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Mar 23, 2005

"Those who think they have not time for bodily exercise will sooner or later have to find time for illness." --Edward Stanley

Magic Pill

In the bottle before you is a pill, a marvel of modern medicine that will regulate gene transcription throughout your body, helping prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes, obesity, and 12 kinds of cancer. Your bones will become stronger. You'll grow new capillaries in your heart, your skeletal muscles, and your brain, improving blood flow and the delivery of oxygen and nutrients. Your attention span will increase. You'll feel better, younger even. Even your immune system will be stimulated. There is just one catch. There's no such pill. The prescription is exercise.