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“More than 40 autoimmune conditions have been identified, including such common conditions as type 1 (insulin dependent) diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis and celiac disease. Together they constitute the third leading cause of sickness and death after heart disease and cancer.” – Scientific American—March 2007

Your immune system is fascinatingly complex, and normally works extremely well to ward off disease, but sometimes it becomes part of the problem. With autoimmune disorders the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues—and the results can be devastating. (more…)

A lot of us don’t like to exercise. In fact, many of the people I see at the gym look like they’d rather be anywhere else, but I maintain that exercise can be fun. You may be skeptical, but if you think back to your childhood you can probably come up with at least a few physical activities that you enjoyed. It might have been jumping rope, playing ball or just running around in the woods. So if you could have fun then, why not now?

I encourage you to find exercise that you find pleasurable—for the simple reason that you’ll be more likely to do it regularly. (more…)