Best way to keep a healthy computer and battery

i just got a macbook pro and was wondering how often i should completely shut it down instead of just putting it on sleep. ive heard from people not to shut it down completely and rather jus put it on sleep. is this true?

I just put my mac to sleep unless I am going to leave on vacation or on business for more then a few days. But usually I only turn it on and off once a month to refresh everything. Other than that, I just put it to sleep when not in use and as stated before, just restart once a month. As far as how to maximize battery life, read this: http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html

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