http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/12/11/neuroscientist-shows-what-fasting-does-to-your-brain-why-big-pharma-wont-study-it/
Mark and his team have published several papers that discuss how fasting twice a week could significantly lower the risk of developing both Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease.
Fasting does good things for the brain,
and this is evident by all of the beneficial neurochemical changes that
happen in the brain when we fast. It also improves cognitive function,
increases neurotrophic factors, increases stress resistance, and reduces
inflammation.
Fasting is a challenge to your brain,
and your brain responds to that challenge by adapting stress response
pathways which help your brain cope with stress and risk for disease.
The same changes that occur in the brain during fasting mimic the
changes that occur with regular exercise. They both increase the
production of protein in the brain (neurotrophic factors), which in turn
promotes the growth of neurons, the connection between neurons, and the
strength of synapses.
More at link with the TEDx video.
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