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Intermittent fasting, that is, eating only over certain time period during the day can have positive mental health effects, at least according to a recent study. Intermittent fasting for 16 hours a day, that is a 16:8 fasting paradigm, for five days a week during three months improved quality of life while decreasing the presence…
Intermittent fasting is more than the latest diet fad, it has proven benefits –at least in animals models– against longevity and it appears that it could even improve nerve regeneration, according to new research. The problems with axons in the peripheral nervous system is that their regenerative capacity is not very high. There are certain…
One of the most studied, most promising avenues for improving what is known as “healthy” aging is fasting. Yes, terrible as it might seem to food lovers all around the world it seems, at least in animal models, that fasting is a good way forward. So much so that 24-hour fasting seems to help rejuvenate…
Diabetes is a disease typically associated with old age, especially when speaking of type 2, characterized for insulin resistance, and associated with obesity and therefore, more likely to occur in old age. A recent couple of papers published in Cell and Science Translational Medicine point to the healing potential of a fasting-mimicking diet for resetting…
Roundworms are the most commonly used animal model to investigate aging and methods to increase the lifespan such as intermittent fasting. Latest research indicates that jumping genes could be another target for interventions aiming towards expanding the lifespan. What are jumping genes? If you want to know, go check the full article in MappingIgnorance.org
In a previous article we discussed the principles behind caloric restriction as a means towards increasing lifespan and improving the healthspan (time to occurrence of aging-related disease). However, since caloric restriction is a quite dramatic intervention involving between a 20-40% reduction in the caloric intake and therefore, among other issues, hard to maintain in the…
Dieting is a commonly used term in our society (especially if you’re a woman), even when most times it is not done with the aim of improving our health but our appearance. As anyone who’s ever suffered a diet knows, dieting is anything but easy however, the reward is immense. So immense that actually cutting…