Autophagy: Turning Stress into Health - Caveman Doctor. Posted by cavemandoctor on Friday, April 6, 2012 · 27 Comments Caveman Doctor is going to shift gears here and progress from his days as a member of H. erectus to H. sapien in an effort to get a little more cerebral. This article gets a little (ok a lot) sciency, however, I think the topic should be discussed at length because there is a lot of info going around on Paleo and caveman discussing pathways to autophagy, including intermittent fasting and exercise, without a lot of science. What is Autophagy? Our cells are constantly breaking down, repairing themselves, and regenerating. However, this process is by no means perfect, and often some parts are unfixable. Also, often cells are just too old and beat up, and much like an old 1985 Yugo, sometimes it’s better to just totally replace the old piece of junk.
Autophagy: As a result, autophagy reduces: Cancer7Insulin resistance8,9InfectionsAgingHeart DiseaseNeurodegenerative diseases (Parkinson, Alzheimer’s, etc.)10Inflammation4 1. Exercise: Fat Bomb Recipes Archives Ketogenic Woman. High Steaks Blog - Meat is Life | Lair of the Carnivore. Ketogenic Diet Resource. Ruling the Keto Diet & Getting in Shape - Guides | Recipes | Tips. 6 Common Low-Carb & Keto Mistakes and How to Avoid Them. “Carbohydrate restriction is commonly practiced but seldom taught.” This is the tagline of a book I was reading the other day, The Art And Science of Low-Carbohydrate Living. This book was written by two of the leading researchers on low-carbohydrate, ketogenic diets worldwide, Drs Stephen D.
Phinney and Jeff S. Volek. One of them is a medical doctor, the other a registered dietitian (one of the “good” ones – yes, they do exist). These guys have many years of clinical experience prescribing low-carb diets for patients and are therefore in a unique position to give practical advice on how to do this diet properly. According to these guys, cutting back on carbs isn’t enough. To reap the full benefits and get your body into full-blown nutritional ketosis, some additional steps are required. When your brain is fully keto-adapted and efficiently burning ketones for fuel, that’s where the “metabolic magic” happens, so to speak. Kind of like Atkins on steroids. 1. 2. 3. 4. It’s delicious actually. 5. 10 Proven Health Benefits of Low-Carb and Ketogenic Diets. Low-carb diets have been controversial for decades. They were originally demonized by fat-phobic health professionals and the media. People believed that these diets would raise cholesterol and cause heart disease because of the high fat content.
However… times are changing. Since the year 2002, over 20 human studies have been conducted on low-carb diets. In almost every one of those studies, low-carb diets come out ahead of the diets they are compared to. Not only does low-carb cause more weight loss, it also leads to major improvements in most risk factors… including cholesterol. Here are the 10 proven health benefits of low-carb and ketogenic diets. 1. Hunger is the single worst side effect of dieting. It is one of the main reasons why many people feel miserable and eventually give up on their diets.
One of the best things about eating low-carb is that it leads to an automatic reduction in appetite (1). Advertisement 2. 3. Not all fat in the body is the same. 4. Triglycerides are fat molecules.