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Eating fewer calories may lower risk of asthma, other diseases

Eating fewer calories may lower risk of asthma, other diseases | Longevity science | Scoop.it
People with asthma may one day receive an unconventional prescription for their condition: eat less.

 

Caloric Restriction (CR) has been studied for years as a method for life extension. This has been proven to work in animal studies, but the results are still unclear in human-- mainly because human lifespan is so much longer than animal lifespan that an adequate study is difficult to engineer. 

 

Now we have evidence that CR may help lower risk of diseases, from asthma to cancer and even Alzheimer's.

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Fasting weakens cancer in mice

Fasting weakens cancer in mice | Longevity science | Scoop.it

"New study finds that short fasting cycles can work as well as chemotherapy, and the two combined greatly improve survival."

 

Caloric Restriction (CR) is currently the most successful method we know for extending lifespan. But extreme CR tends to make you gaunt-looking and pretty unhappy. That's no good. We recommend moderate CR, cutting 10% of your caloric intake. This will still benefit your body.

 

To make it even easier, try a mini-fast daily. Terry recommends that we stop eating at 7pm and then have breakfast after 7am. Voila-- a 12 hour mini-fast every day that's easy to do. And you'll sleep better without the heavy metabolic action taking place during the night.

 

This new study also shows that these mini-fasts can help minimize cancer risk.

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