Consumer's Guide To Health Podcast

The "Consumer's Guide To Health" podcast is hosted by Allan Besselink. The podcast deals with current consumer issues related to competent self-care, evidence-based clinical practice, and current health, health care, and fitness topics. If you are trying to train optimally, prevent injury or are recovering from one, this show is for you!

The first episode of "Consumer's Guide To Health" was released in 2009 on the BlogTalkRadio platform. The first 50 episodes were in a live-streaming format. All episodes are now available on this site.

1 CGH #050: 50 Episodes To Live A Smart Life 09 / 01 / 2012
2 CGH #049: The Why Of Warm Up And Cool Down 08 / 03 / 2012
3 CGH #048: Where Is The Health In Health Care? 07 / 20 / 2012
4 CGH #047: 800 Meters To 100 Miles 07 / 06 / 2012
5 CGH #046: Drug Testing In Sport 06 / 22 / 2012
6 CGH #045: Report From APTA 2012 06 / 08 / 2012
7 CGH #044: Can MDT Save Health Care? 05 / 25 / 2012
8 CGH #043: Is It Really An Injury? 05 / 11 / 2012
9 CGH #042: Heat And Your Health 04 / 28 / 2012
10 CGH #041: WalkSmart 04 / 13 / 2012
11 CGH #040: Fear Of Health Care Reform 03 / 30 / 2012
12 CGH #039: Affordable Health Care 03 / 16 / 2012
13 CGH #038: From Couch To Ironman 03 / 02 / 2012
14 CGH #037: The Marathon – Training Progression Or Social Phenomenon? 02 / 17 / 2012
15 CGH #036: Evidence, Science And Beliefs 02 / 03 / 2012
16 CGH #035: The Smart Life Project 01 / 23 / 2012
17 CGH #034: New Models Of Health Care Delivery 07 / 06 / 2010
18 CGH #033: Who Needs Evidence? 06 / 08 / 2010
19 CGH #032: Training Principles For Health, Fitness, And Performance 05 / 25 / 2010
20 CGH #031: Social Media And The Health Care Consumer 05 / 11 / 2010
21 CGH #030: Endurance And Power - A New Paradigm 04 / 13 / 2010
22 CGH #029: Circadian Rhythms And Your Health 03 / 30 / 2010
23 CGH #028: Mental Strategies For Fitness And Performance 03 / 16 / 2010
24 CGH #027: Olympic Review 03 / 02 / 2010
25 CGH #026: McKenzie And The Athlete 02 / 16 / 2010
26 CGH #025: Naturopathy 02 / 02 / 2010
27 CGH #024: Health Resolutions 01 / 05 / 2010
28 CGH #023: 2009 Health Review 12 / 08 / 2009
29 CGH #022: Healthy Eating For The Holidays 11 / 24 / 2009
30 CGH #021: The Injured Runner 11 / 10 / 2009
31 CGH #020: Health Care Reform 10 / 27 / 2009
32 CGH #019: Diabetes 10 / 13 / 2009
33 CGH #018: Yoga: Just This - Breathe 09 / 29 / 2009
34 CGH #017: Fitness - A Beginner's Guide 09 / 15 / 2009
35 CGH #016: Marathon Training 09 / 01 / 2009
36 CGH #015: Hardrock/Badwater Special 08 / 18 / 2009
37 CGH #014: Nutrition 101 08 / 04 / 2009
38 CGH #013: The P1 Project 07 / 21 / 2009
39 CGH #012: Training In The Heat 07 / 07 / 2009
40 CGH #011: The Economics Of Back Pain 06 / 23 / 2009
41 CGH #010: The Marshall Burt Interview 06 / 09 / 2009
42 CGH #009: The McKenzie Method 05 / 26 / 2009
43 CGH #008: Ultrarunning 05 / 12 / 2009
44 CGH #007: The Ironman Journey 04 / 28 / 2009
45 CGH #006: Direct Access To Physical Therapy 04 / 14 / 2009
46 CGH #005: Health Care Reform - April Fools Special 03 / 31 / 2009
47 CGH #004: Recovery-Centered Training 03 / 18 / 2009
48 CGH #003: Health Care Issues - Access And Utilization 03 / 04 / 2009
49 CGH #002: The Injured Runner - An Evidence-Based Approach 02 / 18 / 2009
50 CGH #001: What Is Competent Self Care - And Why Do I Care? 02 / 04 / 2009

RunSmart Book

Where To Buy RunSmartUp to 60% of runners will sustain an injury within any given year. Poor running mechanics, in conjunction with poor, ineffective and outdated training methods, can pose a significant injury risk. "RunSmart" was written to address these issues in the running community.

Featured Chapter

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