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Laughter is the Best Medicine
Monday, March 15th, 2010I’m sure you’ve heard the old saying…
“Laughter is the best medicine.”
Well, it turns out there is a lot of truth to that statment. The benefits of laughter are well documented, including:
- Reduces tension and stress
- Boosts immunity
- Decreases pain
- Prevents heart disease
- Improves mood
- Reduces anxiety and fear
- And much more…
I’ve been experimenting with different ways to change my thought patterns during times of stress, when I’m having negative thoughts, or when I feel angry or upset. One of my favorites is watching funny videos on YouTube. I don’t know if it’s because I have 5 children or what, but I always like the videos with laughing babies.
Check out this one below and see if you makes you laugh too. Be sure to leave me an comment and let me know.
About the Author: Health Advocate Pete Genot is the Founder and Editor of The Healthy Minute. He is a former college athlete with nearly 25 years of health and fitness experience. He emphasizes maintaining optimal health through a balance of nutrition, exercise and personal growth…and LOTS of laughter of course! Click HERE to subscribe to The Healthy Minute. If you’re on Facebook, you can also become Pete’s Facebook Friend.
Required Legal Disclaimer: Some of the links mentioned within this post or posts they lead to are my affiliate links and I get compensated for recommending those products. However, I NEVER recommend something I don’t believe in and welcome your questions and feedback.
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Research Proves Exercise Makes You Younger
Thursday, February 4th, 2010In just minutes a day, you can program your genes to stay younger longer.
There’s new evidence that PACE-style movement slows down your aging clock, lengthening your life and making you more resistant to disease.
The professor that led the study said:
“The act of exercising may actually protect the body against the aging process… and people may actually look and feel younger.”
Research now shows that exercise has the power to turn back time. Exercise affects your telomeres, making them longer and stronger. The telomere is your biological clock. It determines how long you live. And how well you live.
Telomeres are “caps” at the ends of every cell’s DNA. They act like the plastic fittings on the ends of your shoelaces, and keep your DNA strands from fraying.

Your cells are constantly dividing. And any kind of damage to your cells – from free radicals, toxins, poor nutrition, etc. – causes your cells to divide more rapidly. Each time your cells divide, a small part of the telomere is not copied. The shorter your telomeres, the less protection they offer your DNA.
Telomeres are a measure of your body’s true biological age. When your telomeres get shorter and shorter over time, they’re no longer able to protect your DNA. This robs you of your vitality and leaves you vulnerable to those dreaded signs of aging.
So, anything you can do to lengthen your telomeres serves to protect your DNA… and restore your vitality.
Now that you see the value of longer telomeres, here’s the kicker…
You don’t have to run a marathon or bore yourself to death with long, grueling workouts to have longer telomeres.
Recently a study of 2,401 twins found that physical activity was related to telomere length. Moderate levels of activity created much longer telomeres than either zero exercise or too much exercise.
People got to choose the kind of exercise they liked to do. They did things like running, swimming, or tennis. Those who exercised moderately, around 100 minutes a week, had telomeres that looked 5 or 6 years younger. Those who exercised vigorously, around 3 hours a week, had telomeres that looked 9 years younger.
Telomere length is also affected by stress and how you handle it. Women with the highest perceived stress levels had 10 years more of aging than women who either handled their stress better or had less of it.
PACE makes it easy. In just a few minutes a day you’ll calm your nerves, relieve anxiety, and lengthen your life.
After all, telomere length is the key to youth. And long-distance running and aerobics are doing more harm than good. You’re much better off doing a program like PACE, which keeps your routine challenging but in short segments, followed by recovery.
Try this simple PACE routine to slow or stop the shortening of telomeres:
- Choose a body-weight exercise of your choice. Choose an exercise like arm circles, knee bends, leg raises, or push-ups.
- Once you’re ready, do 100 repetitions of the exercise. It doesn’t matter how long it takes you. Take your time. Rest if you need to. But continue until you’ve done 100 repetitions.
- Check how long it took to finish 100 repetitions. Now rest.
- The next time you do it, try and do it faster.
About the Author: Dr. Al Sears is a practicing physician and the author of The Doctor’s Heart Cure. He is a fitness and nutritional expert, and is certified by the American Board of Anti-Aging Medicine. To learn more about Dr. Sears’ practical health solutions, please click the following link to visit his website: AlSearsMD.com.
[Editor’s Comments: Most exercise advice you hear is...in my experience...garbage. Doing traditional long, slow and boring cardio, aerobics and marathon running downsizes your heart’s output, makes your lungs smaller and weaker, and encourages your body to make more fat.
