How Fasting Works To Increase Longevity And Prevent Disease

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Rupa Health.   Fasting has numerous proven benefits to
optimize health. It can help reduce inflammation, brain fog, and
insulin resistance. It can also increase energy and bone density,
activate autophagy—the process of cleaning out damaged cells—and
reduce the signs of aging. The food we eat has an amazing ability
to heal, but the timing of when we eat or abstain from eating can
also have profound impacts on our health.    In today’s
episode, I talk with Dr. Valter Longo, Dave Asprey, and Dr. Jason
Fung about the mechanisms behind fasting, why most of us can
benefit from fasting, and how fasting can be a useful tool in
cancer treatment.   Dr. Valter Longo is an internationally
recognized leader in the field of aging studies and related
diseases. Valter is the author of an extraordinary book, The
Longevity Diet. The culmination of 25 years of research on aging,
nutrition, and disease across the globe, it provides an
easy-to-understand, accessible, and implementable road map to
living well longer through improved nutrition.   Dave Asprey
is the creator of the Bulletproof Diet and innovator of Bulletproof
Coffee. Over the last two decades Dave, the “Father of Biohacking,”
has worked with world-renowned doctors, researchers, scientists,
and global mavericks to uncover the latest, most innovative
methods, techniques, and products for enhancing mental and physical
performance.   Dr. Jason Fung is a physician, author, and
researcher. His groundbreaking, science-based books about diabetes
and obesity—The Diabetes Code, The Obesity Code, and The Complete
Guide to Fasting—have sold over one million copies and challenged
the conventional wisdom that diabetics should be treated with
insulin. His latest book is The Cancer Code: A Revolutionary New
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RupaHealth.com. Full-length episodes of these interviews can be
found here: Dr. Valter Longo Dave Asprey Dr. Jason Fung