Let Health Happen

Let Health Happen


Many of you have been following our column in the newspaper for several years now and

have been kind enough to express to me how much you appreciate this information. So,

we decided to share these tips for better health and wellness through our website and on

this blog. We’ll be posting new information once per week and recycling some of the

older articles that you may have missed. The following is the very first article I wrote

for the Courier in March of 2009. Please look for the new articles every week and invite

others to follow! If you have questions or information you’d like us to research and

report on, please feel free to contact us through this site.

- Yours for Better Health,

Dr. Geoff Walburn


What would you pay for a pill if you knew it was guaranteed to slow or even stop your

brain from aging? Well, there is no such pill, but the great news is that based on recent

information, you don’t need a pill and it doesn’t cost anything to maintain healthy mental

function. Researchers have determined that the primary thing you need to do for your

brain is to exercise your body!


Physical exercise is an essential of wellness. Most people are aware that exercise is

critical for maintaining weight, lowering blood pressure, improving sleep, decreasing

stress, decreasing pain and even preventing many cancers. But if these benefits are still

not enough to get you going, one 2008 study showed that just walking briskly for 45

minutes three days per week improved “mental fitness” in just six months time.


A similar study released last September showed that 20 minutes of any exercise per day

resulted in improved cognitive function and memory. The best part of this study was that

these benefits persisted even 12 months after exercise had been discontinued!


Regardless of your reasons, the message here is that exercise works and the results are

long-lasting. If you’re not exercising now, it’s time to start. This study and most others

suggest that you need to commit to at least 120 minutes of exercise per week in order to

get the best results.


Good luck and always remember that your body was designed to be self-healing.

Practice a healthy lifestyle and let health happen.