Exercise to Improve Your Body and Your Brain

Exercise is a critical component of good health, especially as you age. Exercise will help you:

• Sleep better
• Lose weight, gain weight, or maintain weight, depending on your needs
• Improve your resistance to fight infections
• Lower your risk of cancer, heart disease and diabetes
• Help your brain work better, making you smarter

Exercise Can Increase Your HDL

Certain obese men can increase their levels of "good" cholesterol through regular extended endurance exercise, a new study has found.

The study results are encouraging because men of normal weight and low triglyceride levels (a type of fat associated with heart disease) and low levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol may find it difficult to increase their levels of HDL cholesterol. Low HDL levels can increase the chances of heart disease.

Obesity Compounds Leukemia Risk

It is no surprise that excess weight increases one's chances of developing cancer. A new study suggests overweight women 55 and older may be doubling their risk of developing acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Further, older women with a body mass index of 30 or more (obese) have a 140 percent higher risk of developing the disease.

How to Activate "Survival Reflexes" for Improved Strength and Function
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMT

When you see all the fancy cars exiting the drive through at McDonald’s, it’s hard to imagine that the people driving those cars are actually the product of millions of years of evolution, having battled the elements, fought off predators and are what Darwin would consider the ‘fittest’ of our species. In fact, until nearly 10,000 years ago, most of our ancestors still lived a very primal existence, with some tribes existing right up into the 1930s.

The Power of Walking
By Paul Chek, HHP, NMT

Today, most civilized countries face the highest incidence of obesity, disease and orthopedic injury in almost every conceivable category on record. These types of health issues persist despite our vast quantity of medical technology and the presence of more doctors and health care professionals than ever in history. Given our resources and current state of health, one must surmise ... if there is anything we can do for ourselves, we best get moving!