Longevity Through A Fasting Mimicking Diet
Do you know the difference between your chronological age and your biological age? Your chronological age is simply how long you’ve been alive, but your biological age reflects the big picture of your overall health. This number refers to how old your cells are. While it might sound like these two ages should be the same, they often are not. Your biological age is the culmination of your genetics and lifestyle choices and is a great indicator of your healthspan (the amount of time you are free from age-related diseases.) So, this begs the question: is there any way to improve or reverse your biological age? The answer is YES!
Aging Is More Than Skin Deep
The human body is remarkably complex, and it’s certainly true that we don’t know everything about it. But we have started to put together the process of aging on the cellular level. Of course, we can see aging on the surface of the skin - wrinkles, graying hair, etc. But what happens inside the body as it ages is what ultimately results in a long, relatively healthy life or one spent riddled with chronic illness in our later years. That’s why it’s so important to be aware of your biological age - and more importantly, find ways to positively impact it.
The Relationship Between Metabolic Dysfunction And Aging
One major contributor to poor healthspan is the onset of metabolic dysfunction, sometimes referred to as metabolic syndrome. This includes 4 chronic conditions that tend to occur together: insulin resistance, elevated cholesterol, high blood pressure, and abdominal fat. Having 3 out of the 4 makes your risk of heart disease and stroke extremely high. While these factors are influenced by lifestyle and genetics, new studies have shown that they are also a result of cellular aging. Since metabolic dysfunction is linked to cellular aging (your biological age), we want to do everything in our power to prevent it and reverse it if possible.
Fasting Mimicking Diet Reverses Biological Age
It turns out that our body already has the capability to remove old and damaged cells, a natural process called autophagy. This process takes “junk” and recycles it into usable energy. As the name implies, auto (oneself) and phagy (to eat), the body is essentially eating up the old cells to make something new. The benefits are numerous - decreased inflammation, improved immunity, and of course, better cellular health. Think of it as the way the body takes out the trash. There are a variety of ways to trigger autophagy, but one of the most effective ways is through fasting. When your body is deprived of new fuel in the form of food, it jumpstarts the autophagy process. But, simply abstaining from food while trying to go about your life isn’t very easy and may be dangerous for some. We have found that you can get the same cellular health boosting results from a fast mimicking diet (FMD). According to a recent study, a series of (3) 5 day FMD cycles resulted in a 2.5 year reversal in biological age for participants. This is truly outstanding news in the field of longevity!
The ProLon 5-day Nutrition Program
To make a fasting mimicking diet safe, easy, and accessible to everyone, we partner with ProLon. Their 5 day nutrition program is incredibly comprehensive and easy to use. It’s perfect for those who want the benefits of fasting in a controlled, supervised way. To learn more about FMD and how Prolon can help you get on the right track, schedule a consultation with us.