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  1. Terrible to hear about all of the evil your family and friends have suffered through. This stuff can stay in the body indefinitely, just like a virus. Thankfully, fasting can help cycle it out quicker, and repair the immune system to help keep these strange side effects from occurring. 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. Telomeres are lengthened 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 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. 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/PMC2815756/ 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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/ 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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657 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/gene/25712 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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  2. Except a sledgehammer would actually work. This did nothing. Nothing positive anyway.
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  3. Some extended fasting can help a great deal with your MS and any 'new' autoimmune issues people experience. 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. 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 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/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/ 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://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/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.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf 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.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/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://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://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.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/ 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 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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  4. As an autoimmune disease, you can get a great deal of relief by doing some extended fasting. This regenerates the immune system and repairs its ability to distinguish friend from foe. 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. 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. 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://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/ 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.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/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.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf 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/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/ 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/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://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://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/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/ 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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  5.  @cassiescornerreviews6884  Yes my 150+ IQ and years in grad school have nothing to do with knowing it's bs.
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  6. Those with auto-immune issues can get great relief by doing some extended fasting. When you fast, it also clears out the spikes from the body, which can linger indefinitely if you do not take special measures. 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. 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. Thymus is regenerated, which suppresses aging and renews the immune system. The thymus also plays a vital role in fighting cancer. 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. 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/PMC2815756/ 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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/ 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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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://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/gene/25712 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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  7. You can get a lot of help from MS and other autoimmune disorders by doing some extended fasting.
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  8. Some fasting can help a great deal with your MS symptoms. 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. 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. 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. 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 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.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/15522942/ 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://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.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://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://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/ 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/31890243/ 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://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://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.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/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/ 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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  9. It seems it must damage the mitochondria. Thankfully, fasting can help a great deal in autoimmune issues, including MS. It also creates more mitochondria in the body which should even help in diseases like Huntington's. 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. 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 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. 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/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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04375657 http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00224-7 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712 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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  10. Some fasting can stop the damage and fix your immune system, which has been corrupted. Until then things will probably keep getting worse. But if you act now, you may still be able to reverse this. 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. 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. 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 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/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://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://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/gene/25712 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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.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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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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  11. I am glad you survived intact. A little extended fasting can help a great deal for people who suffer with your condition. 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. 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/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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/abundance-of-fructose-not-good-for-the-liver-heart https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20102774/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://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://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/31890243/ 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.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.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMc2001176 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25712 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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  12. I'm very sorry to hear about your loss! Some fasting can help with your thyroid issue and other autoimmune issues. Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. 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 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. 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. 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/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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/ 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.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.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/gene/25712 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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  13. You are very fortunate you did not take it, you would likely not be here if you did. For those who have MS OR who have taken it, some fasting can help with the side effects of both. It repairs the immune system, which makes it better able to identify friend or foe and helps when you have MS and helps keep autoimmune disorders from developing, which has become a plague! 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. 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. 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/PMC2815756/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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.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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 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.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/gene/25712 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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  14. The best thing you can do for MS and other immune diseases, whether old or new, is some extending fasting. It repairs the immune system, including the ability to differentiate between friend and foe. It also helps a great deal with leaky gut. 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. 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/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/ 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://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.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/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.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf 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.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://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/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://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://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.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/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/ 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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  15. Autoimmune issues can be greatly helped by some extended fasting, even peanut allergies combined with probiotics have cured lethal peanut allergies under medical supervision. 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. Telomeres are lengthened 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 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 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/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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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.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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://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/31890243/ 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.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.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/ 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.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/gene/25712 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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  16. Wow, all dead? That is astonishing. PS fasting can help a great deal with MS. And also to get rid of the 'treatment'. 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. 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 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. 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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31877297/ 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/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/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.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://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.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/ 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.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/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.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf 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.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/ 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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  17. Some extended fasting can help a great deal with the symptoms, repairing the damaged immune system, and cycling out the poison. 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 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. Telomeres are lengthened and fasting also increases anti-aging Yamanaka factors. 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. 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/PMC2815756/ 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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25909219/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10232622 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23408502/ 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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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.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/gene/25712 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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  18. Everyone with MS becomes disabled in time and if it does not outright kill them it certainly always shortens the lifespan. For anyone who took this stuff, it can linger forever causing side effects years later because it damages the immune system. If you do some fasting it can clear it out and it can also repair the immune system, which means you will not develop these kinds of issues at all. And even if you already did develop them, it can help a great deal with the symptoms! Some benefits of doing occasional extended fasting: High blood pressure is lowered to normal levels very quickly while fasting. 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. 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. 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 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/PMC2815756/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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.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/ 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://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1413655/ 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/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 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://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/gene/25712 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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  19.  @gardeniainbloom812  Taurine is one of the most important nutrients. Your mitochondria can't function without it and you can't properly fold proteins without it. The more. the better, so long as you can tolerate it. Just work up the dose.
