Further Reading

Fasting and Chemotherapy:

Bauersfeld et al. BMC Cancer (2018). The effects of short-term fasting on quality of life and tolerance to chemotherapy in patients with breast and ovarian cancer: a randomized cross-over pilot study

Brandhorst, S. et al (2017). Protective effects of short-term dietary restriction in surgical stress and chemotherapy.

C Lee, VD Longo.(2011). Fasting vs dietary restriction in cellular protection and cancer treatment: from model organisms to patients.

Changhan Lee, Lizzia Raffaghello, Sebastian Brandhorst, Fernando M. Safdie, Giovanna Bianchi. Alejandro Martin-Montalvo, Vito Pistoia, Min Wei, Saewon Hwang, Annalisa Merlino, Laura Emionite, Rafael de Cabo, Valter D. Longo.  (2012). Fasting Cycles Retard Growth of Tumors and Sensitize a Range of Cancer Cell Types to Chemotherapy.

Fernando M. Safdie, Tanya Dorff, David Quinn, Luigi Fontana, Min Wei, Changhan Lee, Pinchas Cohen, and Valter D. Longo. (2009).  Fasting and cancer treatment in humans: A case series report.

Michalsen A, Hoffmann B, Moebus S, Bäcker M, Langhorst J, Dobos GJ. Incorporation of fasting therapy in an integrative medicine ward: evaluation of outcome, safety, and effects on lifestyle adherence in a large prospective cohort study.(2005).

Mosley, M. and Spencer, M. (2015). The Fast Diet. Short Books.

O’Leary, M. Fasting may protect against immune-related effects of chemotherapy and aging. (2014).

Stefanie de Groot, Maaike PG Vreeswijk, Marij JP Welters, Gido Gravesteijn, Jan JWA Boei, Anouk Jochems, Daniel Houtsma, Hein Putter, Jacobus JM van der Hoeven, Johan WR Nortier, Hanno Pijl and Judith R Kroep. The effects of short-term fasting on tolerance to (neo) adjuvant chemotherapy in HER2-negative breast cancer patients: a randomized pilot study. (2015).

Tinkum, L. et al (2015).  Fasting protects mice from lethal DNA damage by promoting small intestinal epithelial stem cell survival.

Mindfulness:

Kabat-Zinn, J. (2007). Full Catastrophe Living. Piatkus.

Alexander Technique:

Barlow, W. The Alexander Technique. (1990). First Healing Arts Press.

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