Boost Your Bodies Disease Fighters

It is a given that exercising regularly will strengthen our hearts and lungs. It also can boost your brain power and keep your brain young. Tests in rats have proven that.

The really cool thing about exercising, especially resistance training (lifting weights) is that it increases the natural killer (NK) cells, a type of white blood cell in the body.

These cells are critical fighters against infections and cancer cells. Studies have shown that the amount of these cells is related directly to muscle mass in the body. The more muscle the more of these little warriors you have.

Exercise increases their numbers and their ability to kill those invader cells, this ability is called cytotoxicity. Studies sighted in Gerontolgy looked at the fact that intense exercise increased this cytotoxicity of NK cells by as high as 200 percent. Say yes to weight training and exercise.