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Walking?
Which of the following in NOT a direct benefit of a regular walking regimen?
Reduce Stress
Improved immune function
Achieving ideal weight.
Improved sugar metabolism
Fasting: Fasting for Health and as an Anti-Aging Strategy
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Leon Chaitow ND, DO, MRO
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Weindruch, R. & Walford R The Retardation of Aging by dietary restriction. Charles Thomas Springfield Illinois. 1988.
Chaitow, L. Natural Life Extension Thorsons 1992 & Clear Body Clear Mind GAIA London. 1991.
Burton, A. Fasting too long Health Science 2:144-146. 1979.
Cubberley, P. et al Lactic acidosis and death after treatment of obesity by fasting New England Journal of Medicine 272:628-630. 1965.
Norbury, F. Contraindications to long-term fasting JAMA 188-88 1964.
Kahan, A. Death after therapeutic starvation The Lancet i:1378-1379 1968.
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A practicing naturopath, osteopath, and acupuncturist in the United Kingdom, with over forty years clinical experience, Chaitow is Editor-in-Chief, of the
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