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Upregulating autophagy through lifestyle interventions (exercise, caloric restriction) or pharmacological agents (metformin, AMPK activators) can improve cellular housekeeping and potentially delay age-related diseases.
Incorporate regular physical activity and consider mindful eating habits (like the Mediterranean diet) to naturally support your body's cellular cleanup processes (autophagy). This may help reduce chronic inflammation and support long-term health.
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Non-pharmacological life-style changes also upregulate autophagy. One of the best researched is the effect of exercise... Furthermore in animal model studies, both modulated caloric restriction and exercise increase autophagy, downregulate endotoxin-induced IL-1β production, improve the aging-related pro-inflammatory profile, and reduce disease symptoms.
Why this rating
Evidence is strong in animal models and mechanistic studies, but human clinical data for longevity is less definitive.
Source
Age and Age-Related Diseases: Role of Inflammation Triggers and Cytokines
Irene Maeve Rea et al. · Frontiers in Immunology · 2018
DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2018.00586
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