Thursday, January 28, 2010

There is a 'youth pill': It's called exercise

By Susan Perry

http://www.fotosearch.com/bthumb/FSA/FSA485/x16886663.jpgThe longer I’ve been a health writer, the more convinced I've become that exercise is the true fountain of youth.

That belief was reinforced on Monday with the publication of four new articles in the Archives of Internal Medicine linking physical activity with healthier aging.

“The promotion of physical activity may be the most effective prescription that physicians can dispense for the purposes of promoting successful aging,” wrote Jeff Williamson, MD, and Marco Pahor, MD, of the University of Florida’s Institute on Aging, in an editorial that accompanied the studies.  Read more....






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