Leading Health Doctor Joins PBS TV New Fitness Series Panel of Experts

Sept. 7, 2010 - PRLog -- Functional Fitness starring Suzanne Andrews, ® approved by the National Educational Telecommunications Association for PBS TV, is proud to announce Dr. Mache Seibel, MD is joining us as the leading women’s health expert for the entire series.  

Dr. Seibel served on the Harvard Medical School faculty nearly two decades before assuming his current position as a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School and Director of the Complicated Menopause Program.  Seibel has won numerous awards for research, writing, music and patient education. His clear and concise summaries and analysis of complex issues have made him a consistent figure in both print and broadcast media, and a sought after consultant. In 2008 the University of Texas Medical Branch recognized him with an Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumnus Award, the Medical School's highest honor. Dr. Seibel is also a founder of HealthRock, ® http://www.doctorseibel.com/, reshaping health education with fun, easy to remember songs.

Also reshaping health and fitness education is Healthwise Exercise, producers of Functional Fitness starring Suzanne Andrews. ®  By teaching research based exercises, Functional Fitness PBS TV participants are ensured of the most beneficial outcome to realize their functional goals.  Healthwise Exercise offers an Ask the Doctor page on their website where viewers are invited to ask a question to a leading authority in healthcare.  

Functional Fitness starring Suzanne Andrews panel of experts also includes arthritis expert, Dr. Nathan Wei, MD., and nutrition authority, Dr. Roy Vartabedian P.H.
Functional Fitness promises to “put the FUN in FUNctional Fitness,” according to Dr.  Seibel.   “Yes, he is a real doctor who sees patients, and he teaches in a medical school. But when he's not doing the usual doctor stuff, he is DocRock™ - singing and recording fun music about health and wellness so that everyone can learn how to be healthy,” says Suzanne Andrews. Andrews added, “By Dr. Seibel serving as a special guest on Functional Fitness, we are honored to have him sing educational fun health songs to encourage people to take charge of their health.”

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Founder and Host of Functional Fitness on PBS TV, President of
http://www.healthwiseexercise.com/
and occupational therapy practitioner, Suzanne Andrews specializes in fitness DVDS for specific health conditions for mid life to older adults.