I think sleeping is an opportunity for lots of things that happen to reset in our body. I think about our glymphatic system, which is kind of like the lymph of the brain, if you will, it bathes the brain. It's an opportunity for autophagy. It's where we do our house cleaning. Whe...
It’s been a long time, I know. The long and short of this post is chia pudding. It’s embarrassingly easy to make. If you like tapioca pudding or bubble tea, you’ll probably love this. The seeds, which are mucilaginous (root word ‘mucous’, mmmm!), soak up a ton of liquid ...
Autophagy has a direct connection to fasting. Well, one of the major benefits of fasting is that it increases autophagy. If you look it up you will come to find that autophagy is the breakdown of old, junky cells in our body; to be be used as fuel since there is a lack of fuel (...
Well, you go throughout the day and yourbrainis looking for things like the wins, things to be happy and excited about. And then everything else starts to work better. So it’s like a little bit of grease in the wheel of your life and everything starts to spin a little bit better....
Although fasting-induced autophagy has certain health benefits, more research needs to be carried out on its role in protecting against disease. (14) Water Fasting May Help Lose Weight Some of the most noticeable effects of water fasting are lower body weight,less belly fat, and a slimmer wais...
Raw food cakes (made from fruit and nuts) are a surprisingly tasty alternative as they are packed with healthy fats that are satisfying and tasty. It doesn’t take long to return to a more natural appreciation for sweetness and after just four days you will find fruit starts tasting sweeter...
Fasting also triggers the process of autophagy, which breaks down and recycles dysfunctional proteins and cellular debris. (8) This is similar to taking out the trash and cleaning up around the house – a process you’d hope would be taking place in your body on a frequent basis. Hopefully...
If the inflammation lasts for a longer time, the second stage of inflammation (chronic inflammation) starts and may initialize various chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, arthritis, pancreatitis, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative and metabolic diseases, as well as certain types of cancer [6]....
Its precise function on DNA damage remained elusive for a long time until PRP19 was found to impart the ubiquitylation of the single-stranded DNA coater RPA in response to DNA damage, therefore optimizing the signaling by ATR [158]. Put together, these data pointed at PRP19 as a protein ...
Recently, research in animal models and humans has highlighted the potential health-promoting physiological responses to fasting including ketogenesis, hormone modulation, reduced oxidative stress and inflammation, and increased stress resistance, lipolysis, and autophagy [1,2]. Although the panorama of ...