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Is there any reason to believe that fasting could prevent dementia?

• ccvannorman 3y ago
  There seems to have been a few studies as described here: https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-growing-science-behind-a-fasting-treatment-for-alzheimers https://www.discovermagazine.com/health/the-growing-science-... But, in my opinion there is more research to be done here to establish whether or not (and to what degree) there is a strong link
• garganzol 3y ago
  Fasting increases insulin sensitivity, which in turn helps to prevent dementia. Fasting activates growth hormone, which in turn helps to heal damages that might lead to dementia. Fasting activates autophagy which eradicates marginal tissues, thus helping to prevent dementia. So fasting has quite a few cards upon its sleeve and the effect is enormous. But, a therapeutic fasting should be done right and should include water, minerals and vitamins. So it's not quite a full fasting per se, it's more about creating the right conditions for an organism to reboot the broken parts.