1. Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor

The biggest benefit of fasting is the increase in BDNF.

2. Autophagy of the Brain

Just like fasting allows for cellular clean-up around your body the same detox process takes place in your brain.

3. improved Cognitive Performance

Looking to remember names and events faster or learn a new skill? Fasting can help your brain improve those processes.

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> Podcast on BDNF

> Podcast on the Way Doctors are Reversing Alzheimer's and Dementia

> Autophagy: cellular and molecular mechanisms (research)

> Autophagy and Neurodegeneration: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities (research)

> Intermittent metabolic switching, neuroplasticity and brain health (research)

> That gut feeling (research)

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