They are quite important. I would probably say the area of our anatomy most of us are concerned about is always the abdominal area.

 Here’s one of the mistakes made even by those people who exercise. They think they must take a rest from abdominal exercise. Let’s be clear on this. It’s the only exercise that one must conduct seven days a week. I’ve been doing abdominal exercises for about 20 years on a daily basis. It’s very seldom I miss it.

 What I can say about abdominal exercises is that they’re not the old type where we grab the back of our neck and throw out the spinal area. There are inventive machines today. There are the round balls we can put our legs up on and lift our bodies more gently without abruptly pulling up our heads. There are leg lifts.

 The best thing to do is mix this up. I put my legs in different positions pretty much on a daily basis. Sometimes I’m on the ground in some of the half-moon-shaped manual units. You lift up and support the back of the head. Sometimes I use a stairwell. I put my feet on a lower step. Sometimes I use units that are made for abdominal exercise. Sometimes I do leg lifts.

 How many should we do? As I recall not too long ago, I could hardly do 10 without having the most awful burning sensation in my abdominal area. Then I did 12 then 15. Presently, I do between 375 and 500 on a daily basis.

 I would never suggest that newcomers attempt anything at that level of commitment. Do as many as you can. Do not be weak. Do not fall out.

 Eating a good diet and making the muscle structure of the abdominal area strong and healthy will help you in many areas. It’s not just to look good, sexy and strong. It will also make sure that you’re not as prone to hernia.

 When one is on the Hippocrates living food diet and body building, there are certain foods we emphasize, like sprouted grains, beans, nuts and seeds. There are also sprouts and powders made from hemp, chia, flax, sesame and poppy.

 All of those are very balanced amino acids, complete proteins and exceptional fatty acids. They’re the tools that you need for the body’s anatomy to build stronger, better, more viable, permanent muscle structure.

 To gain more muscle mass, one has to consume more food. You can also drink green, non-fruit drinks with hemp, seed-based protein powders or even a pure pea powder.

 My advice on pea powder is to buy dried organic peas in 25-pound or 12-kilo bags. Find a Cuisinart or coffee-grinding type of unit. Grind up the peas into a power. Use those directly in a drink.

 Peas are 19% protein. Hemp is up there at the same level. Sesame is at the same level. We’ve been able to successfully help many people develop muscle structure that way.

 Some of us, including me, do not take any of the protein powders. We don’t choose to have bulk or larger muscle structure. Many of the body builders listening today may choose to have larger mass structure. What I’ve suggested is the healthiest, most effective and certainly the best way to build that.