Exercise

Carolyn Gretton

10 minutes to colon cancer prevention starting now

Can 10 minutes of exercise help your body fight cancer? It may not sound like much. But when it comes to teaching your body to become a tougher place for cancer to grow, it’s a very good place to start.

Joyce Hollman

The hidden way your core can help your brain clear waste

Your brain’s nightly “dishwasher” relies on cerebrospinal fluid to help clear waste. Power it up with a simple body movement that supports the process in a surprising way: a hydraulic-like connection between the abdomen, spine and brain.

Dr. Elizabeth Klodas MD, FACC

The surprising strategy that could reverse AFib

For decades, doctors have treated AFib using three main pillars: medications for heart rate, procedures to fix the heart’s rhythm, and blood thinners to prevent stroke. But an overlooked 4th pillar could reverse it…

Joyce Hollman

Get breathless a few minutes daily to lower your risk of 8 major diseases

You don’t need long workouts to protect your health. Dialing it down to brief bursts of daily vigorous activity — just enough to leave you breathless — can lower your risk of these eight chronic diseases…

Carolyn Gretton

How to shave nearly a year off your brain’s age

I’m bringing up that word: exercise. Truth is there are few ways around it, and nothing but good if you can embrace it, like shaving a year off your brain’s age. But don’t give up hope if you can’t exercise…

Carolyn Gretton

One simple swap dramatically lowers your risk for depression

The risk for depression, a disease where the brain stops registering pleasure, rises as we get older. Swapping out something most of us do daily, for almost any other activity for a brief period, can reduce the risk of falling down that deep well.