Workout recovery science | Meds from Mexico | Helping kids in crisis

Preventing school violence starts with identifying vulnerable youth [Science of recovery]( Hinterhaus Productions/Getty Images [Exercise Recovery: Discerning The Hype From The Science]( From sports drinks to protein powders, from compression therapy to cupping — there's a whole industry of products and services designed to help our bodies recover from intense exercise. But does any of it work? Science writer Christie Aschwanden set out to answer that. She notes that recovery has evolved into "something that you do — and almost with as much gusto as the workouts themselves” ... and she tries to sort the gimmicks from the science. [​Read more to learn which recovery approaches are most effective.]( [A community responds to prevent teen violence]( Beth Nakamura for NPR [How To Prevent A Tragedy: Reaching Out To Kids In Crisis]( Every tragic shooting in a school starts as an idea in the mind of a young person. What if a community could reach them before it's too late? As NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee reports, that question drives psychologists and law enforcement agencies and school districts, who are studying how these attacks come to be. [Read more to learn what the research finds is at the root of the violence,]( including the role trauma and social stressors play in triggering these crises. [And read the story of how one school district started to intervene with troubled young people,]( one very traumatized boy who was rescued from his anger and turned his life around. --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- In our series, [The Other Side Of Anger]( NPR explores the biology, psychology and cultural role of anger. [Read the rest of the series here.]( --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Guillermo Arias/Bloomberg via Getty Images [Should You Get Your Meds In Mexico?]( When Michelle Fenner signed up to run this year's Los Angeles Marathon, it got her thinking: Tijuana, Mexico, is only a 2 1/2-hour drive from LA. Why not take a trip across the border and buy some insulin for her son who needs daily injections for his Type 1 diabetes? "It's so easy to just go across the border," Fenner mused. With the rising cost of drugs, Fenner is not the only one thinking like this. The U.S. government estimates that close to 1 million people in California alone cross to Mexico annually for health care, including to buy prescription drugs. [Read the story for answers about getting drugs this way,]( including how legal is it? And can you trust the drugs you buy abroad? --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- More of this week’s health stories from NPR [How to get yourself to eat less meat (and be happy about it)]( [The insects may save us some day]( [Are you dosing your kids’ medicine right?]( We hope you enjoyed these stories. [Find more of NPR's health journalism on Shots]( and follow us for daily stories at [@NPRHealth.]( Your Shots editor, Carmel Wroth --------------------------------------------------------------- What do you think of today's email? We'd love to hear your thoughts, questions and feedback: [shots@npr.org](mailto:shots@npr.org?subject=Newsletter%20Feedback) Enjoying this newsletter? Forward to a friend! They can [sign up here](. Looking for more great content? [Check out all of our newsletter offerings]( — including Goats & Soda, Daily News, Best of NPR and more! You received this message because you're subscribed to our Health emails. | [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Policy]( | NPR 1111 N. CAPITOL ST. NE WASHINGTON DC 20002 [NPR]