29/11/2025
If Hindus or Buddhists do not eat, it is called "fasting". If Christians do not eat, it is called "fasting". If Muslims fast, it is called "siam". If revolutionaries do not eat, it is called "onsan". And, in medical science, fasting is called "autophagy".
In 2016, the Nobel Committee awarded the Nobel Prize to Japanese doctor 'Oshinori Ohsumi' for the discovery of autophagy.
Anyway, what is 'Autophagy'?
The word autophagy is a Greek word. Auto means self and Phagy means eating.
So, autophagy means eating itself. Medical science knows that when the cells of the body do not get any food from outside, they start eating their own sick cells, then in the language of medical science, it is called autophagy.
To put it more simply -
Just as we have a dustbin in our house, or a recycle bin in our computer, so too does each cell in our body have a dustbin. Due to the fact that the cells of the body are very busy throughout the year, they do not get time to clean the dustbin. As a result, a lot of garbage and dirt accumulates in the cells.
If the cells of the body cannot clean their dustbin regularly, then the cells eventually become inactive and cause various types of diseases in the body. Many major diseases like cancer or diabetes start from here. When a person is on an empty stomach, the cells of the body become largely unemployed. But they are no longer sitting idle, so each cell starts cleaning the garbage and dirt inside it. Since the cells have no place to throw garbage like us, they eat their own garbage. In medical science, this method is called autophagy.
Oshinri Ohsumi of Japan received the Nobel Prize in 2016 for discovering this thing alone. He discovered that fasting for 12-24 hours activates autophagy in the human body.
He proved that fasting provides the following benefits to humans:
1| The body's cells are cleansed.
2| Cancer cells are destroyed.
3| Stomach inflammation is cured.
4| Brain function increases.
5| The body heals itself.
6| Diabetes is cured.
7| Aging can be prevented.
8| Obesity is eliminated.
9| Long life can be achieved.
Then understand that what has been said in the scriptures long ago that fasting is good for the body. Until now, scientists have called it superstition. Since 2016, they have also been using the scriptures as a new name for it, âAutophagyâ.
Then understand that what has been said in the scriptures long ago is that fasting is good for the body. Until now, scientists have called it superstition. Since 2016, they have also been using the scriptures as a new name for it, âAutophagyâ.empty stomach, the cells of the body become largely unemployed. But they are no longer sitting idle, so each cell starts cleaning the garbage and dirt inside it. Since the cells have no place to throw garbage like us, they eat their own garbage. In medical science, this method is called autophagy..
