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Show 1019: Trade In Bad Habits for Better Ones

Learn how to get rid of bad habits and embrace good habits for better health.
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As we start the new year, many of us use the opportunity to try to change the habits that affect our health. Last week we heard from Gretchen Rubin, author of the book Better Than Before.

How to Change Our Bad Habits:

This week, we touch base with Dr. Wendy Wood, whose research focuses on how people form and change their habits. Find out how to make healthy habits stick, and what it takes to get rid of bad habits.

Join the Conversation:

We welcome listeners’ calls about their struggles and successes turning poor health habits into better ones. Call 888-472-3366 to join the conversation or send an email to radio@peoplespharmacy.com.

This Week’s Guest:

Wendy Wood, PhD, is Provost Professor of Psychology and Business at the University of Southern California. Her website is http://dornsife.usc.edu/wendywood/

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The podcast of this program will be available the Monday after the broadcast date. The show can be streamed online from this site and podcasts can be downloaded for free for four weeks after the date of broadcast. After that time has passed, digital downloads are available for $2.99. CDs may be purchased at any time after broadcast for $9.99.

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About the Author
Terry Graedon, PhD, is a medical anthropologist and co-host of The People’s Pharmacy radio show, co-author of The People’s Pharmacy syndicated newspaper columns and numerous books, and co-founder of The People’s Pharmacy website. Terry taught in the Duke University School of Nursing and was an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology. She is a Fellow of the Society of Applied Anthropology. Terry is one of the country's leading authorities on the science behind folk remedies..
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