As the old saying goes, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and Robert Sallis, MD, believes this is as true now as it was years ago.

Dr. Sallis says some of our deadliest diseases can be treated (and even prevented) with good old-fashioned exercise. He says there's a clear relationship between exercise and stopping the following diseases:

• Heart disease

• Diabetes

• High blood pressure

• Cancer

• Alzheimer's disease

Dr. Sallis advises that 30 minutes of moderate exercise is like a round of medicine in treating high blood pressure. He also highlighted the benefits for women treating breast cancer, pointing out that exercise is like a natural chemotherapy.

"Women who exercise for 30 minutes five times a week have a 50-percent less mortality rate than those who don't," he adds.

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subjects: cancer, exercise, high-blood-pressure, prevention