Toronto doctor's 'magic pill' goes viral
CBC News
Posted: Jan 11, 2012 6:10 PM ET
Last Updated: Jan 11, 2012 8:00 PM ET
"My bankability with teenagers has increased significantly," Dr. Mike Evans told CBC News on Wednesday.An illustrated video with a simple message about health has received more than a million hits on YouTube, much to the delight of the Toronto doctor who created it.
Evans is a doctor at St. Michael's Hospital and professor at the University of Toronto. People all over the world are linking to his month-old video from Facebook and Twitter.
Evans says his message — to complete a half-hour of exercise every day — is like a magic pill to cure aches and pains.
"I've got a pill that's going to help with your arthritis, help with your depression, help with your anxiety, help with your obesity, help prevent cancer," he said.
The video cites studies from the world, including research that shows even overweight people have fewer health problems when active.
Watch the full video above.
H/T to Reader Ken R. Thanks!
A Doctor-Professor answers the old question "What is the single best thing we can do for our health" in a completely new way.
Dr. Mike Evans is founder of the Health Design Lab at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, an Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital.
http://twitter.com/docmikeevans
http://www.facebook.com/docmikeevans
Conceived, written, and presented by Dr. Mike Evans
Illustrated by Liisa Sorsa
Produced, directed, and filmed by Nick De Pencier
Picture and sound edit by David Schmidt
Gaffer, Martin Wojtunik
Whiteboard construction by James Vanderkleyn
Production assistant, Chris Niesing
©2011 Michael Evans and Mercury Films Inc.
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