Time-Restricted Eating — A Powerful Way to Prevent Dementia
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2020/03/12/time-restricted-eating-autophagy-alzheimers.aspx
Story at-a-glance –
- Time-restricted eating is a powerful approach that facilitates weight loss and helps reduce your risk of chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, cancer and neurodegenerative diseases
- Among the many benefits of time-restricted eating is the upregulation of autophagy and mitophagy — natural cleansing processes necessary for optimal cellular renewal and function
- Research strongly suggests caloric restriction and time-restricted eating help combat Alzheimer’s through these autophagy pathways
- The pathology hallmarks of Alzheimer’s include amyloid beta plaques and tau tangles.
