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(Currently, it may even provide some positive hormetic effects by keeping Paul's immune system "on its toes", however 20+ years from now if still persisting it may have resulted in a degenerated immune system.)

An Outrageous Health Care Charge - Personal Example of Response 2008

For several years, I have found it useful to employ the coined adjectives hormetic and aphormeticto characterize the tendencies fromward or toward, as exhibited in the association of ideas.

The Journal of Abnormal Psychology 1916

For example, in the Scratch Reflex dream, there is shown an aphormetic tendency regarding the microscope and a hormetic tendency regarding the reflex.

The Journal of Abnormal Psychology 1916

Which brings up a word of caution: Throughout history, irresponsible politicians and commentators have cited the hormetic effect to justify reducing restrictions on pollution -- claiming that a little poison or radiation in the water, air or food supply is good for us.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Andrew Weil 2012

A 2008 paper titled "Hormesis in Aging" by researchers from the Laboratory of Cellular Aging, Department of Molecular Biology, University of Aarhus in Denmark concluded that "single or multiple exposure to low doses of otherwise harmful agents, such as irradiation, food limitation, heat stress, hypergravity, reactive oxygen species and other free radicals have a variety of anti-aging and longevity-extending hormetic effects."

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Andrew Weil 2012

The hormetic response with which most of us are familiar comes from exercise.

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Dr. Andrew Weil 2012

We propose that temporal and tissue specific insulin resistance is a friend as long as you live within your hormetic zone, but it may become your enemy in a modern sedentary environment.

Fight Aging! 2009

In short, insulin resistance is determined by the ability to resist mitochondrial hormesis ( 'preconditioning') and thus, hormetic stimuli like physical activity and fasting.

Fight Aging! 2009

Any exposure or event that tends to stress the living system's prevailing physiological status can potentially elicit a hormetic biphasic response.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

The spectrum of endpoints displaying hormetic dose responses is also broad being inclusive of growth, longevity, numerous metabolic parameters, disease incidences (including cancer), various performance endpoints such as cognitive functions, immune responses among others.

Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008

At the most general level, cold water puts you under hormetic (or low dose) stress; if carefully managed, with planned recoveries, this is beneficial for the same reasons that intermittent fasting and repetitive weight training can be good.

Fit in my 40s: an ice bath feels great (once the agony wears off) | Zoe Williams Zoe Williams 2021