Mourning Has Broken
Sharing Reflections on Surviving Breast Cancer

• 9 December 2009

A new study has revealed, at a molecular level, why those who regularly exercise are healthier as they age.  The active people had cells that, when viewed under a microscope, were younger than those of the inactive people who participated in the study. This finding may explain how exercise helps prevent degenerative diseases associated with aging, such as heart attacks, diabetes and cancer.

Even though I got cancer at 43 despite my regular running routine, I believe this study: exercise is vital to health and keeps people youthful. Perhaps I would not have endured my grueling treatments as well if I had not exercised regularly before cancer struck.

The article describing this research can be found at: http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/news/20091201/molecular-proof-exercise-keeps-you-young?ecd=wnl_skin_120909

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