EXERCISE!
The Many Health Benefits of Exercise
Just as there are at least 20 diseases and conditions directly attributable to being overweight, there are a large number of health benefits that are directly attributable to exercise.
By improving your physical fitness, you can effectively:
Lower your triglyceride levels
Increase your levels of “good” cholesterol (HDL)
Lower [...]
Train Your Brain With Exercise
Anyone with a brain exercises these days, but did you know exercise can return the favor and train your brain? Not only is exercise smart for your heart and weight, but it can make you smarter and better at what you do.
Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It [...]
Fighting Depression: Exercise increases Serotonin
First of all, what is serotonin? Serotonin is a chemical that helps relay signals from one area of the brain to another. Serotonin is manufactured in the brain. That’s where it performs it’s major function. However, 90% of our Serotonin is in the digestive tract and in the blood.
It is believed [...]
10 YEARS OF DIET AND EXERCISE CAN KEEP DIABETES AT BAY, STUDIES FIND
Olga Leon could be the poster child for a decade-long, nationwide study on pre-diabetic patients. At 74, she pumps iron at Don Shula’s Athletic Club in Miami Lakes.
She strides the treadmill, lifts weights, does aerobics and Pilates.
She eats six eggs for [...]
How to Prevent Heart Disease
The steps to take to lower their risk for heart disease and heart attack.
Prevent and control high blood cholesterol
High blood cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease. Preventing and treating high blood cholesterol includes eating a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol and high in fiber, keeping a [...]
This weekend it happened again.
In 16 minutes 3 people lost their lives at the Detroit marathon.
Thirty-six-year-old Daniel Langdon collapsed at about 9:02 am on Sunday between the 11 and 12-mile markers and 65-year-old Rick Brown collapsed at 9:17 am, near where Langdon went down. One minute later, 26-year-old Jon Fenlon collapsed just after finishing [...]
From Dr. Sears Newsletter
Health Condidential
Beyond Aerobics – Your Native Fat Burner
Back in the late 1960s, Dr. Kenneth Cooper published Aerobics as the “perfect” way to “train” your heart. He thought that medium intensity aerobic exercise practiced three or four times a week was all you needed for heart health.
Today, we know the reality is [...]
In one of my previous blogs I wrote that high intensity interval training was superior to the standard “40 minutes on a treadmill” version that most people do. WOW!!! I didn’t know it was THIS much better! This is from Mercola.com and I just bought the book. I will read it and let you [...]
This is a good article you all should read:It’s been 17 days since we made our New Year’s resolutions. How’s it going for you? Not so good? You’re not alone. We start with good intentions but it doesn’t take much to derail our plan. We’re going to take a look at two reasons why our [...]
Aerobic means “with oxygen.” Aerobic exercise is low to medium intensity repetition training done over an extended time; it promotes overall cardiovascular fitness. If you are looking to burn calories, aerobic activity is the best way to do it. One can look fit but be in poor cardiovascular shape.
Being lean and muscular is one part [...]
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