We Are Meant To Move

What happens when we move? Well, for one thing, our brains are healthier when we move. Exercise reduces inflammation in our bodies and stimulates the release of chemicals in our brain that allow us to grow new blood vessels and create new brain cells. This has been linked to better Executive Functioning (i.e. memory and decision making) and a reduced risk of dementia and stroke.

We also know that movement reduces stress, gives us more energy, makes us more resilient and reduces the likelihood that we’ll be afflicted with heart disease, cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis and other diseases.

Movement matters! Watch this short video segment for tips to incorporate more movement into your daily life.

Live Long. Live Well!

By Dr. Roger Landry, MD, MPH

Dr. Roger Landry is the President of Masterpiece living and award-winning author of the book, Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging.

(Reprinted with permission of Masterpiece Living (MPL). Originally published in MPL’s bi-weekly “Fireside Conversations.”)

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Dr. Roger Landry

Dr. Roger Landry is a preventive medicine physician, author of award-winning Live Long, Die Short: A Guide to Authentic Health and Successful Aging and President of Masterpiece Living, a group of multi-discipline specialists in the field of aging who partner with organizations to assist them in becoming destinations for Successful Aging. Trained at Tufts University School of Medicine and Harvard University School of Public Health, Dr. Landry was also a flight surgeon in the Air Force for more than 22 years. Dr. Landry retired as a highly decorated full colonel and chief flight surgeon at the Air Force Surgeon General’s Office in Washington, DC after duty on five continents. For more than a decade, Dr. Landry has focused his efforts on older adults as a lecturer, researcher, consultant and author. Visit Dr. Landry's website here.

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