Social prescriptions offer patients solutions beyond traditional medicine

Linda Childers

September 28, 2022
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Integrative practitioners looking for additional ways to help their clients cope with loneliness and depression may find that offering social prescriptions helps to improve health and wellbeing. In an August 2022 scientific statement released by the American Heart Association and published in the Journal of the American Heart Association,  social isolation and loneliness were associated with a 30 percent increased risk of stroke or heart attack, or death from either. Although social prescribing…
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About the Author:

Linda Childers

Linda Childers is a freelance health writer based in California. Over the past 20 years, her work has appeared in publications including The Rheumatologist, The California Health Report, Brain+Life, The Washington Post, Arthritis Today, Health Monitor, and many other national media outlets. In addition, she has created content for numerous health companies and hospitals. She believes that achieving true and lasting health involves blending Western medicine with a holistic approach to healthcare.

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