Fasting increases insulin sensitivity, which in turn helps to prevent dementia. Fasting activates growth hormone, which in turn helps to heal damages that might

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.