I think this is a very interesting article:
http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2013 ... s-aging-2/
It talks about possible health benefits of caffeine by increasing autophagy. I've heard many good things about autophagy, but not really from Ray Peat. I wonder what you guys think about this.
A couple of quotes to put this article in a Ray Peat context:
http://www.anti-agingfirewalls.com/2013 ... s-aging-2/
It talks about possible health benefits of caffeine by increasing autophagy. I've heard many good things about autophagy, but not really from Ray Peat. I wonder what you guys think about this.
A couple of quotes to put this article in a Ray Peat context:
Sunlight, Vitamin D and Klotho activate Autophagy – there are three ways through which UV light, Vitamin D, and the Klotho pathway activate autophagy via inhibiting the insulin/IGF-1 pathway
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Caffeine activates Autophagy – Caffeine can activate autophagy via an mTOR-dependent mechanism
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Green tea activates Autophagy – ECGC can activate autophagy via an mTOR-dependent mechanism
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With aging, there is a decline in energy production by the cells. This may be one of the reasons for the decline in autophagy seen in aging.
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Autophagy decline probably also results in energy (ATP production) decline.