152: The Sports Doctor Radio Show with Dr Robert Weil - Episode 152152: The Sports Doctor Radio Show with Dr Robert Weil - Episode 152
UK Health Radio Podcast
Dr Bob Weil talks with entrepreneur Deb Drummond and TV host and runner Christine Blanchet about health, performance, media and women’s sport. The conversations span holistic therapies, mental health, footwear and orthotics, cross-training and practical advice for athletes, sports parents and busy professionals.
46:40•12 Apr 2026
From Red Carpets to Running Tracks: Health, Sport and High Performance with Dr Bob Weil
Episode Overview
- High-achieving entrepreneurs and athletes need to prioritise rest, recovery and body care rather than running themselves into the ground.
- Holistic therapies such as lymphatic drainage, Ayurvedic treatments, massage and reflexology can support both physical performance and stress relief.
- Mental health and the “mental game” are central to sport and business, influencing everything from top Olympic performance to daily decision-making.
- Runners and active people benefit from proper footwear, custom orthotics, foot and ankle strengthening, balance work and cross-training to reduce overuse injuries.
- Dr Bob’s “new medicine” focuses on three pillars: eat smarter, keep moving and reduce stress for better long-term health and performance.
“An entrepreneur is definitely someone who just can’t say no.”
What remarkable journeys have people faced head-on against addiction, stress, injury and high performance? This instalment of The Sports Doctor Radio Show with Dr Bob Weil packs a surprising mix: entrepreneurs on the red carpet, marathon runners, TV producers and everyday patients all circling one core theme – staying healthy while pushing hard.
Dr Bob kicks off with guest Deb Drummond, an entrepreneur and founder of The Women’s Channel, who laughs that “an entrepreneur is definitely someone who just can’t say no.” She shares how running a private health clinic in Vancouver for 20 years taught her that driven, “AAA personality” people often neglect their own bodies.
From lymphatic drainage and Ayurvedic therapies to stress-loaded executives and celebrities, she links business success directly to physical wellbeing and reminds high achievers that “you don’t realise how hard you’re running your body.” The conversation keeps looping back to holistic care – old and new technologies, Taoist principles, aromatherapy, sports massage – and how mental health, rest and recovery shape performance for both entrepreneurs and elite athletes. Later, long-time collaborator and award-winning TV host Christine Blanchet joins from British Columbia.
Creator of running and fitness show Run With It and music-focused The Closing Act, she talks about qualifying for the Boston Marathon, the power of good footwear, and why her red-carpet gowns often hide running shoes: heels are rough on backs and biomechanics. Her “Doctor’s Corner” segments bring in experts to talk injury prevention, proper shoe choice, nutrition and cross-training.
Dr Bob rounds things off with his trademark “sports doctor’s in” segment – fielding emails on jumper’s knee, heel spurs and youth sports, stressing custom orthotics, strengthening feet and ankles, balance training and what he calls the “new medicine”: eat smarter, keep moving, reduce stress. If you care about performance – in sport, work or life – how well are you really looking after the body that makes it all possible?
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