Health Minute: Get up, move, and live a longer life

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A warning to all couch potatoes and yes -- people like me who work at a desk -- we need to get off our bottoms if we want to live longer.

And while we are out walking, let's smile.  The Fatigue Prescription by Linda Hawes Clever, MD, forward by Dean Ornish, MD, wants to know when we last laughed! Viva Editions - Fatigue Prescription : Linda Hawes Clever, MD

The get up and move study

This from News Channel 8, KTUL.com, "The study by the American Cancer Society followed more than 120,000 participants for 14 years. It found that those who sit for prolonged periods during the day are more likely to die prematurely. A healthy lifestyle and exercise were shown to decrease the risk slightly, but do not eliminate the negative affects of sitting.  Time Sitting Down Is Time Off Your Life

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