MEDICINE FOR ALL PEOPLE

How can we be healthy in a world shaped by disconnection and injustice And what if the medicines we need to heal have always been within and around us Dr Geeta Maker Clark integrative medicine physician thought leader and activist describes a profound reimagining of what medicine can be a vision where ancestral wisdom scientific evidence and a commitment to equity come together in service of healing She reveals how extractive food and health care systems have co opted our awareness of our natural deep intelligence and connectedness contributing to the disproportionate burden of chronic disease in communities that have been historically excluded from resources and power These conditions are not simply the result of individual choices but of structural forces that shape access to nourishment safety and care In response Medicine for All People guides readers back to medicines that are both ancient and urgently relevant culturally rooted foods nature based and gratitude practices that regulate the nervous system dance and embodied movement that supports neuroplasticity and joy and meaningful connection that restores a sense of belonging Integrating these powerful freely available medicines into our daily lives creates a path for individuals and commun