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Blech, Jörg.

Healing through exercise : scientifically proven ways to prevent and overcome illness and lengthen your life / Jörg Blech.

1st Da Capo Press ed.

Philadelphia, PA : Lifelong Books/Da Capo Press, 2009.

xii, 243 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Science writer Jörg Blech sets out the actual physiological effects of exercise: it triggers the growth of new brain cells, induces stem cells in blood vessels, and reverses symptoms of heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Doctors are now using exercise to combat common ailments such as heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, osteoporosis, and depression. Everyone--whether a healthy athlete, a patient seeking to overcome a chronic disease, or a person desiring a longer, more mentally active life--can use the information in this book.--From publisher description.

Exercise therapy -- Popular works.

Exercise -- Health aspects.

"A Merloyd Lawrence book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The healing power of exercise -- The dangers of going to bed -- Unemployed bodies, new diseases -- Walking off diabetes -- Muscles and metabolism -- What the heart desires -- Growing bones -- A sporting cure for back pain -- Exercise and brain power -- Lifting the spirit -- A fountain of youth in the brain -- Cancer: a growing case for exercise -- Longevity, potency, and resilience -- Panacea for every day.

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