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#021 - Siim Land: Autophagy, Metabolism, Protein Intakes,What Breaks A Fast, Anabolism And Catabolism, MTOR, Ketogenic Diets, Exercise, NMN, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

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The Role of Atophage in the Metabolism

Ata-vagie translates into self-eating and as the name says it's a catabolic process during which your body is recycling cell components that are worn out. While you're fasting your atophage tends to ramp up because you're under higher energy stress but if you're eating then there's still like more processes other than cell breakdown going on. It's also involved in the process of fat oxidation as well as just eliminating pathogens and bacteria and in the microbiome as well so it's a very intricate part of healthy cellular metabolismthat was once thought about by some scientists.

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