[PLUG-TALK] Fwd: [IP] Study: Reversal of cognitive decline: A novel therapeutic program
glen
gepr at ropella.name
Mon Oct 13 23:17:25 UTC 2014
On 10/11/2014 08:54 PM, David Mandel wrote:
> Fasting in an interesting topic in and of itself. I don't see much in
> the popular medical literature on the value or lack of value of
> fasting. Indeed, this lack of discussion sort of leads one to conclude
> that modern medicine doesn't put much value on fasting.
I found this paper interesting:
http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909%2814%2900151-9
> Highlights
>
> •Prolonged fasting downregulates a IGF-1/PKA pathway in stem cells
> •Prolong fasting protects hematopoietic cells from chemotoxicity
> •Prolonged fasting cycles promote HSC self-renewal to reverse immunosuppression
> •Inhibition of IGF-1 or PKA signaling mimics the effects of prolonged fasting
Longo has published a number of fasting related papers. I showed this
paper to my oncologist, however; and she dismissed it out of hand.
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