intermittent fasting and Parkinson's disease

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    watso has previously posted on the matter - as fatso watso (now the notso fatso watso) was using autophagy to lose weight .

    anyway, watso just noticed this link

    https://brainchangers.thewest.com.au/the-mystery-of-parkinsons/?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=taboola_ad&utm_campaign=brainchangers&utm_content=parkinsons&tblci=GiAvf-EpqQhWCyJWF0Bk5j11ANrMrfN0IChbp8z2RJji0SCN1lA#tblciGiAvf-EpqQhWCyJWF0Bk5j11ANrMrfN0IChbp8z2RJji0SCN1lA



    both parkinsons and dementia are mentioned in the article in relation to intermittent fasting

    another relevant link is here

    https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/health-44005092

    Autophagy was first discovered in the 1960s, but its fundamental importance was only recognised after Yoshinori Ohsumi's research in the 1990s.
    "What we've discovered is that it protects against diseases like Parkinson's, Huntington's and certain forms of dementia," said Dr Rubinsztein
    .

    there is Parkinsons in watso's family and dementia (but easily attributed to old age) ..
 
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