{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64913e28-7031-4ea6-9bef-fddf46dfed87/5c84bb14-a431-492e-8a01-dc2874313c53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#62 Fasting and Medicine with Professor Valter Longo","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/613910d92449a85aeebc9e4c/1666865665097-02c0d2e9b7cf8bf3504d9baa7a39cabb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>My guest today is a world renowned scientist and researcher&nbsp;<strong>Professor&nbsp;Valter Longo.&nbsp;</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Most well recognised for his work in the&nbsp;<strong>longevity field</strong>&nbsp;and fasting., Valter has thirty years of experience in the field of longevity and healthy eating. He is the&nbsp;<strong>Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California</strong>&nbsp;– Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, and the&nbsp;<strong>Director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan</strong>, Italy. He is the author of the best seller “The Longevity Diet” and is also the scientific director of the Create Cures Foundation and the Valter Longo Foundation.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>On today’s pod we talk about</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>What fasting means and the different types of fasting</li><li>The longevity diet and the fasting mimicking diet (FMD), and what are their aims?</li><li>Does the scientific data suggest benefit?</li><li>Which are the main features of the longevity diet?&nbsp;</li><li>How many meals should be eaten each day?</li><li>Why fasting works on longevity?</li><li>How does the fasting mimicking diet work?</li><li>The utility of FMD in the treatment of cancer, autoimmune conditions and metabolic disorders</li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Do check out Professor Longo's book -&nbsp;<a href=\"https://valterlongo.com/the-longevity-diet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Longevity Diet</a>&nbsp;- it really is a very interesting read and full of such great information.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social Media Links</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://valterlongo.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Website</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/profvalterlongo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook </a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/prof_valterlongo/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram</a></p>","author_name":"Dr Rupy Aujla"}