Longevity Nutrition Diet

As the name suggests, it is fasting on water. And only water. And nothing but water. Herbal teas, black coffee, calorie-free drinks, and supplements are not part of water fasting. Just water. If it sounds tough, I can say that from my experience water fasting is much easier than other types of fasting (bone broth, juicing, etc.) and the results are much more profound. This type of fasting is also called block fasting or long-term fasting. Even a one day water fast has numerous health benefits including weight loss, increased energy, and detoxification.

The word "autophagy" comes from the Greek word which means "consuming itself". It is a recycling program in which damaged or unneeded cell components or even the entire cell are broken down and split into the individual components. In this process, our body cells build their own unusable components such as misfolded proteins and damaged cell components. Our cells use these to generate new building blocks or use them as fuel, similar to the energy recovery from fat reserves in a caloric deficit.