Is regular exercise the real fountain of youth? According to an exciting report, the answer appears to be an energizing YES. For this evaluation, scientists recruited 125 highly fit, regular cyclists aged 55 to 79, including 84 males and 41 females. For comparison, the scientists also recruited 75 healthy older adults and 55 healthy […]
In a first-of-its-kind, elegantly designed study, scientists determined that physically fit 9 and 10 year olds have a bigger hippocampus (key area of the brain involved in memory and learning) and perform better cognitively than their less-fit peers. (Brain Research, Sept 2010) Children/teens who consume “competitive foods” at school (those sold in vending machines […]