What Fasting Does To Your Brain- TED Talk

[BABY1]

TweetI love to listen to some good TED talks. this one is interesting.

TED Talk: Neuroscientist Shows What Fasting Does To Your Brain




Mark Mattson is the Chief of the Laboratory of Neuroscience at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University, and one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying multiple neurodegenerative disorders, like Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.Mark and his team have published several papers that discuss how fasting twice a week could significantly lower the risk of developing both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease. When you take a look at caloric restriction studies, many of them show a prolonged lifespan as well as an increased ability to fight chronic disease.
It’s interesting because fasting and caloric restriction has been shown to grow new stem cells, repair DNA, extend life span and retard age related disease and a much more, it’s even been shown to be effective as a cancer treatment in conjunction with chemotherapy drugs. Unfortunately, you will never see a clinical trial conducted without testing a pharmaceutical drug, it’s not like one can make money off of fasting alone, or from an herb that cannot be patented.
Below is a wonderful TEDx talk given by Mark going into more detail about what fasting does to the brain. For more links to published studies about fasting, you can read this article, but a simple google search would suffice if you are looking for more publications.

[IRON-GAME]

TweetGreat video

[Yohimbe]

TweetVery interesting video. Lots of good info there. I love listening to Ted talks. I listen to a lot of them at my desk throughout the day while I work.

[jipped genes]

Tweeti would love to fast a day maybe 2 X a month, i just get so hungry and go hypoglycemic 4 hours in

[Dzone]

TweetI wonder if intermittent fasting counts. Like when you only eat once a day . Like the warrior diet.
LOL-ok, started watching and he mentions intermittent fasting ...He answered my question...Im down with intermittent fasting. I swear I feel way better when Im not eating as much

[macedog24]

TweetVery informative video! I fast Intermittently, but onl6 a few times a month.