Fasting could reverse type 1 and 2 diabetes

February 27th 2017 in Blood, Cancer, Diabetes, Diseases 

Just a week after it was suggested that fasting could reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease, the same researchers have announced it could also reverse type 1 and type 2 diabetes. 

Fasting reprogrammes cells in the pancreas to start producing insulin again, say researchers from the University of Southern California, led by Dr Valter Longo. 
Fasting for four days—when calorie intake is kept between 750 and 1,100 calories a day—reverses symptoms of diabetes, a disease of insulin-resistance when the pancreas cannot produce enough insulin to break-down sugars in food.
But fasting kick-starts the cells' insulin-producing functions, the researchers found in experiments on mice and human cells. Even mice whose diabetes was at a late-stage responded to fasting and started producing insulin again."Cycles of fasting and a normal diet essentially reprogrammed non-insulin-producing cells into insulin-producing cells," said Longo.The mice regained healthy insulin production, reduced insulin resistance and established more stable levels of blood glucose at every stage of diabetes. A similar effect was seen in the human cells that were tested.Last week, the researchers released a research paper that suggested that fasting could help reduce the usual risk factors for cancer and heart disease.
Earlier papers have also found that fasting could help ease symptoms of neuro-degenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
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Going on a regular fast reduces risk of heart disease and cancer 
 

February 22nd 2017 in Blood, Blood pressure, Cancer, Heart Health, Heart attack, Heart disease, Heart failure, Inflammatory 

Going on a fast every few months could be one of the best things you can do for your health. It reduces many of the risk factors for heart disease and lowers signs of inflammation, which can be the forerunner of a range of chronic diseases, such as cancer and diabetes. 

A five-day fast—where calorie intake is reduced to just 750 to 1,100 calories a day—every three months seems to be the optimum approach. As well as reducing the risk for most diseases, it also helps weight loss and even trims an inch or two off the waistline.The benefits of fasting have been tested on a group of 100 healthy volunteers aged from 20 to 70. Half carried on eating normally for three months, and the rest were put on a fast for five days each month, where they ate between 750 and 1,100 calories a day with a special programme from L-Nutra, a nutrition company. After the three months, those who had been eating normally were also put on the fasting diet. 
When they went on the fasting diet, all the participants lost an average of six pounds (2.7 kg), their waistlines shrank between one and two inches, their blood pressure levels fell, and inflammatory markers known as IGF-1 dropped to a range associated with a lower cancer risk. 
These markers were maintained even when the participants returned to their normal lives and diets, said lead researcher Valter Longo from the University of Southern California. 
http://wddty.com/news/2017/02/going-on-a-regular-fast-reduces-risk-of-heart-disease-and-cancer.html

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 Bryan Hubbard 
References (Source: Science Translational Medicine, 2017; 9: eaa8700) 

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Turmeric 

Other common name(s): jiang huang, haridra, Indian saffron

Scientific/medical name(s): Curcuma longa, Curcuma domestica

Description

Turmeric is a spice grown in India and other tropical regions of Asia. It has a long history of use in herbal remedies, particularly in China, India, and Indonesia. The root and rootstock, or rhizome, of the plant contain curcumin, which is considered to be the active ingredient. Curcumin is not related to cumin, which is a spice made from the seeds of a different plant.

Overview

Turmeric is a common food flavoring and coloring in Asian cooking. Animal and laboratory studies have found that curcumin, an antioxidant that is an active ingredient in turmeric, demonstrated some anti-cancer effects in the lab. But human research is needed to determine curcumin's role in cancer prevention and treatment in people. Several types of cancer cells are inhibited by curcumin in the laboratory, and curcumin slows the growth and spread of some cancers in some animal studies. Clinical trials are underway to find out if it can help humans as well.

Curcumin is being studied to find out whether it helps other diseases such as arthritis, Alzheimer’s disease, and stomach ulcers. It is also being studied to see whether it can help lower “bad cholesterol” and improve outcome in kidney transplants. A few early studies have been done in humans, but much more human research is still needed to find out if curcumin can be effective in these uses.

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Pubmed Data : Circulation. 2009 Nov 17;120(20):1951-60. Epub 2009 Nov 2. PMID: 19884466

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Study Type : Animal Study

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Substances : Ashwagandha : CK(804) : AC(323), Bacopa : CK(376) : AC(175), Green Tea : CK(4545) : AC(1409), Milk Thistle : CK(395) : AC(98), Protandim : CK(20) : AC(7), Turmeric : CK(10953) : AC(4403)

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Pubmed Data : PLoS One. 2009;4(4):e5284. Epub 2009 Apr 22. PMID: 19384424

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Curcumin can reduce blood glucose and HbA1c level by reduction in hepatic glucose production and glycogen synthesis and stimulation of glucose uptake

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Pubmed Data : Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Oct ;12(4):e18081. Epub 2014 Oct 1. PMID: 25745485

Article Published Date : Sep 30, 2014

Study Type : Review

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