AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

“Scientists discovered that the diet triggers a death-and-life process for cells that appears critical for the body’s repair. During the fasting-mimicking diet, cortisone is produced and that initiates a killing of autoimmune cells,” said Valter Longo. “This process also leads to the production of new healthy cells.”

– USC News, May 26, 2016

Prevention and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

Prevention

People affected by pathologies may not do the FMD, unless they have the prior approval of their specialized doctor. In the case of serious or relatively serious illnesses (cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular, autoimmune, or neurodegenerative diseases), it is important to seek permission and approval from a disease specialist as well as from a dietitian with expertise in the FMD or in therapeutic fasting. The use of the FMD for disease treatment should for the moment be limited to clinical trials unless the doctor determines that there are no viable options and the patient cannot wait until the conclusion of appropriate clinical trials and FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), and similar agencies in other countries, approval.

  • Follow the Longevity Diet, maintaining a healthy weight and low abdominal circumference.
  • Avoid a high-salt diet.
  • Evitare di consumare molto sale.
  • Eat foods your ancestors frequently consumed, and avoid foods that were not part of their diet.

Treatment

People affected by pathologies may not do the FMD, unless they have the prior approval of their specialized doctor. In the case of serious or relatively serious illnesses (cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular, autoimmune, or neurodegenerative diseases), it is important to seek permission and approval from a disease specialist as well as from a dietitian with expertise in the FMD or in therapeutic fasting. The use of the FMD for disease treatment should for the moment be limited to clinical trials unless the doctor determines that there are no viable options and the patient cannot wait until the conclusion of appropriate clinical trials and FDA (US Food and Drug Administration), and similar agencies in other countries, approval.

  • Adopt all recommendations in the “Prevention” section above.
  • Con l’approvazione del proprio medico, e preferibilmente all’interno di uno studio clinico, intraprendere una Dieta Mima-Digiuno di 5 giorni al mese o di 7 giorni ogni 2 mesi.
  • With your doctor’s approval and close supervision, and preferably as part of a clinical trial, alternate the Longevity Diet with a monthly five-day FMD, or the seven-day FMD every two months.

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