Catherine Rhodes

I’ve spent more than 10 years studying what happens inside the human body during a fast and what I discovered changed what we know about fasting and longevity science.During my time as a PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry at UC Davis my research team found that prolonged periods of fasting vastly restructure the metabolome and functionality of the human body activating an evolutionary conserved “bio-program” for longevity that enhances cellular functionality towards greater repair, protection, health, and survival. The problem? It took a full 36 hours of fasting for this bio-program to appear, which is not only impractical for daily life, but unsafe for many people.  So I built a solution.Using a synergistic combination of the same unique molecules elevated in the body during a 36 hour fast including the NAD+ precursor nicotinamide, spermidine, palmitoylethanolamide, and oleoylethanolamide, we found that we could mimic many of the benefits of fasting through simple supplementation. From creating cellular antioxidant, anti-flammatory, metabolic, and cardioprotective benefits in humans to extending lifespan in model organisms by 96%. This discovery became the foundation for Mimio Health, the world’s first biomimetic supplement company designed to decode and recreate the regenerative power of human biology on demand. Today, the Mimio fasting mimetic has become the only supplement to ever be clinically validated in 3 human studies, including our latest randomized double-blind placebo controlled trial published in Nature Scientific Reports, to mimic the cellular, metabolic, and cardioprotective benefits of fasting. And we’re just getting started.By studying the human body in some of our most powerful states from fasting to exercise to sleep to meditation, we aim to give people the power to take full control of their biological potential and optimize the human healthspan.🔗 mimiohealth.com