Connect points in the brain representing the body's systems.
The exercise from your run helps the cells that support your immune system and brain health.
Your pituitary gland gives you a hormone boost to keep moving and to run a little further.
You had a healthy breakfast, the protein and glucose give you the energy to run longer.
Your morning run sends you endorphins and releases dopamine and glutamate. You feel good. You’re glad you made time to exercise.
You go for a morning run in the park on a sunny day. The heart pumps the oxygenated blood to the brain that it needs to function.
Immune System Cardiovascular System EndocrineSystem NervousSystem GastrointestinalSystem
The Brain:
Our Most Complex Organ
Connect points in the brain representing the body's systems.
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The brain sends and receives information from 86 billion neurons, communicating through complex circuits.
This enables us to walk, breathe, think, and everything in between.
This communication system is called the Nervous System.
The Nervous System communicates with many systems in our bodies, such as the gastrointestinal system, which allows us to digest the food we eat.
Certain disorders cause the Nervous System to malfunction, disabling its ability to communicate with some bodily functions.
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