While life expectancy
is increasing in Western countries, cases of diabetes, hypertension, obesity
and cancer are increasing, and the use of medication has exploded. Does this
mean that in order to live to a ripe age we are condemned to swallow more
and more drugs? What if there was another way? For half a century, in Russia,
Germany and the U.S., doctors and biologists have been exploring a different
therapeutic approach: fasting. The results are amazing. Soviet researchers
have provided a body of clinical studies of exceptional wealth ...only
published in Russian, and thus unknown in the West. Young biologists from the
University of Los Angeles have overturned conventional wisdom and used
molecular biology to demonstrate the powerful effects of fasting. These
researches suggest a wide-ranging potential, which could include treatments
for the disease of the century, cancer. If these scientists are right, maybe
our approach to disease and treatment will need a rethink." - A film by
Sylvie Gilman & Thierry Vincent de Lestrade - Director of Photography :
Thierry Vincent de Lestrade - Chief editor : Guillaume Quignard - ARTE
France & VIA DECOUVERTES PRODUCTION -
www.viadecouvertes.fr
Surgery and pharmaceuticals are Western
medicine's default solution for almost any ailment. But a therapeutic
alternative, one that has existed for centuries, is gaining attention among
researchers and physicians. This program examines the growing interest in
fasting as a treatment for cancer, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, and other
diseases. Journeying to the Goryaschinsk Spring sanatorium on the shores of
Lake Baikal, in southern Siberia, the film shows how decades of secret
clinical studies conducted by Soviet and post-Soviet doctors have led to new
applications for fasting and caloric restriction - with astonishing results.
Viewers also encounter dramatic case studies of liver damage reversal and
arthritis mitigation at Germany's Buchinger Clinic, as well as the findings
of an innovative gerontologist at the University of Southern California in
Los Angeles. Together, these stories suggest a paradigm shift in our
understanding of healing and human physiology.
"The video is
impressive, confirming what a lot of us who have fasted for decades knew
long ago. The one word of caution for those either new to it or planning a
long fast is don't go it alone. You need feedback from those who have been
there before--I disagree with those who imply everyone can fast 3-4 weeks
with no down side, I have seen the opposite. I'd start with 2-4 days and
take several week breaks and gradually work up to two weeks or so."
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