Books Are The New Medicine
Sayings like ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away’ are some things that we hear when it comes to getting better. It seems though that British doctors think that pills and apples aren’t what patients need. