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Exercise is good for you! AMPK role in cell recycling may explain why AMPK plays an important role in metabolic disorders

AMPK (Adenosine monophosphate – activated protein kinase) is an amazing enzyme. It plays critical role in cellular energy homeostasis – maintaining balance of energy production and consumption in the cell by regulating ATP generation. When the process of autophagy is defective, cells … Continue reading

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Want to lose weight? Switch off that night lamp.

Exercise, eating less all work. However, NSF discover files podcast states that light affects not only your sleep but also your metabolism. A study at Ohio State University found some interesting correlations between the amount of light at night and … Continue reading

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Gardening however, small helps older people with happiness and well being

I have written about the positive benefits of gardening – increased levels of serotonin and physical fitness. Now a study in Netherlands about the effects of allotment gardening – small plots of land given to community members to cultivate vegetables … Continue reading

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Is exercise is good for a sound body? How much and what kind?

Of course, exercise is good for us. How much – the more we do the better. (It’s important to not over do and injure ourselves so have a trainer who understands what to do and how much to do, especially … Continue reading

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Cholestrol controlling genes (Mind over mass)

Scientists identified hunger hormone ghrelin which when controlled not only controlled the urge to eat, but also controlled the how long which cholesterol stayed in the blood stream article from sciam The important find “The researchers got the same high HDL … Continue reading

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I always felt that the effect of exercise lasted longer than the time I was on the treadmill

This proves that long after the heart rate goes down metabolism is still high.

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