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0:00 Introduction: Autophagy explained
0:13 What is autophagy?
2:50 Autophagy and cancer
5:10 How to boost autophagy
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Let’s talk about autophagy. Autophagy is an incredible process. It basically eats up the junk in your body and transforms it into usable things.
This “junk” is unusable damaged proteins, which trigger inflammation. It also helps get rid of pathogens and viral antigens.
Autophagy is like an anti-aging cleaning system of the body. But it doesn’t just clean things up—it provides raw material to build new cells and provide fuel when you need it.
Two major things will stop autophagy: sugar and protein. But, any significant amount of calories will also stop autophagy.
Autophagy may act as a strong protective barrier against disease. But, if you already have cancer, autophagy can aid the growth and progression of cancer.
Autophagy can help you if you’re healthy and can hurt you if you’re not healthy. Unfortunately, many people wait until they get sick before they utilize strategies like autophagy.
The best way to trigger autophagy is to do fasting. You’ll notice more positive benefits from autophagy once you get into about 18 hours of fasting. You’ll notice even more benefits when you get up to 48 to 72 hours of fasting. You can take electrolytes, nutrients, and sea salt, but you shouldn’t consume any calories while fasting.
An additional simple strategy to see more benefits from autophagy is to go on a low-sugar, low-carb diet. Consuming a moderate amount of protein is also crucial—not excess protein or low protein.
Exercise is important to stimulate autophagy. Aerobic exercise (lower intensity and longer duration) will stimulate autophagy more than high-intensity exercise. But, I suggest doing both forms of exercise for different benefits.
Certain phytonutrients and adaptogens can also trigger autophagy to a certain degree.
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Thanks for watching! I hope this helps you better understand autophagy and how to get into autophagy. I’ll see you in the next video.
53 responses to “The 7 Powerful Ways to Increase Autophagy”
Just completed a 9 day fast today. Lemon water, potassium, Magnesium and pink Himalayan sea salt. It was tough, and day 6 seems to be the worst each time. I do this every year. Always shooting for 10 days if possible
Well done Mike.
We do it for 30 days each year, in ramadan. No water, food, or any bad habits
@Nour Ghafarjithat’s not same as 9 day fast. Ramadan fast is dawn to dusk.
Then I do Ramaden every day! I knew he was crazy bc the body cannot go without water for 30 days straight or 720 hrs.
🫣 Again, I say.. this is what makes Dr. Berg the greatest teacher. He doesn’t have to act facetious, talk all loud, overexaggerate, or act “extra tough” to deliver health information. We appreciate it, Dr. Berg!
Yeah Dr Berg is my favourite
He is calm and grounded
Not pretentious ❤
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Yeah, he’s not afraid to contradict videos that he’s posted in the past 🙁
Thank you for this detailed information! I just realized while watching this that I need to decrease my feeding window to four hours. Currently I’m on 18:6 IF during weekdays and days I work. So I’m basically starting to eat just as autophagy starts to kick in. At least on 20:4 IF I’ll get 2 hours a day of autophagy. I’ve been adding turmeric to my foods also to decrease inflammation so I guess I should limit that on my Intermittent Fasting days.
Ithink you will find that autophagy starts much earlier than 18hrs & U can kick start it with just 5 mins of hiit!😝
Thank you so much for your hard work Dr Berg and Team!
I’m really confused. What about the people who had cancer who we’ve seen interviews with and have achieved great success with fasting?
Exactly
Wondering the same as well. I hope he can clarify.
Yeah, just commented on this. I thought he said before that autophagy starves the cancer…. Wth
Same here. Last time I watch video that says fasting and autophagy helps killed the cancer cell. Now it the opposite that autophagy increased increased the growth of cancer cell?
That’s what i hate.
They say smthg and after sometimes they say the opposite.
Now what are we suppose to understand 🤔😠
I work out with several people, and I have just started speaking of a fasted workout. They can’t imagine not eating and doing exercise. I am proof of it. They continually harp at how unhealthy it is to do that. I am the oldest in the group and certainly the healthiest. I eat meat, some dairy and an occasional serving of fermented foods, water, green tea.
I can lift weights, run, body weight exercises without hesitation. So I will continue to fast and stay on track. Thank you for this valuable information, Dr. Berg.
Pottenger’s Human has a YT page and he is an awesome resource for fasting. He gets right to the point and has information that will blow your mind. Like you I love Dr Berg too so I bet you’ll really enjoy watching Pottenger’s Human. You keep doing what works for you and just let the naysayers keep seeing your proff. I’m on the other side of my life too and it’s a much better life. Hope you find this helpful too. God bless you
Autophagy supposedly increasing cancer sounds strange to me. As there are studies about intermittent fasting, that helps against cancer.
I was scratching my head on that one too. I’ve been watching Jeff De Prosperis, who has Stage 4 pancreatic cancer, and he routinely does long fasts. He just came off of another 8 day fast, getting ready for his latest update scan. I found out about him from Kerry Mann of HomeSteadHow. Jeff also is a strict carnivore, which seems to help fight cancer as you’re not giving the body any glucose for the cancer to use.
