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Home » Can a five-day fast rebuild your immune system? (BigThink)

Can a five-day fast rebuild your immune system? (BigThink)

By Beth Newcomb | May 1, 2018

BigThink cited research by Valter Longo of the USC Leonard Davis School about the health benefits of intermittent fasting.

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