Tag: Damaged cells

Research suggests that the body's natural cellular recycling process, known as autophagy, can be stimulated by fasting. The duration of the fast is a key factor in triggering this process, with different timelines producing varying levels of cellular cleanup, influencing how long to fast to remove damaged cells.

In 2016, Japanese cell biologist Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize for his groundbreaking work on autophagy, the body’s cellular recycling process. This critical mechanism is at the core of how fasting can potentially heal damaged cells by clearing out old, dysfunctional components and making way for new, healthy ones.