#114 – Eileen White, Ph.D.: Autophagy, fasting, and promising new cancer therapies

#114 – Eileen White, Ph.D.: Autophagy, fasting, and promising new cancer therapies – Peter Attia

In this episode, Eileen White, Chief Scientific Officer at the Rutgers Cancer Institute, describes the fundamental role of autophagy in the maintenance of health and prevention of neurodegeneration, cancer, and other diseases. She also goes into detail about the paradoxical finding that autophagy may benefit an existing cancer cell and help it to survive-a discovery leading to new possibilities in cancer therapy.