This is a huge result and may be the explanation for fasting as a life extension tool. In fact the take home that I see immediately is that the key to a long life just happens to be a vigorous immune system.
Recall recently that we also posted on the application of four hertz magnetic fields to our blood. This eliminates foreign biologicals which can apparently represent a full two pounds of material in the blood. What I found even more compelling besides the complexities of the process itself, was the sharp rebound of the immune systems vigor. The same holds up for the application of liver cleanses and blood cleanses as well.
Thus
it may also be well advised to add fasting to the application of
either protocol.
We
now have three separate protocols that are soundly science based that
eliminates toxins and alien biologicals from the body allowing a
complete rebound of the immune system to tackle anything left over
and obviously extend your life potential. Fasting was already
strongly indicated in conjunction with the other two but now we
understand that it is instrumental in super charging the immune
system as well.
Fasting for three days can regenerate entire immune system, study finds
A person's entire immune system can be rejuvenated by fasting for as little as three days as it triggers the body to start producing new white blood cells, a study suggests
7:51PM
BST 05 Jun 2014
Fasting
for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system,
even in the elderly, scientists have found in a breakthrough
described as "remarkable".
Although
fasting diets have been criticised by nutritionists for being
unhealthy, new research suggests starving the body kick-starts stem
cells into producing new white blood cells, which fight off
infection.
Scientists
at the University of Southern California say the discovery could be
particularly beneficial for people suffering from damaged immune
systems, such as
cancer patients on chemotherapy.
It
could also
help the elderly whose immune system becomes
less effective as they age, making it harder for them to fight off
even common diseases.
The
researchers say fasting
"flips a regenerative switch" which prompts stem cells to
create brand new white blood cells, essentially regenerating the
entire immune system.
"It
gives the 'OK' for stem cells to go ahead and begin proliferating and
rebuild the entire system," said Prof Valter Longo, Professor of
Gerontology and the Biological Sciences at the University of
California.
"And
the good news is that the body got rid of the parts of the system
that might be damaged or old, the inefficient parts, during the
fasting.
“Now,
if you start with a system heavily damaged by chemotherapy or ageing,
fasting cycles can generate, literally, a new immune system."
Prolonged
fasting forces the body to use stores of glucose and fat but also
breaks down a significant portion of white blood cells.
During
each cycle of fasting, this depletion of white blood cells induces
changes that trigger stem cell-based regeneration of new immune
system cells.
In
trials humans were asked to regularly fast for between two and four
days over a six-month period.
Scientists
found that prolonged fasting also reduced the enzyme PKA, which is
linked to ageing and a hormone which increases cancer risk and tumour
growth.
"We
could not predict that prolonged fasting would have such a remarkable
effect in promoting stem cell-based regeneration of the hematopoietic
system," added Prof Longo.
"When
you starve, the system tries to save energy, and one of the things it
can do to save energy is to recycle a lot of the immune cells that
are not needed, especially those that may be damaged," Dr Longo
said.
"What
we started noticing in both our human work and animal work is that
the white blood cell count goes down with prolonged fasting. Then
when you re-feed, the blood cells come back. So we started thinking,
well, where does it come from?"
Fasting
for 72 hours also protected cancer patients against the toxic impact
of chemotherapy.
"While
chemotherapy saves lives, it causes significant collateral damage to
the immune system. The results of this study suggest that fasting may
mitigate some of the harmful effects of chemotherapy," said
co-author Tanya Dorff, assistant professor of clinical medicine at
the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital.
"More
clinical studies are needed, and any such dietary intervention should
be undertaken only under the guidance of a physician.”
"We
are investigating the possibility that these effects are applicable
to many different systems and organs, not just the immune system,"
added Prof Longo.
However,
some British experts were sceptical of the research.
Dr
Graham Rook, emeritus professor of immunology at University College
London, said the study sounded "improbable".
Chris
Mason, Professor of Regenerative Medicine at UCL, said: “There is
some interesting data here. It sees that fasting reduces the number
and size of cells and then re-feeding at 72 hours saw a rebound.
“That
could be potentially useful because that is not such a long time that
it would be terribly harmful to someone with cancer.
“But
I think the most sensible way forward would be to synthesize this
effect with drugs. I am not sure fasting is the best idea. People are
better eating on a regular basis.”
Dr
Longo added: “There is no evidence at all that fasting would be
dangerous while there is strong evidence that it is beneficial.
“I
have received emails from hundreds of cancer patients who have
combined chemo with fasting, many with the assistance of the
oncologists.
“Thus
far the great majority have reported doing very well and only a few
have reported some side effects including fainting and a temporary
increase in liver markers.
Clearly we need to finish the clinical trials, but it looks very
promising.”
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