| Exercise increases muscle tone and burns fat which | | | | Exercising, like Nia classes or even yoga exercises |
| will reduce the look of fatty deposits below the skin | | | | that incorporate deep breathing can accelerate our |
| but will exercise cause wrinkles or even lead to | | | | aging process. I don't know about you but I don't |
| cancer? | | | | take that as good news. |
| Many people wanting to discredit the health benefits | | | | Fortunately, for every villain, there is a good guy |
| of exercise cite examples of their very athletic | | | | battling in our best interests. Free radicals are |
| friends - the ones who everyone thought was so | | | | neutralized by antioxidants. Antioxidants are making |
| healthy, ended up developing cancer. Lance | | | | headlines these days with leading heroes like acai |
| Armstrong is a perfect example of someone | | | | juice, green tea, and pomegranate juice. Antioxidants |
| incredibly fit but who was diagnosed with cancer. | | | | found in our food and some beverages neutralize |
| How does this happen? Is exercise actually good for | | | | free radicals. Keeping with the Matrix analogy, |
| you? | | | | antioxidants are the "Mr. Smiths," but in this case, we |
| Just as many of us are happier when we experience | | | | want Mr. Smith to win. |
| balance in our lives, our bodies are happiest and | | | | Renowned nutritional neurology physician, Dr. Dan |
| function best if they are balanced. Eating, exercise, | | | | Murphy, D.C., encourages exercise for overall health |
| indeed, simply living throw our bodies out of balance. | | | | but cautions about the free radical imbalance that can |
| This doesn't seem to make much sense but our | | | | occur in those who exercise a lot like athletes, long |
| bodies are constantly adjusting to our environment | | | | distant runners, and dancers. So to complement your |
| on a chemical level. For example, when we breathe, | | | | exercise routine and to reverse the signs of aging, |
| we take in oxygen. Oxygen breaks down in our | | | | consider taking a quality multi-vitamin, a "green" |
| bodies and combines with other elements to help | | | | vegetable drink, or an ounce of pomegranate juice |
| make our body function properly. The interaction of | | | | after exercising. Anyone who exercises heavily should |
| oxygen in our bodies produces free radicals. You may | | | | have their eating habits and supplements reviewed |
| have heard about free radicals in health reports. It is | | | | by an experienced nutritionist to make sure they are |
| a charged molecule that isn't attached to anything. It | | | | maintaining a healthy balance in their body. |
| is similar to a remainder in long division, or the | | | | Some sources of high antioxidants |
| "remainder" in the Matrix movies, a remainder | | | | Pomegranate juice |
| molecule in your body is not very functional. In fact, | | | | Green tea |
| many health experts believe that free radicals are | | | | Kiwi |
| destructive in our bodies and lead to aging, wrinkles, | | | | Cranberries |
| plaque in arteries, and even cancer. | | | | Blueberries |
| Authors of the health book, "Ultraprevention: A | | | | Strawberries |
| 6-Week Plan that Will Make You Healthy for Life," | | | | Olive Oil |
| remind us that oxygen is flammable. It is still | | | | I recommend to all the people taking nia classes in |
| flammable when we take it into our bodies. Free | | | | our studio have a high anti-oxidant snack or drink just |
| radical oxygen can inflame our bodies. The more food | | | | after class. It is a refreshing way to rebuild your |
| we eat and the more we breathe, the more free | | | | body. |
| radicals we produce, so in effect, the faster we age. | | | | |