Rejuvenation From Within

How much longer would be live if we cured cancer, heart disease, stroke and Diabetis?

According to Valter Longo, Professor for Gerontology and Biological Sciences, and Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, this may add just 13 years to our life span. However, if we were able to delay aging, we woud be able to extend life span by upto 30 years. His research shows organisms consuming less calories not only live double as long as well fed fellow species, but also develop less disease.

SO HOW CAN YOU STAY YOUNGER, LONGER?

Fasting enabler your body to turn on a regenerating, rejuvenating mode. Apparently, fasting activates blood stem cells resulting in regeneration and rejuventation of the immune system. In his research, Prof. Longo discovered that the body produces more immune cells following a fasting period, which strengthens your body’s natural defense against disease.

After a few days of fasting, the body switches from sugar to a fat burning mode, referred to as fasting metabolism. Your body completely reprogrammes to convert fat into ketone bodies which provide your brain with the energy it needs to function properly.