Dr. Nicholas Fabiano

Traditionally, we viewed exercise as a treatment for many different things, more so in the physical realm. So you often hear your doctor talking to you about these things for diabetes or weight loss and stuff of that sort.

Traditionally, we viewed exercise as a treatment for many different things, more so in the physical realm. So you often hear your doctor talking to you about these things for diabetes or weight loss and stuff of that sort.

Traditionally, we viewed exercise as a treatment for many different things, more so in the physical realm. So you often hear your doctor talking to you about these things for diabetes or weight loss and stuff of that sort.

But it's been more mainstream recently as the research just came out to show that exercise, just similar to, as you mentioned, therapy or even antidepressant medications, can have similar antidepressant effects if prescribed correctly. So I think this notion for some people is received very well, for others, maybe not so well.

But it's been more mainstream recently as the research just came out to show that exercise, just similar to, as you mentioned, therapy or even antidepressant medications, can have similar antidepressant effects if prescribed correctly. So I think this notion for some people is received very well, for others, maybe not so well.

But it's been more mainstream recently as the research just came out to show that exercise, just similar to, as you mentioned, therapy or even antidepressant medications, can have similar antidepressant effects if prescribed correctly. So I think this notion for some people is received very well, for others, maybe not so well.

But even for providers, for instance, in Canada here, it's one of the first line treatment options that we have in our guidelines. But many people aren't aware of that. So I think with that, we have the evidence for it. We know its benefits. The next part is really educating people and also the providers about how to do that. And that's where that disconnect really lies.

But even for providers, for instance, in Canada here, it's one of the first line treatment options that we have in our guidelines. But many people aren't aware of that. So I think with that, we have the evidence for it. We know its benefits. The next part is really educating people and also the providers about how to do that. And that's where that disconnect really lies.

But even for providers, for instance, in Canada here, it's one of the first line treatment options that we have in our guidelines. But many people aren't aware of that. So I think with that, we have the evidence for it. We know its benefits. The next part is really educating people and also the providers about how to do that. And that's where that disconnect really lies.

Research has shown at a family or primary care physician level that, as you mentioned, people that are exercising more, so the providers, are more likely to have that discussion with their patients. And that extends to things like depression. And that's important.

Research has shown at a family or primary care physician level that, as you mentioned, people that are exercising more, so the providers, are more likely to have that discussion with their patients. And that extends to things like depression. And that's important.

Research has shown at a family or primary care physician level that, as you mentioned, people that are exercising more, so the providers, are more likely to have that discussion with their patients. And that extends to things like depression. And that's important.

As you mentioned, when you're looking for a doctor, if that's something you want to talk about, it's hard if the physician that you're speaking with isn't open to that discussion. So there's that disconnect there. But the other part stems even deeper beyond people that have their own experience with exercise and want to prescribe it.

As you mentioned, when you're looking for a doctor, if that's something you want to talk about, it's hard if the physician that you're speaking with isn't open to that discussion. So there's that disconnect there. But the other part stems even deeper beyond people that have their own experience with exercise and want to prescribe it.

As you mentioned, when you're looking for a doctor, if that's something you want to talk about, it's hard if the physician that you're speaking with isn't open to that discussion. So there's that disconnect there. But the other part stems even deeper beyond people that have their own experience with exercise and want to prescribe it.

I think fundamentally the system fails us when we're being trained. And I can only speak to my own experience and also having spoke to a lot of other residents and physicians. That throughout medical school, throughout residency, we're taught of all of these benefits of exercise. It's brought up for a physical health, mental health sort of thing.

I think fundamentally the system fails us when we're being trained. And I can only speak to my own experience and also having spoke to a lot of other residents and physicians. That throughout medical school, throughout residency, we're taught of all of these benefits of exercise. It's brought up for a physical health, mental health sort of thing.

I think fundamentally the system fails us when we're being trained. And I can only speak to my own experience and also having spoke to a lot of other residents and physicians. That throughout medical school, throughout residency, we're taught of all of these benefits of exercise. It's brought up for a physical health, mental health sort of thing.

But we're not formally taught how to talk about it, how to prescribe it, how to follow up with it. The same way we're taught about medications. So I think there's that degree of uncomfortability for people that don't have that personal experience with it, which again, it stems down to education, being able to talk to people so that you're able to have that discussion with your patient.

But we're not formally taught how to talk about it, how to prescribe it, how to follow up with it. The same way we're taught about medications. So I think there's that degree of uncomfortability for people that don't have that personal experience with it, which again, it stems down to education, being able to talk to people so that you're able to have that discussion with your patient.