20 Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
Boosts The Immune System
According to scientists at the University of Southern California, fasting has the power to “regenerate the entire immune system” by boosting the body’s production of new white blood cells. This is how your body fights off infection. Fasting in cycles, enables your body to purge the damaged, old, or inefficient parts of the immune system, and replace them with newly generated immune system cells.Studies showed that a 72 hour fast was even enough to help protect cancer patients from the harmful and toxic effects of chemotherapy treatments. These generally cause significant damage to the patient’s immune system. Though researcher’s need to conduct more clinical trials, many are confident that intermittent fasting could help immunocompromised individuals and the elderly.
