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There were some weight loss and health benefits for overweight adults who followed the Mediterranean, Intermittent Fasting and Paleo diets, though adherence to the diets dropped off considerably during the one-year study, new University of Otago research shows. Continue reading “Weight loss and health improvements with Mediterranean, fasting & Paleo diets”
In this article we present and originally analyze two quotes of Democritus about wisdom, goodness of the soul and exercise. To our surpise, the meanings appear to have great similarity with Orthodox Christian beliefs. Continue reading “Democritus on wisdom, goodness and exercise”
Fasting may help people lose weight, but new research suggests going without food may also boost human metabolic activity, generate antioxidants, and help reverse some effects of aging. Scientists at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) and Kyoto University identified 30 previously-unreported substances whose quantity increases during fasting and indicate a variety of health benefits. Continue reading “Fasting ramps up human metabolism, study shows”
Here we present the ‘Summary‘ of the corresponding paper by Chia-Wei Cheng, Valentina Villani, Roberta Buono, Min Wei, Sanjeev Kumar, Omer H. Yilmaz, Pinchas Cohen, Julie B. Sneddon, Laura Perin, Valter D. Longo. Continue reading “Fasting-Mimicking Diet Promotes Ngn3-Driven β-Cell Regeneration to Reverse Diabetes”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Hanying Ding, Shasha Zheng, Daniel Garcia-Ruiz, Dongxia Hou, Zhe Wei, Zhicong Liao, Limin Li, Yujing Zhang, Xiao Han, Ke Zen, Chen-Yu Zhang, Jing Li & Xiaohong Jiang. Continue reading “Fasting induces a subcutaneous-to-visceral fat switch mediated by microRNA-149-3p and suppression of PRDM16”
Here we present the ‘Abstract‘ of the corresponding paper by Hine C, Mitchell JR. Continue reading “Saying no to drugs: fasting protects hematopoietic stem cells from chemotherapy and aging”
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