926. Ladies, Get Strong!

THE DOCTOR IS IN Podcast


Exercise is one of the best things you can do for your health. Any movement is good. Walking, biking, swimming… whatever you like, it's all good. But there’s an exercise that’s best. Resistant exercises, lifting weights, is the best exercise you can do for your health!

Resistant exercises build muscle, and this is especially important for the health of your liver. Our muscles act like bins for storing excess fat. The larger your muscles, the more storage you have, and the less your body has to depend on your liver for storage.

This is especially important for women. A study out of the British Medical Journal has shown that resistant exercise reduces breast cancer by 41%. That’s significant and it confirms what Dr. Martin tells his patients… to get strong!

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