Most people know exercise can lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But did you also know physical activity improves your genes? It can. In this episode of the Joe Cannon Health Podcats (episode 12) I'll dive into the evidence for 9 different -and little known benefits of exercise. How many of these important things do you know
Episode Summary
- The myth of the week: Alkaline diet
- Epigenetic changes
- Improves mitochondria health
- Boosts immune system
- Reverse type II diabetes
- Boosts HDL – and HDL subfractions
- Raises nitric oxide
- Enhances angiogenesis
- Reduces dementia risk
- Helps life extension
Episode References
- Exercise and cancer: from “healthy” to “therapeutic”?
- Epigenetics and Exercise.
- Epigenetic alterations in longevity regulators, reduced life span, and exacerbated aging-related pathology in old father offspring mice
- Exercise and the Regulation of Immune Functions.
- Minimum amount of physical activity for reduced mortality and extended life expectancy: a prospective cohort study
- Aerobic exercise for Alzheimer's disease: A randomized controlled pilot trial.
- Exercise intervention alters HDL subclass distribution and function in obese women
- Associations of aerobic and strength exercise with clinical laboratory test values.