Come Jog with Me
Come Jog with Me by George Whitney DVM, published by iUniverse in December 2011, is an illustrated exploration of the relationship between running and public health. This 200-page book addresses various questions surrounding the benefits of running, including its impact on longevity, weight management, and the incidence of certain health conditions among runners compared to non-runners.
Readers will find a detailed examination of topics such as the correlation between running and improved bone health, lower blood pressure, and enhanced immune function. The book poses thought-provoking inquiries about the physiological effects of running, including its potential role in reducing the risk of diseases like Alzheimer’s and breast cancer. Through these discussions, Come Jog with Me presents a comprehensive look at how running may contribute to overall health and wellness.
Official synopsis Publisher
Many questions come to mind concerning running and runners and public health.
Here are a few.
1. Why do runners live an estimated 2 to 2.5 years longer than non-runners?
2. Why are runners rarely overweight?
3. Among runners do they have the same incidence of the following problems compared to non-runners that so far the causes of which are basically unknown? Muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, amelanotic lateral sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease?
4. Why do women runners have so much less breast cancer than non runners?
5. Why do runners have so much stronger bones than non-runners?
6. Why do runners have less atherosclerosis and therefore fewer strokes and coronary and cardiac artery disease?
7. Why do runners have more HDL (good ) cholesterol than non-runners?
8. Why do runners have lower blood pressure than non-runners?
9. Do running women have fewer children who develop Autism than non-running women?
10. Why do runners have better immune systems than non-runners?
11. Does running enhance the production of endomorphnis, serotonin, androgens, estrogens such as oxytocin, ghrlein, and the enzyme troponin and many others?
12. Is there an advantage of the profound sleep that comes to those who exercise as with running and with no insomnia?
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