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Robert Roy Britt
Robert Roy Britt

Jan 8, 2020

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Exercise Is Medicine

Why Doctors Should Prescribe Diet and Exercise

‘If it was a pill, exercise would be a trillion-dollar moneymaker prescribed to everyone’

This story is part of Exercise Is Medicine, a special report from Elemental that covers the incredible healing benefits of exercise, why doctors are prescribing workouts, the…

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Robert Roy Britt

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