Common Definition: Abstinence from all or some kinds of food and drink.
Physiologic Definition: The switch from burning glucose for energy to burning fatty acids and ketones as a main source of fuel.
Molecular (cellular) Definition: The state in which nutrient-sensing pathways are inactive or down-regulated.
Prolon 5-Day FMD Protocol causes you to enter both a physiologic and molecular fasting state.
Prolon fast-mimicking diet also stimulates stress resistance. An important part of stress resistance is autophagy, or cellular clean-up, where the cell targets cellular debris such as misfolded proteins and worn-out cellular components for recycling, leaving the cell rejuvenated.
