Quotes About Autophagy

Intermittent fasting definitely and massively increases autophagy. And thanks to our caveman history, it thrived. In times of little food, lysosomes would race around the body looking for damaged cells, pre-diseased cells, and cells which weren't doing much. It would chop them apart - into their smallest parts - and either burn them for energy, or use them to repair other areas. Simply, it would perform miracles without any outside help.

our bodies are not constantly in a state of autophagy. It turns on and off. Recent research shows that we can have some control over it, inducing the process by periodically fasting.12 There also is quite a bit of evidence that autophagy helps us slow aging by quieting inflammation and helping build our immune system. Clean out the cellular trash, reap the longevity benefits.

So you may not want to institute a fasting process during chemotherapy as that fasting could induce autophagy and allow your cancer to hibernate and then return stronger. However, after cancer, you do want to try intermittent fasting or time-restricted feeding, as early data imply that these simple, side-effect-free, no-medication-involved practices can help you regain impaired functions and experience better quality of life as a cancer survivor.

Going 16 hours without eating generally provides the right balance of autophagy (look it up) and anabolism (muscle building).