The Wellfocused team is back for its third mailbag episode of The Wellfocused Podcast! This time, we recorded this live with an audience of UPHS employees submitting questions pertaining to general health and wellbeing.

Shekhar Kodali, a physical therapist from Good Shepard Penn Partners, joins the Wellfocused Podcast to discuss the use of ice as treatment for everyday injuries or soreness. There are a lot of misconceptions regarding the optimal way to help heal ourselves and Shekhar helps to clarify which routes to take.

Jeanette Bioteaux has been a nurse with Penn for over 30 years. Aside from treating patients, Jeanette has taken it upon herself to educate other members of our staff about implicit bias and the history of African-American nurses such as Mary Jane Seacole, Harriet Tubman, Beverly Malone, and more. Here, we talk about some of these untold stories and why it is important that they are share for future generations.

Dr. Lily Brown, Director at the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety at the University of Pennsylvania, joins The Wellfocused Podcast to discuss self-talk. Self-talk is something we all participate in and depending if you talk to yourself positively or negatively, can significantly affect your wellbeing. Listen in and learn about positive ways to enhance your self-talk.

This episode of The Wellfocused Podcast addresses some common misconceptions pertaining to resistance training for children, as well as older populations. Tune in to learn about where these myths originated and why strength training is beneficial for everyone.

Cory Walts, Director of Strength and Conditioning at the University of Pennsylvania, joins The Wellfocused Podcast to discuss exercise recovery. On the podcast, we dive into what recovery is, why it is important for people of all levels to consider, and how less is sometimes more with regards to strenuous exercise.

Dr. Noelle Ciara joins The Wellfocused Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of anxiety. Here we take a deep dive into how anxiety has many definitions, strategies for coping, and how the stigma surrounding mental health has changed in recent years.

Emily McPeak and Janna Rothschild joins The Wellfocused Podcast for the second Mailbag Episode! Here, we answered a variety of wellbeing questions directly submitted by UPHS employees on our Wellfocused platform. We touched on a number of aspects pertaining to sleep, nutrition, general wellbeing, and how to make effective changes to optimize your health.

Dr. Rameck Hunt joins the Wellfocused Podcast to discuss the ins and outs of how he approaches weight management programs. We dive into different aspects of carbohydrates, the importance of lifestyle changes, and how communication and education is pivotal to patient health.

In our first guest-less episode, I decided to analyze some research investigating how effective wrist-worn fitness devices (Fitbit, Apple Watch, etc.) are at measuring heart rate and calorie expenditure. Take a listen to determine if these devices are effective and how this information can be used to optimize your lifestyle habits as they pertain to exercise.