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Should Doctors Prescribe Exercise as Medicine?

While medication has its place, exercise is a natural remedy

Jeff Barton
Runner's Life
Published in
5 min readApr 29, 2023

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Photo by Luke Baum on Unsplash

First, I am not against medication, and my experience is just that — mine. For most of my adult life, I’ve suffered from depression and anxiety, and medication has helped me through some of those dark times. It’s given me the ability to get back to some semblance of “normal” and…

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Jeff Barton
Runner's Life

Dad, trail/ultra runner, author, aspiring recluse. I write about life, mental health, and running. Starting life over. Creator of Runner’s Life.