Exercise and Weight Loss

Recent medical research has found a correlation between obesity and the prevalence of headaches. Two large population-based studies suggest that obesity is one of the risk factors for chronic migraine. The link is strongest in patients under age 55, who were found to...

10,000 Steps to Better Health

We are constantly hearing of the benefits of walking. It is such an easy way to get exercise, and has such a positive effect on the body and the brain. Walking helps to decrease the risk of heart disease and Type II diabetes. It helps relieve anxiety and lowers your...

Exercise and the “Obesity Gene”

New research from Cambridge, England reveals that exercise can reduce the effects of the “obesity gene” in adults. Approximately three-quarters of North Americans and Europeans carry the “fat mass and obesity associated” (FTO) gene that is...

Physical Activity Exercises the Brain

The muscles in the body respond to exercise by making new mitochondria, the very small structures inside cells that provide the body with energy. Wondering if brain cells could do the same thing, J.Mark Davis, a physiologist at the University of South Carolina and his...

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