Runner with Multiple Sclerosis Encourages Everyone, Source:REUTERS

Patrick Finney has accomplished what almost no one else has ever done, he successfully ran 50 marathons in 50 states. This is an incredible feat for anyone to complete but the fact that Finney is also struggling with and fighting against multiple sclerosis makes the entire thing even more inspiring. Just under 4 years ago Finney decided that he wanted to run a marathon in each state and he has finally completed that goal.

Finney has struggled with multiple sclerosis since the late 1990s when he was originally diagnosed and through constant and repetitive training he eventually managed to start overcoming the debilitating disease. Through years of training Finney eventually got back into the shape he was originally in so that he could successfully complete a marathon and this is when he had the idea to run a marathon in every state.

Finney successfully completed his challenge last weekend when he ran his 50th marathon in Seattle. The fact that anyone was able to complete 50 marathons in under 4 years is astonishing to many experts in the running field and the fact that a multiple sclerosis patient managed to run 50 marathons is even most astonishing. In the end Finney was simply trying to raise awareness for multiple sclerosis and all of the positive media attention he has received has definitely done just that. Congratulations to Patrick Finney for being able to overcome such a powerful medial issue by accomplishing something so rare and so difficult.

Mothers of Twins Live Longer

Frequently people express sympathy towards mothers of twins due to the extreme amount of work they’re presented with but now it seems having twins may actually be a benefit when it comes to long term health and overall life expectancy.

The study was conducted using a variety of mothers who had given birth to individual children or twins and the results were quite solid according to doctors. Mothers who had given birth to twins were in fact significantly likely to live longer, healthier lives for a variety of reasons.

The research team says they originally did not believe the results but through extensive investigation they were able to confirm that the results were correct. Mothers who gave birth to twins were consistently living longer lives.

The reasoning behind this is twofold according to doctors. The most obvious reason for longer lives is that mothers of twins were generally physically and mentally stronger due to the trouble of raising two children at one time. Mothers of twins are reportedly genetically and biologically stronger as well according to researchers which would explain why mothers of twins see a benefit from having twins even decades after their twins have grown. Astonishingly doctors think it may actually be possible to recreate the biological chemical that makes mothers of twins so much stronger and eventually turn it into some sort of commercial available medicine; though at this time much more research is needed before anything like this could be possible.