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“Take two of these three times a day and I’ll see you back here in a month.”

 

Sound familiar?

 

You went in to see the doctor about depression. Or pain in your right leg. Or not being able to sleep. Or being angry all the time. Or your back seems to hurt all the time. The doctor gives you a med to try to see if it alleviates your pain.

Some meds are great! They take care of the problem. Doctors can be wonderful, listening to your needs and doing all they can to address your issue.

 

And sometimes, there’s no other answer than meds or even surgery. Do what you have to do. I’m not a doctor, this is not a prescription article. It’s just a suggestion.

 

The next time you notice you’re feeling depressed, or you’ve got an ache that you know is something you’re doing wrong or not doing; or you can’t sleep, I want you to consider this:

 

Your brain and your pain are closely related. One strongly impacts the other.

 

I’m not talking about thinking your way past the pain or psyching yourself out of your feelings. I’m asserting that there have been significant studies done that prove the brain and depression and the brain and your pain are connected. Research this yourself.

 

So let’s just say you’ve done your research, you see that what I’m saying is correct: the brain and the body are interconnected and one affects the other. Where’s my pill for the cure?

 

Good news. Your “med” is 45 x 3. That’s right, 45. 45 of any med is good, right? Might take a little time. Might take a little effort, but if it works, oh, man, would it be worth it!

See, exercise is the conduit between your brain and the pain you feel.

 

45 minutes of exercise three times a week makes an incredible difference in the way you feel. It’s going to:

 

• Boost your mood by releasing chemicals called endorphins. Feels so good!
• Make you feel calmer by lowering your stress hormones. A chill pill!
• Help you sleep better because regular exercise does that. Snooze pill!

 

And those physical ailments? Can regular exercise help those? You better believe it. Regular exercise:

 

• Reduces your risk of heart disease, diabetes, and some cancers. That’s a heckuva pill!
• Strengthens your muscles and bones, helping prevent osteoporosis and fractures. That will take some of those aches away!
• Reduces pain by keeping joints flexible and strengthening the muscles around them. 
• Strengthens lungs so you can breathe better.
• Alleviates digestive issues like constipation and gallstones. 

 

Get real. You’re not going to see those benefits with no side effects in any prescription commercial ad.

 

Just think. I have an ache, I take 45, and I feel fantastic. I have no side effects, no drug interactions, and I feel absolutely joyful. I sleep at night, I don’t ache during the day, and I can easily go about my daily routine.

And exercise doesn’t have to cost you anything. Take a walk in your neighborhood. Take a swim in the lake or ocean. Ride a bike. Do bodyweight exercises using your body’s weight or calisthenics. Or, for the social aspect, join a gym. It’s probably cheaper each month than the meds they’re prescribing, and often insurance covers the gym too. 

 

You don’t have to be an athlete to work out. That doesn’t even have to be your goal. You want to get fit to make you feel your best. To make your body work at its optimum level without pain. You want to not take so many pills. You want to lose weight. You want to live on your best plateau.

 

Your brain wants to help your pain. God gave you a brain and a body, and they can work together to keep everything working well. If you want to read a fascinating study, google Naperville Zero Hour PE. The idea in this high school was to work out before class using exercise equipment where you’re only competing against yourself to improve. The results on test scores are incredible.

 

For me, I’ll be in the pool. And I’ll be taking my 45 every single day. Because the more I take, the better I feel, the better I sleep, the more calories I burn, and the better I look.

 

A friend of mine says that she’s doing everything she can “to keep the old lady out.” You can keep the old lady or the old guy out by throwing your brain at your pain with exercise.

 

And I’ll see ya’ in the water!

 

 

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