9 Health Benefits and Tips for Beneficial Ramadan (and Otherwise) Fasting

8. Fasting may help fight Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Mark Mattson, senior investigator for the National Institute on Aging, which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a professor of neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has conducted many studies on fasting in animals and humans. According to his other’s research, fasting several days a week might help your brain fight off neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s while at the same time improving memory and mood.[4]

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