Autophagy is a vital process in which the body’s cells “clean out” any unnecessary or damaged components. It may be possible to induce autophagy, but there may be associated risks. Researchers have ...

While autophagy is a regular bodily process involving the clearing out of old cells, you’ve likely never heard of it. The term only recently gained popularity with the rise of fasting-type diets, with ...

Unlike many trendy diets, intermittent fasting appears to deliver real benefits—provided dieters can stick to the schedule, which usually restricts eating to an eight-hour window each day. Dieters, ...

Water fasting may offer several health benefits, including weight loss and a reduced risk of some chronic conditions. However, it is also associated with several risks and may not be suitable for ...

The coming of spring harkens spring cleaning; a time to de-clutter your home and discard things that are no longer needed. In the body, a cellular process called autophagy occurs regularly to ...

Scientists have discovered that when we give ourselves a break from eating – something extraordinary begins to happen to us. Our cells don’t just “rest”. They wake up and repair. They do a house ...

Autophagy is a self-preservation mechanism in which your body removes damaged or dysfunctional parts of cells in order to regenerate newer, healthier cells. “Auto” means self and “phagy” means eat. So ...