Six minutes of exercise is key to healthy aging and avoiding Alzheimers and Parkinsons
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders
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Joseph Shavit
- Mar 8
Exciting new study shows how exercise protects against Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Accumulating evidence finds that exercise can improve brain function and delay or prevent the onset of neurodegenerative diseases.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 2
Revolutionary pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
Researchers developed a supplement capable of administering the health benefits of exercise to patients incapable of physical activity.
Joseph Shavit
- Mar 1
Groundbreaking research identifies muscle that burns fat and increases metabolism while sitting
The soleus muscle in the calf, though only 1% of your body weight, can do big things to improve the metabolic health in your body.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 27
Exercise more effective than drugs to manage mental health, major study finds
Researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression and is 1.5 times more effective than counselling.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 25
Scientists discover 3 key factors to keep your brain sharp and healthy
Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 25
Regular physical activity at any age linked to better brain function in later life
People who reported being physically active at least one to four times a month in five separate surveys, had the biggest cognitive effect.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 23
Novel sport can train the brain to combat cognitive decline
Orienteering, which draws on athleticism, navigational skills and memory, could be useful as an intervention to fight cognitive decline.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 15
A walk a day can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
New research suggests that walking each day is not only good for your heart and lungs but surprisingly your brain as well.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 14
MIT and Harvard study could lead to drugs that mimic the benefits of exercise
Researchers have mapped out many of the cells, genes, and cellular pathways that are modified by exercise or high-fat diet.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 14
This one activity is critical to extended life and a healthy brain
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 7
Breakthrough study identifies how exercise protects against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
Research suggests that exercise-induced activation of systems such as muscle, gut, liver, and adipose tissue may affect neural plasticity.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 2
Groundbreaking pill delivers equivalent results to physical exercise
Reasearcher says the molecules could potentially be hijacked, recoded and “bottled up” in a pill and taken like a vitamin.
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 2
This is the most critical factor for boosting mid-life brain power, study finds
Unlike previous studies, which have examined the link between daily MVPA and brain power, the new research also considered time spent asleep
Joseph Shavit
- Feb 1
Researchers discover muscle that burns fat and increases metabolism while sitting
The soleus calf muscle, though only 1% of your body weight, can do big things to improve the metabolic health in the rest of your body.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 25
Researchers discover 3 key factors that keep your brain sharp and healthy
Your brain is pretty fabulous. Around 100 billion nerve cells work together to keep you nimble and quick in your thinking.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 15
Daily walks can cut the risk of developing dementia by over 50%
New research suggests that walking each day is not only good for your heart and lungs but surprisingly your brain as well.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 14
Doing this one activity is critical to healthy ageing and avoiding cognitive decline
Six minutes of high-intensity exercise could extend the lifespan of a healthy brain and delay the onset of neurodegenerative disorders.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 11
Researchers discover how exercise manages insulin production
Much less is known about how the activity of insulin-producing cells and consequently the secretion of insulin is controlled.
Joseph Shavit
- Jan 10
Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery by 69%
For men and women who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day generated a beneficial effect on metabolic health and energy regulation.
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