The Science Of Fasting
The Science Of Fasting

Movie·2013·0h 52m

The Science Of Fasting

Directed By

Sylvie Gilman

Country

Canada

Language

French

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The Story

Original title: Le jeûne, une nouvelle thérapie ?

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 health…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. This research suggests 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.

Editor

Guillaume Quignard

Themes

scientific studysanatoriumfastingscientific experimenthealth documentaryscientific researchhealth-medical documentary

Production House

Via Découvertes
ARTE

Audience Score

70%

7 votes

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Perfection29%

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Cast

Sylvie Gilman

Narrator

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Crew

Sylvie Gilman

Director

Thierry de Lestrade

Director

Guillaume Quignard

Editor

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