I have watched interviews with Dr Berg from people who have fasted to pull back from stage 4 cancer. I don’t get it. 🤔🤷♀️
Right! I’ve seen other videos from doctors that say differently. One recommended fasting before chemo to help.
His meaning fasting work to prevent cancer if you are healthy….but if you have cancer already fasting can either trigger more the cancer by the fatigue…
Yeah, that makes no sense to me. Cancer feeds off of glucose, what is being broken down is damaged cells etc. Cancer would not utilize broken down proteins = amino acids.
To get into autophagy, one has to fast which means not eating. Not eating would include carbs and sugars that cancer cells need for energy.
Autophagy should starve cancers, not help them grow.
Dr Berg should be given Secret Service Protection 24/7 He is more important then those people, He is saving lives and educating us at no cost. Thank you and God Bless you.Yeah benefited from your videos and today I’m more educated then Dr Fauci, Thanks to you.
If he gets SS protection then he has to bow to the rules that would allow that. I get what you’re saying…
Another wonderful, informative video 🙏🏿thank you Dr. Berg as always ❤
Thank you Dr Berg for sharing your knowledge with the world. I understood Intermittent Fasting from your videos and have lost over 8kgs, healed from my gut issues following your guideline. Thank you so much.
I’m doing a fast right now for my cancer surgery. I’ve done a 23 day, 14 day, and countless 3-5 day fasts. Going for 5 days this time, but Walter Longo’s research says 3 days is plenty. Yay for autophagy!
Did you watch this video completely? What he says about autophagy increasing the growth of cancer? No need to answer but just think you should know since you actually have cancer.
@Brenda Thomas yes and it’s confusing because it’s the opposite of what he has said before. Thanks m not worried. But I would hope he can explain how autophagy feeds cancer.
I’m extremely confused too. I had started fasting because of this channel for cancer. Because he has said in earlier videos that fasting helps. I do a 72 hour fast every week with chemo just like Fred did and also the book keto for cancer mentions it. I really hope he clarifies this point!
But this is contrary to what Dr Berg is saying in this video. In confused by this because what you’re saying is what I always thought to be true and makes sense.
I have stage 4 cancer and I do intermittent fasting every day. Since I started fasting, my cancer’s gotten better. And I feel amazing now.
I heard soursop is good for that. Wish you all the best.
do long term fasting combined with sauna
rotate your diet, 3 days regular eating, 3 days keto, 3 days fasting
take probiotics prebiotics and postbiotics and colostrum
take nac and shilajit
take fiber and activated charcoal
I’m so confused dr. Berg has been an advocate for fasting and cancer now this.
What kind of cancer? have you tried heat and cold exposure?
All his interviews that he’s done people have cured cancer through fasting
This man dedicated his life in improving lives of millions of people around the world, and those people spread this information to the people around them. His effect is not just the people which are subscribed to him on youtube. His knowledge is being used by the every family of the people who listen to him, their friends, colleagues and many more.
If you believe in God, consider this as the real service of God. He is the person sent by God, a great human being. He keeps putting his efforts in educating the people and they benefit from them.
If this is not God’s service in real sense. If there is a God he wants us to help people, you do not need to believe in God to understand the efforts which Dr. Berg is putting, My pure love and kindness towards him.
I cannot tell you how much 1) Stopping sugar 2) 18:6 Intermittent fasting daily with a 4 day fast every 2 months plus 3) Regular weight lifting every other day has done to me, my blood work, physical appearance, attitude and confidence. This makes month 28 for me on this schedule with 52 pounds and 7 prescription medications missing from my life at age 61. Unrelated- Apparently there are some internet doctors out there who are butt sore about Dr. Bergs 11.2 million subscribers so they make a video trying to convince you they need more of your attention on health then his channel. Don’t fall for it, there’s a reason they only have 1 to 2% of the viewing audience.
I applaud you for the changes you’ve made to your health! Well done!
It’s hard to change life style
Good for you.
I just turned 70 and although I have cheated too much , Dr Berg has a great following for a reason. He has a cool calm demeanor and does not throw a temper at others who criticize. In life as we know , no matter how many good things you do, you are gonna have the envy factor come back to hit you.
Yes it’s good to seek others info and I have done that cause some things are not always perfect. So, I say keep on keeping on this journey. Cause it’s the journey that matters as much if not more than the finish.
To those of us with cancer.. Don’t lose hope! Through all my research, it still seems that being healthy has many benefits. Also remember these are the same people who told us we would not spread COVID if we were vaccinated.
Going to add myself on to Dr Berg’s sucess list. A1c was 6.4 beginning of July, now just tested 5.6. Intermittent fasting, low carb, not too much protein. Lots of weight training.
Awesome 👏 Thanks for sharing!
I just did a 48 hour liquid fast. I love fasting. The mental clarity is insane. I love the trace mineral brand electrolyte tablets. They have stevia and keep me fasting longer
Excellent video Dr Berg I did all of this to cure cancer and it works wonders It takes great discipline and people need to value their health. It’s all with the reward Go ahead and start today don’t wait another minute ☑️
I cured cancer cause of him, so what is this new info?
Thank you so much Doctor Berg. I am grateful all of topics you have been given for us. Your information and your advice is important and helping my family ‘s health getting better day by day although i have just followed your channel 7 months.