Sedentary people are 20 percent more likely to suffer a stroke than those who regularly break a sweat, according to South Australian researchers. Dr Michelle McDonnell, from the University of South Australia, studied 27,000 Americans aged over 45 who had been involved in a six year study. She found that exercising four times a week at a moderate to intense level was crucial to reducing the chances of a stroke. Strokes occur when the arteries become blocked or burst, preventing blood from flowing to the brain. This limits the amount of oxygen, which can lead to brain damage.
Rewiring Trevor Greene’s brain
The former soldier survived an axe attack in Afghanistan, now he’s defying the limits of science in his recovery. It has been 25 years since Trevor Greene gave up competitive rowing for other pursuits: journalism, travel, soldiering, fatherhood, marriage. But today,...