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Sleep Requires Energy
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It is widely believed that almost no calories are used during sleep. That is incorrect: while the body rests during sleep and
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The Speed of Time in Health and Disease
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Are you familiar with the phrase “iatrogenic illness”?An affirmative answer is more likely among the readers of this website than the public
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Are Some Foods Addictive?
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What Is Thiamine to Energy Metabolism?
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Over the last several years, stories of young women, many of them athletes (here, here), suffering from dangerous and sometimes deadly blood
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