some kind, especially dizziness then simply break the fast and seek advice.
Resources:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29727683/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/
http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622
https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/81/1/69/4607679
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa012908
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15522942/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3017674/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6526871/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/
https://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf
https://www.amjmedsci.org/article/S0002-9629%2815%2900027-0/fulltext
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20921964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6141719/
https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.819.10
https://www.biorxiv.org/node/93305.full
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7093158/
https://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7714088/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6859089/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876457
https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1537&context=edissertations
https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart
https://holistickenko.com/vitamin-d-kidney-liver-disease/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/
https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217
https://europepmc.org/article/MED/22402737?javascript_support=no
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02288.x
https://www.collective-evolution.com/2017/05/16/study-shows-how-fasting-for-3-days-can-regenerate-your-entire-immune-system/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24905167
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272806000223
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2815756/
https://n.neurology.org/content/88/16_Supplement/P3.090
https://www.nia.nih.gov/news/research-intermittent-fasting-shows-health-benefits
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-10-treatment-pulmonary-fibrosis-focus-telomeres.html
This list compiled over years of research by the user known as Pottenger's Human on youtube but feel free to copy and paste this anywhere you like, no accreditation needed!
My channel which will always contain an updated list of fasting benefits on the community tab. I also have playlists on fasting and health and wellness and make a little commentary on health and fitness as well.
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