We already discussed the need to exercise to preclude disease (Parkinson’s, cancer, autoimmune). Now, there’s more reasons to get walking. Dr. Kirk Erickson (University of Pittsburgh) and associates just published results in Neurology from a follow-up from the Cardiovascular HealthCognition Study. They reported that walking six miles weekly not only protects the grey matter of the brain- but it also helped retain memories.
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