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Massage relaxes the mind body and spirit.  It eases muscle tensions and speeds recovery time after hard exercise or injury.

The process of heating very hot then cooling off with a cold shower, jumping in a cold pool or even - rolling in the snow - boosts your T-cell count and immune system.  Very healthful!

You may use your own body strength pushing and pulling against itself to strengthen your muscles.

On the go? No gym nearby?  No problem - simple exercises may be used to strengthen and tone all parts of the body.

A carefully and safely applied strength conditioning regimen keeps you strong and fit your whole life.

Stretching, muscle conditioning, flexibility and of course mind and spirit development are all benefits of this ancient form of exercise.

These are great outdoor sports that help whip you into shape.  You ay also bike and run indoors, on exercise machines.  Biking is easier on the knees than running, and swimming easier still on all joints.

While there is a definite genetic component to heart and other cardiovascular disease, healthful lifestyle and diet minimize the chances that this will become a problem.

Type I diabetes requires more aggressive treatment, but Type II is manageable sometimes with just lifestyle changes - avoiding processed sugar, helathful diet and regular exercise.  If you suspect that you have diabetes be sure to get tested sooner rather than later.

Nowadays HCV is eminently treatable, almost painlessly compared to the early days of interferon + ribavirin which would make people sick with flu like symptoms for 6 - 12 months and often cause thyroid problems with resulting weight loss.

Getting treated sooner rather than later after infection is a good idea.  Keep in mind that untreated HCV may lie dormant in your body for up to a decade before it decides to take off and multiply.