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How Exercise Improves Cognitive Function & Longevity with Dr. Tommy Wood

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Is Exercise Helping the Brain?

Exercise can have amazing benefits to the brain, says Dr. David Perry. The first time this study was about eight years ago now, we ever saw in adult or older humans that certain parts of the brain could get bigger with exercise. There's also an area of the brain that's we start to lose or atrophies as we get dementia and certain types of Alzheimer's disease. That was reversed in those who just did brisk walking.

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