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Fasting: How Long to Maximize Health Benefits?

Source: Dr. Mindy Pelz Jan 13, 2019 No Comments

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Reference: The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2016 - Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.

Published on Nov 28, 2018

Category: Featured, Nature & Science, Videos
Topics: Autophagy, Biology, Fasting, Health

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