Medicine comes in all shapes and forms. The medicine of laughter. The medicine of proper sleep. Healthcare for a serious injury. Supplements for nutritional deficiencies. Whatever medicine has helped you heal in the past, there’s one that can be almost universally embraced in one form or another: movement. Walking, running, slow yoga or intense boxing training, they all serve a purpose towards helping to create a more resilient you, and often times have benefits that stretch far beyond the naked eye. Lifting weights may seem like it’s simply helping you get bigger muscles, but the increased bone-mineral-density will pay huge dividends as you get older. Any form of cardio training can be thought of as a way to get a good sweat and burn some calories, or can be approached with the idea that you are quite literally training your heart, veins, and arteries to keep your blood pumping more efficiently. Yoga is great for mobility and your connective tissue, but the mindfulness aspect can be the biggest factor when dealing with everyday stress. Yes, working out is great for the surface-level benefits. But the real medicine is often in what you can’t see. And yes, blueberries are the best food known to mankind.
