Valter Longo, Ph.D. on Fasting-Mimicking Diet & Fasting for Longevity, Cancer & Multiple Sclerosis

Why HN readers recommended it

HN commenters recommend it as a deeper, more legitimate interview on fasting mechanics than typical diet content.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

FoundMyFitness

Topic

fasting and longevity

Format

interview

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

4

HN mentions in dataset

6

Recommendation years in dataset

2017–2019

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From the original HN conversations

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• I enjoyed this recent interview with Valter Longo on the subject of fasting: [VIDEO] They discuss underlying mechanics and various clinical trials and much more...

• Wow! I awoke early this morning from a bit of a bender last night and have a similar feeling of mania (the positive, productive kind). At first I attributed it to a GABA rebound, but thinking back, a sleep fast has historically injected a sense …

• I'm on a day 4 of a water-only fast and have completed a two-week medically supervised fast as well as many other shorter fast. As an anecdote, I can say water-only fasting in combination with a high nutrient density plant-based diet has helped me overcome …