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Why Women Need Fat

The Longevity Project

By Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. & Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D.

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"An extraordinary eighty-year study has led to some unexpected discoveries about long life."-O, The Oprah Magazine

For years we have been told to obsessively monitor when we're angry, what we eat, how much we worry, and how often we go to the gym. So why isn't everyone healthy?...Read more »

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Archived Features

  • The Longevity Project, Howard S. Friedman, Ph.D. & Leslie R. Martin, Ph.D. (video, excerpt, reading group guide) (Mar'12)
  • Why Women Need Fat, William D. Lassek, M.D. & Steven Gaulin (excerpt) (Mar'11)
  • Sticky Fingers' Sweets, Doron Petersan (video, excerpt | recipes) (Feb'12)
  • I Got This, Jennifer Hudson (excerptexcerpt) (Jan'12)
  • Why Women Need Fat, William D. Lassek, M.D. & Steven Gaulin (excerpt) (Dec'11)
  • Food Rules, Michael Pollan & Maira Kalman (video, excerpt) (Nov'11)
  • The Kitchen Counter Cooking School, Kathleen Flinn (video, excerpt) (Sep, Oct'11)
  • The Dyslexic Advantage, Brock L. Eide, M.D., M.A. & Fernette F. Eide, M.D. (read about popular careers for individuals with dyslexia, taken from the book) (Aug'11)
  • The Maine Summers Cookbook, Linda Greenlaw & Martha Greenlaw (excerpt) (Jul'11)
  • You Are Not Your Brain, Jeffrey Schwartz, MD & Rebecca Gladding, MD (excerpt) (Jun'11)
  • Extra Lean Family, Mario Lopez with Jimmy Pena (video, excerpt) (May'11)
  • Got Milf?: The Modern Mom's Guide to Feeling Fabulous, Looking Great, and Rocking A Minivan, Sarah Maizes (video) (Apr'11)
  • The Art of Eating, Cathy Erway (video, excerpt) (Mar'11)

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