Scientific support for Fasting. According to researchers at the University of Southern California, the act of fasting for as little as three days can regenerate the entire immune system, even in elderly people. The researchers said that fasting helps the body’s stem cells to begin producing new white blood cells, which help to fight off infection. “Fasting gives the ‘OK’ for stem cells to go ahead and begin proliferating and rebuild the entire system, Prof. Valter Longo, Professor of Gerontology and the Biological Sciences at the University of Southern California, told the UK’s The Telegraph. He added that the body actually removed parts that were damaged, old or inefficient during the fasting process, creating literally, a new immune system. According to Dr. Longo a person’s system recycles unneeded immune cells, especially damaged ones, in order to create energy while they are fasting.
Posted on: Fri, 12 Dec 2014 20:30:24 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015