rather than treating this illness caused by diet with a pill, the innovative fruit and vegetable prescription program chooses to treat it at its root cause – the diet.
doctors prescribe their patients $1 per day per family member to spend on fruits and vegetables at farmers markets, or rather, farmacies. that’s over $100 per month for a family of four to spend on produce instead of pills.
patients participate in nutrition and exercise classes where they learn how to lead a healthy lifestyle, and are given the means to do so. a prescription for an apple a day keeps the sickness away.
story and video by annabel epstein and aishvarya kavi.
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