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That seems like a plausible hypthosis, but hard to test for. In this hypothesis, what would be a solution? Best I can think of is Chemo-therapy, to kill of th
by rocqua 3y ago
That seems like a plausible hypthosis, but hard to test for.
In this hypothesis, what would be a solution?
Best I can think of is Chemo-therapy, to kill of the bad cells. But that feels incredibly heavy handed, as well as liable to do more damage.
- yldedly 3y agoProbably not a solution, but many people have reported benefits from fasting, which increases cellular autophagy which degrades disfunctional cell parts - and might play a role in programmed cell death, though the relationship is not clear.
- lixtra 3y agoIntermittent fasting could work. And time.
- alphazard 3y agoTwo sibling comments mentioned fasting. Adding more to that. Prolonged fasting is known to clear away senescent cells. So that is the intervention which seems most promising here. Intermittent fasting can help the gut by giving it time to rest between meals, and it can improve insulin sensitivity because the body spends more time in a low insulin state. Maybe there are longer chains of mechanism there, but at first glance, they don't seem quite as relevant.