That's right...I'm saying traditional exercise can actually be bad for you.
That's why after 25 years of research, Dr. Sears has patented a revolutionary approach to fitness that’s easy to follow and gets results...no matter what shape you’re in. Just click the link below to read more:
Click here =>> Aerobics and Cardio are Dead
Best of all...you don’t need gyms, expensive equipment, or high-priced trainers AND it only takes 12 minutes a day!]
Required Legal Disclaimer: Some of the links mentioned within this post or posts they lead to are my affiliate links and I get compensated for recommending those products. However, I NEVER recommend something I don’t believe in and welcome your questions and feedback.
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Top 5 Holiday Fat Burning Gifts
Thursday, December 24th, 2009By Craig Ballantyne, CSCS, MS
www.TurbulenceTraining.com
With Christmas gift buying at a frenzy and New Year’s Resolutions right around the corner, I wanted to share my “Top 5″ fat burning gift suggestions for the Holiday Season.
It doesn’t matter if you’re buying for someone or if you want to know the best fitness gifts to ask for, these are the 5 best fitness present suggestions:
#5 – A Kettlebell
With a kettlebell, you can burn calories, do intervals, work your abs, build strength, and completely sculpt your body. Beginner women should start with a 12-18 pound kettlebell while beginner men can start with an 18 or 35 pound bell.
#4 – A blender to create delicious blender drinks and meals
For about $60-$100 you can get a machine to blend up fruits, veggies, nuts, protein powder, and seeds to create a nutrient dense complete meal to overcome busy mornings or to create the perfect snack or dessert. Once you get started “blending your nutrition”, you’ll be amazed at what you can create.
#3 – A Gymboss Timer
This little timer allows you to set two different intervals and will alert you when each interval is up. It’s a cheap – $20 – tool that will help you organize your workouts and maximize your results.
#2 – A Stability Ball
The stability ball is one of the most versatile fitness tools, and it allows you to exercise your abs and back of your legs better than any bodyweight only exercises.
#1 – The Turbulence Training Fat Loss System
With Turbulence Training for Fat Loss you can lose fat and sculpt your body in the comfort of your own home, without doing long, slow, boring cardio. It is a proven, guaranteed program that will help you lose belly fat and get a lean, hard, flat stomach.
So those are the 5 best fitness presents you can give – or receive – this year.
Happy Holidays!
About the Author: Learn about the “Dark Side of Cardio” in the free report from Craig Ballantyne at www.TurbulenceTraining.com. Craig is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and his trademarked Turbulence Training fat loss workouts have helped thousands of men and women around the world lose fat, gain muscle, and get lean in less than 45 minutes three times per week. For more information on the Turbulence Training workouts that will help you burn fat without long, slow cardio sessions or fancy equipment, visit www.TurbulenceTraining.com.
[Editor’s Comments: If you're like me, you still have some last minute Christmas shopping to do. Heck...I even buy a few presents every year after Christmas is well over.
It's kind of a running joke in my family. My nieces and nephew always look forward to their "Christmas in July" because that is typically when I send their gifts.
So if you are still doing some shopping, Craig has a few excellent choices this year.
The Gymboss Interval Timer is a very cool little tool that is a must have when doing interval training. I got tired of using the timer on the microwave, so I picked-up one of these and I love it.
Turbulence Training is the #1 home workout and perfect for your New Year's fat loss program... especially if you hate going to busy gyms. Plus, you can even try out Turbulence Training for less than the price of a giant, fancy coffee at Starbucks. Just click the link below to try out the Turbulence Training Fat Loss System RISK FREE for only $4.95 for the next 21 days:
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Kettlebell workouts are becoming extremely popular. I haven't tried them...yet...but if do them now or someone buys you one for Christmas, check out the kettlebell workouts at the link below:
Click here =>> TT Kettlebell Workouts
Stability balls are great for abdominal workouts...my favorites are stability ball rollouts and jackknives.
And, last but not least, we couldn't live without our "little" blender...the Magic Bullet. I didn't want one, but my wife bought it anyway. Now I don't know what I would do without it. It is easily the most convenient blender I have ever used for mixing up protein shakes, smoothies, etc. Best of all...the cups are dishwasher safe!
Wishing you happy shopping and much fat burning success over the holidays!]
Required Legal Disclaimer: some of the links mentioned within this post or posts they lead to are my affiliate links and I get compensated for recommending those products. However I NEVER recommend something I don’t believe in and welcome your questions and feedback.
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