Peter Attia· MD
if you fasted a mouse for two or three days they recovered from surgery so much faster
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if you fasted a mouse for two or three days they recovered from surgery so much faster
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these short term fasts whether they're in mice or or or humans seem to have multiple benefits
these short-term fasts whether there are mice or or or humans seem to have multiple benefits I mean one of the I think one of the most groundbreaking studies was by Jay Mitchell um unfortunately he just passed away in a year I mean yeah yeah terrible terrible um bicycle but he showed that if you fasted a mouse for two or three days they recovered from surgery so much faster
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