Fasting & Pro-Aging Hormones #shorts #hormones #antiaging #health

Name: Fasting & Pro-Aging Hormones #shorts #hormones #antiaging #health
Uploaded: 2022-12-07T15:48:20+00:00
Duration: 31 s
Channel: Claudia von Boeselager
Description: In this short video, the speaker argues that humans historically experienced cycles of fasting and feeding, but modern lifestyles involve near‑constant…

7 Dec 2022 · 1 min

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In this short video, the speaker argues that humans historically experienced cycles of fasting and feeding, but modern lifestyles involve near‑constant eating. Each meal spikes pro‑aging hormones—insulin and insulin‑like growth factors (IGF)—which promote weight gain, chronic disease, and faster biological aging. The speaker cautions that this constant hormonal activation is a hidden cost of today’s “always‑on” food culture and advocates re‑balancing nutrition by incorporating regular fasting periods to mitigate hormonal spikes and support healthier aging.

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Humanity lived for hundreds of thousands of years on planet Earth with fasting and feeding periods, right? We never— we're living in a fad today where we're eating all the time and we're paying the price for it because we're aging fast. You know, every time you eat, the pro-aging hormones are up, insulin and insulin-like growth factors, and we're picking up weight and developing chronic diseases. It might sound a little bit fearful. It's actually going back and balancing your lifestyle and your nutrition patterns with Periods of fasting, periods of eating.