These are the fasting hours that are necessary to upgrade the entire immune system!

According to a new study, just two days of starvation from food can be restored to the immune system, helping the body to fight infection, the Telegraph broadcast.

Scientists at the University of Southern California have stated that the results could have great implications for older people and those who suffer from the damaged immune system, such as cancer patients.

Researchers have tested the effects of fasting in the period of two to four days during six months in mice and people.

In both cases, long periods of food abstention have apparently reduced the number of white blood cells.

In mice every cycle of hunger “has flooded the regenerative key”, which has promoted the regeneration of new white blood cells based on mother cells, with which the body's defense system has been renewed.

Walter Longo, professor of gerontology and biological sciences at the University of Southern California, said: “This signals the mother cells to start multiplying and renewing the entire immune system. However, the good news is that the body has been released from damaged and inefficient parts of the immune system during fasting. “

He added this too: If you start with a system that is severely damaged by chemotherapy or aging, the hunger cycle can create a new immune system”.

The study has also shown that fasting reduces the level of PKA enzymes, which are known to increase life expectancy in simple organisms, as well as the level of IGF-1 hormone, which is linked to aging, tumor advantage and cancer risk.

In addition, with a small clinical pilot study, it has been found that hunger in the 75 - hour period before chemotherapy protects patients from poisons.

While chemotherapy saves lives, it also causes considerable collateral damage to the immune system.

The results of this study show that fasting can ease some harmful effects of chemotherapy”, said Tanja Dorff, a clinical doctor at the University of Southern California.

More clinical studies are needed, but such dietary intervention must be undertaken only under the supervision of doctors”.