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  20.  @bunblanche1104  No fruit during the fast. Stick to water and tea for water fasting. Break the fast with a zero carb meal. Bone broth is good.
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  21. You can fix the damage to your immune system by doing some extended fasting and this will keep it from coming on. For those who already have it, fasting helps a great deal. For those exposed to the 'treatment' fasting can cycle it out, otherwise it may last forever. 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. 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! 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. 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 increases nitric oxide release. Fasting restores NAD+ to healthy levels. 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. 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. 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/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://www.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21410865/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10859646 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://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/gene/25712 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23707514/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7607739/ https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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/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/pmc/articles/PMC6407435/ https://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/content/36/3/217 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27569118/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31890243/ 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.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.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/ 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/ 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.
    3
  22. Whether it's MS or not, some fasting can help with the neurological symptoms. It will also get the stuff out of your system, which can linger forever causing new side effects on a regular basis. 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. 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. 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. 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 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.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30849-9 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://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/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://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://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/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://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/ 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/31890243/ 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://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://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/ https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1931312809002832 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5895342/ 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.
    3
  23. Fasting can help a great deal with MS and other autoimmune issues. It also stimulates phagocytosis of the immune system to clear out spikes! 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. 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. 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 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/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.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://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/ 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.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/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.arcjournals.org/pdfs/ijrsb/v3-i11/7.pdf 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/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/ 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/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://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://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.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/ 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.
    3
  24. Fasting can help a great deal with MS, and help keep the people who got this treatment from developing it as well, as it will repair the immune system and cycle out the spikes!
    3
  25. Some extended fasting can stop immune releated disease in its tracks, and also repair nerve damage by releasing BDNF and NGF. 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. 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. 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? 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. 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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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  26.  @msdee693  Good luck with everything!
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  27.  @armo4594  Be careful of lion's main, gave me a giant gout attack, and many have experienced worse. Probably OK if the source is grown and processed in USA or europe otherwise I would not touch it at all.
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  28.  @OurNewestMember  Thank you very much!
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  29.  @sammywhite9906  Thank you, Sammy!
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  30.  @richardcarnell2551  Many find great relief! Also helps cycle out the you know what.
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  31.  @luciannelassalle997  It's also on my community page!
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  32.  @jennissw  fasts from 36-96 h are where the benefits mainly lie. I would work up to a 72 h fast to restore immune system, then try and work in another fast once a month if possible. But even just one fast per year in the 72-96h range can have a huge effect on your health!
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  33.  @mirelinde5430  yes, it will restore mitochondria. So will low carb diet. Both together even better. Taurine and glycine also help a lot.
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  34.  @NearQuasar  Wrong. It damages certain T cells and that is known to have this effect from other drugs.
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  35.  @johhny711  he changed his mind
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  36. Everyone who takes it will get these issues, just to lesser degree.
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  37.  @bunblanche1104  Yes, that's a very good start! Just don't take insulin or other diabetic meds while fasting.
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  38.  @DBMMMMM  I guess you are the expert, for some reason, not the hundreds of PHDs I referenced. You can find studies where they put rodents and primates on a constant lifelong fasting schedule and yes, the more they fasted the better. At least to the point of what would be equivalent in humans of eating once every 3 days. No one has even tried that so far, but if you go beyond that you may run into issues.
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  39.  @ajmote1734  That's great!
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  40. Everything that can cause a large immune reaction has the chance to cause a severe issue like MS or t1 diabetes. Thankfully, some fasting can help prevent these side effects, and can treat the symptoms.
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  41. Some fasting can help a great deal with MS, and can even release BDNF and NGF which encourage the growth of new neurons.
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  42.  @auburnandgrey4457  Hundreds of phds who have studied it disagree. Only your immune system can heal anything, and it never fully functions or repairs itself except while fasting.
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  43.  @evansgate  They're taught dogmatically and to never deviate from the course laid out by mysterious people in the shadows who take their check from big pharma
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  44. The immune system becomes damaged in such a way it cannot recognize friend from foe properly. Thankfully, fasting can generate new T cells AND repair the proteins in immune cells used recognize friend or foe.
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  45.  @AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH  It seems to be caused by mrna and because they used the spike which is very toxic, but I would not take any vaccine for this virus because the spike is not something you want around and they all have it to at least some degree.
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  46.  @peterpipe9015  You're welcome!
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  47.  @alanpatterson2759  Cheers!
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  48.  @lucyb3885  water fasting 36-96h at a time
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  49. Some fasting could help a great deal with your MS, and for those taking the treatment, it can also stop it from creating more side effects by cycling it out of the system.
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  50.  @ngc4486diane  Fasting can help with all autoimmune issues. Muslims do fast with addison's but it requires dr. help to adjust the meds.
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