Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Can Exercise Keep You Young?

Article Link:  Can Exercise Keep You Young?

“Exercise alters the course of aging,...”



"We all know that physical activity is beneficial in countless ways, but even so, Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor of pediatrics at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, was startled to discover that exercise kept a strain of mice from becoming gray prematurely."

"Mitochondria combine oxygen and nutrients to create fuel for the cells — they are microscopic power generators."

"Many scientists consider the loss of healthy mitochondria to be an important underlying cause of aging in mammals."