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Show 942: Your Exercise Prescription for Good Health

Don't wait for your doctor to write you an exercise prescription. Write your own, and start on your path to better health right away.

Exercise is more powerful than any wonder drug at preventing disease and promoting optimum health. We all know we “should” exercise, but what can turn that abstract knowledge from a feeling of obligation to a feeling of “I can’t wait”?

Do You Need an Exercise Prescription?

We talk with a leading sports medicine physician about why you should write your own exercise prescription (instead of waiting for your doctor) and how you can prevent or overcome sports injuries. Find out when knee surgery is the right choice, and when it might be a really bad idea.

Is RICE (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) still the standard of care for a sprain? Or might you need to consider MICE? Why should we all be trying to maximize NEAT (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis)?

This Week’s Guest:

Jordan Metzl, MD, is a nationally known sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He completed his fellowship in sports medicine and dance medicine at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. He is the author of The Athlete’s Book of Home Remedies and The Exercise Cure. His website is: http://www.drjordanmetzl.com/

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The podcast of this program will be available the Monday after the broadcast date. The show can be streamed online from this site and podcasts can be downloaded for free for four weeks after the date of broadcast. After that time has passed, digital downloads are available for $2.99. CDs may be purchased at any time after broadcast for $9.99.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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