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How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction
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How Hormesis Creates a Resilient Organism Through Stressors Like Exercise and Caloric Restriction

October 21, 2021December 11, 2023

Story at a glance… Intermittent fasting and time-restricted eating create stress in the body which fortifies it against future…

Nutrition

Fasting Mimicking Diet Shown to be a “Safe and Effective Supplement” to Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer Patients

June 23, 2020

A juice detox, a water fast, or a soup diet are often talked about as ways to stimulate healthy…

Nutrition

Established Consensus on “Eat Less Live Longer” Challenged with New Paper

June 10, 2020

As research on extending lifespan and healthspan has progressed over the last two decades, an adage of “eat less,…

Nutrition

New Intermittent Fasting Program Suppresses Cancer and Metabolic Disease in Mice and Humans

April 22, 2020

In terms of the spotlight on modern health trends, methods and strategies of fasting or caloric restriction of some…

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Fighting Obesity and Diabetes with Time-Restricted Eating

February 28, 2019

The “95%” statistic for failed diets is commonplace in blogs and publications of health and wellness, and while a…


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