by Valter Longo
Longo presents his fasting-mimicking diet as a way to trigger autophagy and stem-cell regeneration without full starvation, combining it with a low-protein Mediterranean-style 'longevity diet.' He argues that periodic fasting downregulates TOR, IGF-1, and PKA pathways to extend healthspan.
In this collection, The Longevity Diet: Discover the New Science Behind Stem Cell Activation and Regeneration to Slow Aging, Fight Disease, and Optimize Weight references 3 other books.
It draws on Why We Get Sick, The Gene and Behave.
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Longo builds on Nesse's evolutionary-medicine framework, arguing our genes expect periodic food scarcity and that constant feeding breaks ancient repair programs
Longo references Mukherjee's cancer biology to explain how fasting-mimicking diets sensitize malignant cells while protecting healthy ones during chemotherapy
Longo draws on Sapolsky's research on stress hormones and ageing to explain how chronic cortisol elevation accelerates cellular senescence
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