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      Nutrition Journal: “A randomized controlled cross-over trial investigating the effect of anti-inflammatory diet on disease activity and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis: the Anti-inflammatory Diet In Rheumatoid Arthritis (ADIRA) study protocol”
    
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      American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine: “The Anti-Inflammatory Actions of Exercise Training”
    
      British Medical Journal: "Association of napping with incident cardiovascular events in a prospective cohort study"
    
      Sleep: "Sleep Duration Trajectories and Systemic Inflammation in Young Adults: Results From the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)"
    
      Nutrition Journal: “A randomized controlled cross-over trial investigating the effect of anti-inflammatory diet on disease activity and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis: the Anti-inflammatory Diet In Rheumatoid Arthritis (ADIRA) study protocol”
    
      Sleep Medicine: "The interactive effects of nocturnal sleep and daytime naps in relation to serum C-Reactive protein"
    
      British Journal of Nutrition: “Dietary inflammatory potential in relation to the gut microbiome: results from a cross-sectional study”
    
      Nature Medicine: "Supplementation with Akkermansia muciniphila in overweight and obese human volunteers: a proof-of-concept exploratory study"
    
      Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences: “Chronic stress, glucocorticoid receptor resistance, inflammation, and disease risk”
    
      Journal of Inflammation Research: “High-intensity interval training induces a modest systemic inflammatory response in active, young men”
    
      Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans, 2nd Edition
    
      National Sleep Foundation: "How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?"