Take a look at us - the ancient Greeks invented medicine and we haven't changed the model over the past few thousand years. We still think each organ or brain zone is like a little factory doing a specific job and that we can treat diseased bodies by adding a missing ingredient.
Actually, the most important body part for well-being is multi-component, diffuse, highly malleable and integral to every body part and function - it's the immune system. Today it is at the centre of many many studies and teaching us how little we really know about the way the whole body acts as one. The main message is that balance, moderation and coordination are key to maintaining our well-being.
Regular, gently and enjoyable whole body movement is much more important to immune system function than we every realised.
Let this be your new medicine.
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