Autophagy is the body’s self cleaning process that removes damaged by products from inside cells that have accumulated from normal metabolic or biologic processes.
We hear only on death from COVID and vaccination
Insufficient autophagy is a driver of the aging process. Can you imagine if we can reverse the aging process ? There is a drug rapamycin that is being study in animal models and human trials The NIH has funded 23 million dog study including the use of rapamycin in the Drug Aging Project.
A new fad is the use of intermittent fasting where you avoid food from the night before for 12 hours up to 18 hours. Intermittent fasting is a way of cleansing the individuals cells. This in a way is autophagy.
An alkaloid from a pepper fruit called piperlongumne has demonstrated in animals with brain damage the ability to recovery with motor deficits, This is amazing life altering news, This could be a hope for a number of patients who have motor deficits from a variety of diseases. There was even another plant alkaloid and anti cancer potential called luteolin. This plant alkaloid is found in celery, thyme, parsley , and green peppers. It was shown that luteolin activated a marker of autophagy by 25 % This is another exciting news.
The company Life Extension has done incredible journal reporting through the years. This months magazine discuss Autophagy. I am proud to be on their Medical Advisory Board for many years.
Until tomorrow…