Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

Fasting and the Longevity Revolution

★ 10.0 · Documentary

Fasting and the Longevity Revolution travels from tiny villages in Calabria and Sardinia to cities like Milan, Genoa, and Los Angeles, and into the mountains of southern Ecuador to reveal that genetic mutations, fasting, or both can make simple organisms live 10 times longer and protect humans from cancer, diabetes, dementia and heart disease.

Directed by Barry Alexander Brown

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Edward Norton Self - Narrator (voice)
Valter Longo Self
Eric Ravussin Self
Marion Nestle Self
John Kopchick Self
Satchin Panda Self
Hanno Pijl Self
Bernard Escudier Self

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