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Drink your coffee and exercise and you may be able to protect yourself from skin cancer that is caused by sunlight exposure! At least it did in mice in a recent study. The study judged the combination of exercise and caffeine in mice that were at a high risk of developing skin cancer. The study...

What prescription do you not get filled at a drug store, doesn't cost anything, and has unlimited refills? The answer is a prescription for exercise! A new study shows that more and more doctors are giving their patients a prescription to exercise as treatment for their problems. Full Story

Using virtual reality screens with stationary bikes could boost mental performance in seniors. We have known for quite sometime that regular exercise helps protect against dementia but this can be stepped up by using virtual reality according to the study. This is interesting and exciting...

A new study suggests that exercise could help protect against Alzheimers among those with a genetic risk factor for the disease. I am beginning to believe that exercise is a prevention and also a cure for many things. I know it helps with blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol, and many other...

Even modest exercise can help older obese women lower their blood pressure numbers, according to a new study. Researchers found that lower-intensity activity such as walking on a treadmill or pedaling an exercise bike helped. Read Story

Performing short cycle sprints three times a week could be enough to prevent and possibly treat a common form of diabetes, a new study has claimed. This is great news if it is true because diabetes is a very serious disease and this will make it easier for some to prevent or control it...

Just 3 hours of vigorous exercise a week can lower heart attack risk in men by 22 percent. 38 percent of that decreased risk was due to the beneficial effects of exercise on a man's levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol. Full story

Research has shown that exercise is as good as antidepressants at reducing depression. Exercise works to relieve depression by increasing the level of serotonin in the brain. Read More

A study has shown that aerobic exercise could reduce the risk of dementia, and slow down dementia progression if it has started. I have always believed that anything that gets the blood and oxygen flowing to the brain to be helpful, and aerobic exercise will do that! Read Article

Research shows that lack of exercise may lead to type 2 diabetes. Read Story

The old conventional wisdom of taking it easy while recovering from cancer is now being replaced with advice to increase their exercise activity to help them recover. Make sense to me! Read More

A new study shows that the condition known as Sleep Apnea is helped considerably by regular exercise, as much as 25%, even with no weight loss. In addition this study shows that exercise helps a person sleep longer and more deeply than a non-exerciser. I can tell you that when I exercise a...

A new study suggests that exercise could protect the brain from silent strokes, a condition that leads to mental decline and chances of future strokes. Chalk another one up for exercise! It is important to note that in the study that those who exercised moderately or intensely were 40% less...

If you are Medicare age, or even 80 or older, exercise has been proven to be good for your health and overall quality of life. I am beginning to believe it to be the the wonder drug that cures almost all ills. It it doesn't cure them it certainly goes a long way to preventing them. In my...

Exercise can delay the progression of Parkinsons disease or maybe even reverse it! That is the one of the ideas that jumped out at me when reading this article. The article is promoting a DVD Exercise Video for those with Parkinsons to help them delay the progression of Parkinsons. It...