Gustavo Pereira Correa Samy

Barcelos Portugal / CETI Cancer Exercise Training Institute, Portland USA

Abstract Title:Benefits of exercise and Holistic Therapies in the prevention and treatment of Degenerative and Demyelinating diseases

Biography: Gustavo Pereira Correa Samy has completed his Advanced Specialization in Degenerative and Demyelinating diseases from Webstudy in Portugal in December 2023. He also holds the title of Cancer Exercise Specialist from CETI (Cancer Exercise Training Institute) in Portland, USA. The practice of exercises and Holistic Therapies has always been a constant in his life since his early teenage years due to a diagnosis of ADHD. He has since then dedicated his life to studies of chronicle diseases and ways to improve people’s quality of life.

Research Interest: Degenerative and demyelinating diseases do not appear overnight. There are several important factors to be analyzed such as: genetics, age, family history, living conditions and this does not only include the economic factor, among others. There has been reference to the study of such diseases since 1901, considering as a reference the study by German psychiatrists Alois Alzheimer and Emil Kraepelin. When we analyze the fact that the reference date for the supposed beginning of such studies is only approximately 122 years old, it leads us to the conclusion that the knowledge we have about Degenerative and Demyelinating Diseases is small and very recent. It is necessary to develop studies and carry out research, so that we can know which road we are walking through and where it is taking us. There are many measures that can be taken to avoid or treat such diseases, and they should also be studied and analyzed throughout its practice. A great and good hypothesis that can be named to achieve this objective would be the practice of physical activity and holistic therapies such as Yoga, Tai Chi Chuan, among others. It is known as a fact that these diseases choose no age. Believing that Degenerative and demyelinating diseases only affect old people is a myth which is no longer accepted. Preventing and treating them should start at the earliest possible, and it is proven that there is no better way to do that than moving your body and exercising your brain. Key words: diseases, exercise, therapies, prevention, treatment