As we age, it is important to maintain balance and coordination. Many such exercises are available, usually involving hopping and retrieval of any object. Though valuable, these exercises seem a bit tedious. Instead, go for a game of hopscotch.

Grow New Brain

In order to avoid injuries in a fall, one of the most proven techniques is to not fall in the first place. Improving balance and coordination will accomplish this. By doing exercises geared toward balance and coordination, it will benefit your neuromuscular coordination. In more simple terms, it helps to improve the communication between your brain and your muscles. It also helps with core stabilization, which in turn helps you improve your coordination and posture; both important when trying to avoid a fall.

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First Do No Harm

Institutional, organized American medicine has become a craven shadow of its former self. It was not long ago that the day-to-day practice of medicine reflected the science of
the day in as accurate a way as humanly possible. The practice was flawed because the understanding of fundamental biology was flawed. Still the practice and the science were tightly linked.

I must admit that the underlying science of medicine, the understanding of the biology of human health and disease, is now much greater. Brilliant gains in almost every area of biochemistry, physiology, micro-anatomy and physiology have enriched mankind’s knowledge of human biology.

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