“Intravenous injections of extract from dog's pancreas, removed from seven to ten weeks after ligation of the ducts, invariably exercises a reducing influence upon the percentage sugar of the blood and the amount of sugar excreted in the urine ... the extent and duration of the reduction varies directly with the amount of extract injected.” BloodWeekInfluenceDogAmountExerciseTenSevenSugarPercentagesReducingVaryReductionDurationInjectionPancreas Author:Frederick Banting
“Earlier research has shown that poor blood flow can damage these parts of the brain. So one theory is that exercise may prevent damage and might even help repair these areas by increasing blood flow.” MayHelpingMightPoorBrainBloodTheoryExerciseResearchAreasFlowDamageBlood Flow Author:Bill Vaughan
“If all other risk factors are normal, and you exercise moderately, your risk of having high CRP is one in 2000, .. A person who is a little overweight, with blood fats and cholesterol a little elevated, maybe with a little bit of high blood pressure -- we didn't used to think that having several of these little risk factors were a big deal. But it is. These little risk factors add up in a way that is worse for you than one big risk factor.” IfsThinkingWayLittlesPersonsBigsUsedBitsDealsRiskBloodExerciseNormalLittle BitPressureAddFatsFactorsBig DealOverweightBlood PressureCholesterolHigh Blood Pressure Author:Bill Vaughan
“I have high blood sugars, and Type 2 diabetes is not going to kill me. But I just have to eat right, and exercise, and lose weight, and watch what I eat, and I will be fine for the rest of my life.” LosesWatchesBloodFineTypeExerciseWeightSugarKill MeDiabetesLose WeightBlood SugarType 2 Diabetes Author:Tom Hanks
“When I work, a lot of times I have to lose weight, and I do that, but in my regular life I was not eating right, and I was not getting enough exercise. But by the nature of my diet and that lifestyle - boom! The end result was high blood sugars that reach the levels where it becomes Type 2 diabetes. I share that with a gajillion other people.” PeopleEndsEnoughLosesLevelsResultsBloodShareTypeExerciseEatingWeightLifestyleDietsSugarDiabetesLose WeightEnd ResultsBlood SugarType 2 DiabetesEating Right Author:Tom Hanks
“When I heard that heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined - when I heard that, I knew. The other thing that's very important is that heart disease...is preventable. There are some specific lifestyle changes that women can make: losing weight, not smoking, exercising, eating healthy foods. Knowing the risk factors: high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, [being] overweight. And if you have heart disease in your family, you should see your doctor. Because this disease is preventable.” IfsShouldHeartImportantKnowingRiskHeardBloodExerciseHealthyDiseaseEatingLosingDoctorsWeightPressureCancerLifestyleFactorsOur FamilySmokingDiabetesOverweightHeart DiseaseHealthy FoodBlood PressureCholesterolEating HealthyLifestyle ChangeHigh Blood PressureEating Healthy FoodHigh Cholesterol Author:Laura Bush
“Healthy foods are great, but it's important to keep your body active. Your muscles only get stronger and build more endurance for everyday things if you're moving and get the blood pumping. Exercising stimulates certain brain chemicals and can put you in a better mood!” IfsImportantBodyMovingCertainBrainBloodExerciseHealthyStrongerEverydayActiveYour BodyMoodMusclesEnduranceChemicalsHealthy FoodEveryday Things Author:Jenna Ushkowitz
“The most common objection that I hear to walking as exercise is that it's too easy, that only sweaty, strenuous activity offers real benefits. But there is abundant evidence that regular, brisk walking is associated with better health, including lower blood pressure, better moods and improved cholesterol ratios.” RealEasyCommonBloodWalkingExerciseOffersActivityBenefitsEvidencePressureIncludingMoodObjectionsRatiosBlood PressureCholesterol Author:Andrew Weil
“The whole idea of motivation is a trap. Forget motivation. Just do it. Exercise, lose weight, test your blood sugar, or whatever. Do it without motivation. And then, guess what? After you start doing the thing, that's when the motivation comes and makes it easy for you to keep on doing it.” IdeasWholeMotivationalMotivationEasyLosesForgetBloodExerciseTestsWeightPersistenceSugarTrapsJust Do ItLose WeightBlood Sugar Book:Failing Forward Source: Failing Forward