Miss a meal, add years to your life
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The research conducted by Mark Mattson at National Institute on Aging reveals that intermittent fasting - eating freely one day and going without food the next day is offering even greater benefits than drastically cutting back on calories every day. The intermittent fasting triggered production of proteins that simulated the growth of nerve cells. Occasional fasting is an exercise that sharpens the body's ability to respond to stress.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 2003
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Mind
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Research, perspectives, and advice on relationships as well as tips to maintain a healthy mind in order to lead fulfilled lives are detailed. The people who take responsibility for both their successes and failures and who are aware of their own positive character traits, maintain a healthy mind.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 2004
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Where medicine minds meet
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Health care providers from traditional medicine and alternative medicine are joining together in a new discipline called integrative medicine. This new approach, which offers conventional, alternative and in-between medicine, has been gaining favor during the past three years.
Publication Name: Health (San Francisco, CA)
Subject: Sports and fitness
ISSN: 1059-938X
Year: 2001
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