Bio
Dr. Phillips is a Fellow of American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM) and serves on the Executive Council that developed and leads the Exercise is Medicine⢠global initiative. He is co-author of ACSMâs Exercise is Medicine⢠and The Clinician's Guide to the Exercise Prescription (Lippincott, 2009), and is chair of the Exercise is Medicine Education Committee.
In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Phillips speaks and consults nationally about a broad-based effort to reduce lifestyle-related death, disease, and costs through clinician directed interventions with patients. The Presidentâs Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition has recognized Dr. Phillips and the ILM with its Community Leadership Award.
Specialties:
- Physical Therapy
Affiliation:
- Rehabilitation, Harvard Health Publications
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Why should I consume less sodium (salt)?
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, two out of three Americans are salt-sensitive, which means excess sodium will raise their blood pressure. (Table salt is 40 percent sodi...
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How does osteoarthritis affect the body?
Osteoarthritis is sometimes dubbed "wear and tear" arthritis because it starts when cartilage cushioning the joints wears down. Tenderness and morning pain or stiffness that lasts less th...
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What are the benefits of regular exercise?
Strong evidence from hundreds of studies proves regular exercise strengthens your muscles, lungs, and heart. It lowers your risks for early death and serious health problems like heart disease, str...
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What is addiction?
Loss of control over a substance or behavior and continued craving for it despite negative consequences characterize addiction. Imaging technologies that show the brain responding similarly t...
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How can I control my food portions?
Begin by familiarizing yourself with how much you should eat from each food group. This varies based on your age, sex, and level of physical activity. Get a personalized list of the amount of...
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How can having a nest egg reduce stress?
While you can't change the larger economy, you can rein in your small slice of it. At every income level, staying within your means adds up to better financial health and is likely to lessen st...
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How much exercise do adults need?
All adults are urged by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to accumulate a weekly total of at least two-and-a-half hours (150 minutes) of moderate aerobic activity, or at least one-an...
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What are symptoms of dependency?
When a dependency develops, a person exhibits at least three of these symptoms or behaviors: greater tolerance to the substance or behaviorwithdrawal symptoms when cutting back or quitting, suc...
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What are some sources of addiction?
Illicit drugs, alcohol, tobacco, and even medicines prescribed for sleep, pain, or anxiety have long been recognized as potentially addictive substances. Excessive gambling, shopping, sex, an...
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When should I seek help to quit an unhealthy habit?
The hardest step to take when stopping an unhealthy habit may be admitting you can't handle this issue by yourself. Let's say you do well all day—you eat healthy foods and walk off urges to s...
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How are routines important in breaking an unhealthy habit?
Powerful cues help keep us on autopilot. If you're a smoker, for example, the cue might be as direct as the lingering smell of cigarettes in your car, or as indirect as the route you take hom...
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How can I get friends to help me quit unhealthy habits?
Peer pressure doesn't end after high school. Many people who drink or smoke like to have others join in. Ditto for buddies who aid and abet as you pry the seal off a pint of ice cream, or who...
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How can I change my unhealthy habits?
Ask yourself the following questions: What's your bad habit? How often are you indulging? How much time and money do you spend on it each week? What cues set you off? Why are you doing it? To...
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What are some risks of unhealthy habits?
Your health, finances, and social life are all good reasons to nip unhealthy habits in the bud. Many of these habits are quite costly, either in dollars or in terms of time you could spend be...
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Why is it important to nip unhealthy habits in the bud?
As you strive to make health-enhancing course corrections, it's worthwhile to look at unhealthy habits that creep up on you. Smoking a cigarette now and again can quickly morph into a regular...
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