Regular workouts may help fight off colds and flu, reduce the risk of certain cancers and chronic diseases, and slow the process of aging.

A growing body of research is showing that regular exercise can boost your body's immune system, increasing the circulation of natural killer cells that fight off viruses and bacteria.

Regular exercise has also been shown to combat the ongoing damage done to cells, tissues and organs that underlies many chronic conditions.

Studies have found exercise can lower blood pressure, reduce bad cholesterol, and cut the incidence of Type 2 diabetes.

Medical experts say inactivity poses as great a health risk as smoking, contributing to heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, depression, arthritis and osteoporosis.

Studies have shown that there is a strong correlation between people’s abilities with words and range of vocabulary and success in their chosen fields.

Most people depend on language for all sorts of tasks, but rarely take time to sharpen it.

Here are some ways you can do just that.

Many moms today feel as if they are not good mothers unless they are racing around, shuttling their children from lessons to practices, and back to lessons again. What do you think matters most to your children? You driving them to lessons and practices? Or the smile and hug you greet them with after school?

If you guessed the latter, you are correct.

It’s already known that oxytocin exposure brings greater heart health -- but researchers have just found that oxytocin infusion reduces cell deaths in an injured heart and reduces certain inflammatory factors that can slow healing.

Other than going into labor, the number one means of acquiring the neuropeptide oxytocin, is through skin-to-skin contact with another human being -- simple touch and closeness. Contact with animals has some beneficial effect as well.

Oxytocin has a powerful effect on infants, but brings greater bonding and mental and physical health for everyone.