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Autophagy is a process of cellular metabolism—self-cannibalization—in which invading microbes, damaged cytoplasm, and organelles get broken down and then used to generate energy and build new proteins and membranes. During autophagy, the body begins to repair the damage done by degenerative diseases, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, diabetes, infectious diseases including mold, skin aging, and even cancer.
How long must one fast in order to achieve a state of autophagy?
Autophagy does not begin until the body’s glucose and insulin levels drop considerably. So if you eat the Modern American Diet (MAD) which is 70% carbohydrates it will take few days of fasting (skipping meals) before you start to enter autophagy. But if you normally eat a low-carb diet like Keto (20 carbohydrates a day or less) you enter autophagy after 16-18 hours of fasting . That is why so many people on Keto incorporate intermittent fasting of 18 hours a day every day or most days.
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