Part 3 of 3 “What is Anti-Aging?”by Dr. Barry Sears is part-three of the three-part series in the Healthy Eating section. Part-one “Are You a Food Addict?” by Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D. can be found here, and part-two “Foods That Help Fight Fat” by Janis Jibrin, M.S., R.D. is published here . What is Anti-Aging? By Dr. Barry Sears Part 3 To answer that age-old question, you first have to ask what causes the aging…
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