Exercise and the Brain

Studies that show a positive effect on the brain, intelligence, and plasticity from exercise.


Folksonomies: brain learning intelligence exercise

Memes

17 SEP 2013

 Healthy Lifestyle Changes Increase Telomerase Length by 10%

Methods This follow-up study compared ten men and 25 external controls who had biopsy-proven low-risk prostate cancer and had chosen to undergo active surveillance. Eligible participants were enrolled between 2003 and 2007 from previous studies and selected according to the same criteria. Men in the intervention group followed a programme of comprehensive lifestyle changes (diet, activity, stress management, and social support), and the men in the control group underwent active surveillance ...
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Small sample size, but first evidence that healthy living can actually reverse the aging process somewhat.

19 OCT 2012

 Exercise Rejuvenates the Body

As noted earlier, mitochondrial degradation is a primary culprit in dwindling muscle mass. But recent evidence indicates that exercise can slow down this effect. According to Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, resistance training activates a muscle stem cell called a satellite cell. In a physiological process known as ‘gene shifting,' these new cells cause the mitochondria to rejuvenate. Tarnopolsky claims that after six month...
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Strength training specifically prompts the body to produce stem cells that repair motochondria, promotes the production of telomerase to maintain DNA, increase lifespan by six to seven years, and improve cognitive function dramatically as we age.

06 JUN 2012

 Put Your Health Above All Else

With your talents and industry, with science, and that steadfast honesty which eternally pursues right, regardless of consequences, you may promise yourself every thing—but health, without which there is no happiness. An attention to health then should take place of evey other object. The time necessary to secure this by active exercises, should be devoted to it in preference to every other pursuit.
Folksonomies: health exercise
Folksonomies: health exercise
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Everything should be secondary to exercise.

30 SEP 2011

 Exercise Increases the Number of Mitochondria in Brain Ti...

Past experiments have shown persuasively that exercise spurs the birth of new mitochondria in muscle cells and improves the vigor of the existing organelles. This upsurge in mitochondria, in turn, has been linked not only to improvements in exercise endurance but to increased longevity in animals and reduced risk for obesity, diabetes and heart disease in people. It is a very potent cellular reaction. [...] Like muscles, many parts of the brain get a robust physiological workout during exer...
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A study on mice finds that exercise increases the production of mitochondria in brain tissue in addition to their production in muscle tissue (I dig the term "mitochondrial biogenesis" as describing the benefit).

24 SEP 2011

 The Brain Consumes Lactose During Exercise

Scientists have discovered that lactose, a byproduct of intense muscular activities, can be used to fuel the brain with energy. When glucose, the natural fuel of the brain, is no longer present in sufficient quantities, the cell tissue can “switch” to alternative energy, to prevent any damage to the brain on account of the lack of energy. [...] Consequently, by consuming the lactose in the blood, the brain clears the way for glucose, the main powering substance in the body, to reach the mus...
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This frees up the body's glucose to fuel the muscles in times of high energy demands on the body (Note: This meme must be wrong in using the term "lactose," because that is a sugar that comes from milk. "Lactate" is a byproduct of muscles consuming glucose that fuels the brain while the muscles take energy-precedence).

24 SEP 2011

 A Succinct Definition of Lactate

Lactate is a dynamic substrate with great potential as an energy source in sports drinks. To date, however, the efficacy of adding lactate to these drinks has been sparsely assessed [5,15,16]. Lactate was once considered a metabolic waste but is now recognized as an important energy substrate in the body. Lactate is the main product of carbohydrate metabolism and can be used as a fuel in working muscle cells shuttled to other tissues such as the heart where lactate is fuel [17], or to the liv...
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A byproduct of our muscles converting carbohydrates to energy, which appears to serve as a secondary energy source.

03 SEP 2011

 Studies Showing the Benefits of Exercise

Scientists are also encouraged by studies on mice with a certain genetic mutation that makes them age prematurely — complete with graying and thinning fur, cataracts, hearing loss, smaller brains, enlarged hearts, anemia and thin and weak muscles — hallmark symptoms of growing older. To test whether it was possible to slow or reverse the process in these mice, a team led by Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, a professor of pediatrics and medicine at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, had the rodents ...
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In reversing the effects of ageing.

03 SEP 2011

 The Effects of Aging and How Exercise Counteracts Them

• Motor neurons die, particularly from age 60 onward. This causes connections between muscle fibers to wither — and that, in turn, eventually leads to loss and shrinking of muscle fibers. As a result, muscles get smaller and a person gets weaker, says Sandra Hunter, an associate professor of exercise science at Marquette University in Milwaukee. "Physical activity can offset some of that," she says. "But there is this biological aging process going on — the neurons will die regardless of how ...
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A bullet point list of some of the physiological effects of aging and how exercise reverses these trends.



References

17 SEP 2013

 Effect of comprehensive lifestyle changes on telomerase a...

Periodicals>Journal Article:  Ornish, Lin, Chan, Epel, Kemp, Weidner, Marlin, Frenda, Magbanua, Daubenmier, Estay, Hills, Chainani-Wu, Carroll, Blackburn (17 September 2013), Effect of comprehensive lifestyle changes on telomerase activity and telomere length in men with biopsy-proven low-risk prostate cancer: 5-year follow-up of a descriptive pilot study, The Lancet Oncology, Retrieved on 2013-09-17
  • Source Material [www.thelancet.com]
  • Folksonomies: biology exercise longevity
    Folksonomies: biology exercise longevity
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    19 OCT 2012

     Why getting physically stronger will help you live longer

    Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article:  Dvorsky, George (10/19/2012), Why getting physically stronger will help you live longer, io9.com, Retrieved on 2012-10-19
  • Source Material [io9.com]
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    06 JUN 2012

     The works of Thomas Jefferson

    Books, Brochures, and Chapters>Book:  Jefferson , Thomas (1905), The works of Thomas Jefferson, Retrieved on 2012-06-06
  • Source Material [books.google.com]
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    30 SEP 2011

     How Exercise Can Strengthen the Brain

    Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article:  Reynolds, Gretchen (September 28, 2011), How Exercise Can Strengthen the Brain, New York Times, New York, Retrieved on 2011-09-30
  • Source Material [well.blogs.nytimes.com]
  • Folksonomies: brain intelligence exercise
    Folksonomies: brain intelligence exercise
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    24 SEP 2011

     Human Brains Use Lactose as Alternative Fuel

    Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article:  Vieru, Tudor (10/3/2008), Human Brains Use Lactose as Alternative Fuel, http://news.softpedia.com, Retrieved on 2011-09-24
  • Source Material [news.softpedia.com]
  • Folksonomies: lactose
    Folksonomies: lactose
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    24 SEP 2011

     Lactate, Fructose and Glucose Oxidation Profiles in Sport...

    Periodicals>Journal Article:   Azevedo Jr., Chapman, Tietz, Two-Feathers, Paull (2007), Lactate, Fructose and Glucose Oxidation Profiles in Sports Drinks and the Effect on Exercise Performance, PLoS ONE, 2(9): e927, Retrieved on 2011-09-24
  • Source Material [www.cytosport.com]
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    03 SEP 2011

     Exercise counteracts aging effects

    Electronic/World Wide Web>Internet Article:  Mascarelli, Amanda (9/1/2011), Exercise counteracts aging effects, Los Angeles Times, Retrieved on 2011-09-03
  • Source Material [www.latimes.com]
  • Folksonomies: exercise aging
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