Be sure to jump start your new year with u s as we chat virtually with journalist and author Julia Hotz about her boo k The Connection Cu re: The Prescriptive Power of Movement\, Nature\, Art\, Service\, and Belo nging. \; \;
\nThe Connection Cure combine s diligent science reporting\, moving patient success stories\, and surpri sing self-discovery to help us discover the lasting and life-changing powe r of social prescribing. Traditionally\, when we get sick\, health care pr ofessionals ask\, &ldquo\;What&rsquo\;s the matter with you?&rdquo\; But a round the world\, teams of doctors\, nurses\, therapists\, and social work ers have started to flip the script\, asking &ldquo\;What matters to you?& rdquo\; \;
\nScience shows that social prescribing is effective for treating symptoms of the modern world&rsquo\;s most common ailments&md ash\;depression\, ADHD\, addiction\, trauma\, anxiety\, chronic pain\, dem entia\, diabetes\, and loneliness. By integrating age-old medicines like a rt\, nature\, movement\, and volunteer service into patient&rsquo\;s daily lives\, social prescriptions are radically changing health and healthcare in more than thirty countries. Julia Hotz travels around the world to sur vey them &mdash\;sea-swimming lessons for depression\, &ldquo\;culture vit amins&rdquo\; for anxiety\, \; a fishing club for ADHD\, a farm-based day-care for dementia\, a phone-buddy program for social isolation\, and m any more.
\nAs the first book on social prescribing\, The Connec tion Cure empowers you to find\, experience\, and implement this revo lutionary medicine in your own community. The success stories Julia finds bring a long-known theory to life: if we can change our environment\, we c an change our health. By reconnecting to what matters to us\, we can all s tart to feel better.
\nRegister today to find out how you can use th e wisdom of social prescribing to live your best life!
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