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    Fasting can trigger autophagy, a natural cellular process where cells break down and recycle damaged or unnecessary components. Autophagy is important for cell health, generating energy during food shortage, development, and disease prevention. It is essential to consult a healthcare practitioner before fasting.

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    Fasting can trigger autophagy, a natural cellular process where cells break down and recycle damaged or unnecessary components. Autophagy is important for cell health, generating energy during food shortage, development, and disease prevention. It is essential to consult a healthcare practitioner before fasting.

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    Fasting can trigger autophagy, a natural cellular process where cells break down and recycle damaged or unnecessary components. Autophagy is important for cell health, generating energy during food shortage, development, and disease prevention. It is essential to consult a healthcare practitioner before fasting.

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    RESEARCH: Fasting’s role in initiating Autophagy

    Fasting’s role in initiating Autophagy


    Deborah Kennedy, ND PhD

    themselves to create energy and essential


    Fasting is a practice that involves refraining
    nutrients.
    from consuming food and sometimes
    beverages for a specific duration. There are
    different types of fasts, each with its distinct Here are some key reasons why autophagy
    approach and purpose. Some of the more matters:
    common types include:
    1. Cell Health: Autophagy acts as a
    1. Water Fasting: This involves cellular cleaner, removing damaged or
    consuming only water for a specified dysfunctional parts from within cells.
    period, usually lasting one to three days. This helps prevent the build-up of
    2. Intermittent Fasting: Intermittent harmful stuff that can damage cells or
    fasting restricts food intake to a specific cause them to die.
    daily time window, typically involving 16- 2. Getting Energy from Recycling: When
    20 hours of fasting and 4-8 hours of food is scarce, autophagy helps cells
    eating. recycle their own components to
    3. Alternate Day Fasting: In this generate energy. It's like turning old stuff
    approach, fasting occurs every other into new energy.
    day, with some variations allowing 3. Development and Growth: Autophagy
    limited calorie intake on fasting days. plays a role in how cells change and
    4. Religious Fasting: Fasting is observed grow, particularly during development. It
    as a spiritual discipline in some helps get rid of unnecessary or
    religions, such as during Ramadan. unwanted parts of cells as they develop.
    5. Partial Fasting: Certain foods are 4. Disease Prevention: When autophagy
    restricted during partial fasting. doesn't work correctly, it can contribute
    to various diseases, such as cancer,
    brain diseases, and problems with how
    What is Autophagy? our body handles energy. Scientists are
    Autophagy is a natural cellular process that exploring ways to control autophagy to
    allows cells to clean up and recycle things treat these illnesses.
    inside themselves that are damaged or no
    longer useful. This includes breaking down In summary, autophagy is a vital process that
    cellular components like proteins and keeps our cells in good shape, helps them
    organelles. Autophagy is essential for keeping adapt during times of food shortage, supports
    cells, tissues, and organs working correctly. development, and may hold the key to treating
    certain diseases.
    When we go without eating for a while, like
    during fasting, our body's nutrient and energy Fasting can provide many benefits and it is
    levels drop. Cells must find other ways to get important to check with your healthcare
    the energy they need to function. One way they practitioner prior to initiating any new health
    do this is by triggering autophagy, which lets care regime or practice.
    them break down and recycle parts of

    mtih.org • © 2023 Metabolic Terrain Institute of Health • info@mtih.org


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    RESEARCH: Fasting’s role in initiating Autophagy

    Practitioners trained by the Metabolic Terrain


    Institute of Health take a scientific approach to
    working with patients who wish to implement
    fasting as a treatment option. It is essential to
    consult with a MATC Certified™ Practitioner to
    properly test, assess and address each patient
    before and during implementing therapeutic
    fasting interventions, or at the very least
    consult with a practitioner or health care
    provider familiar with your specific state of
    metabolic health. It is crucial to work with a
    certified practitioner and follow a proper fasting
    protocol, especially when implementing fasting
    alongside other treatments.

    References:
    Antunes, F. et al. Autophagy and intermittent
    fasting: the connection for cancer therapy?
    Clinics 73, e814s (2018).

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