THERAPEUTICS OF AUTOPHAGY

Getting Rid of Senescent Cells

Senescent cells are older cells that don’t function at a high level anymore. While it is normal for your cells to age, it is also important to replace these senescent cells with new ones. Autophagy helps to remove old cells with new and healthy cells .

Improving Mitochondrial Health

The mitochondria are the powerhouse of your cell that is essential for energy production and overall health. Unless regular bouts of autophagy are stimulated, you end up with dysfunctional and metabolically inflexible mitochondria. Autophagy may help to degrade dysfunctional mitochondria and replace it with new ones .

Eliminating Viral Infected Cells

As opposed to bacteria, yeast, and parasites, viruses are intracellular pathogens that impact your cellular genetic. A strong immune system can put viruses into a dormant state, however, it doesn’t actually get rid of them. Autophagy is your body’s natural way of removing infected cells and replacing them with healthy ones .

Reduces Cellular Apoptosis

Older cells undergo programmed cell death called apoptosis. However, this process is very stressful on your body and may lead to inflammation. Autophagy, on the other hand, is a much more energy-efficient process that helps to get rid of old cells and create new ones .

Autophagy Creates a Stronger and More Stress Resilient Body and Mind

Autophagy helps your cells to become stronger and healthier, and your body to become more resilient to stress. It may help to reduce inflammation, including gut inflammation and the risk of leaky gut syndrome, and may help your brain health, mood, memory, and mental processing.

Enhanced autophagy is essential for increasing energy, losing fat, improving mental clarity, lowering pain, reducing inflammation, and improving your health. Autophagy happens when your body recycles and discards old cells allowing the creation of new cells to replace them.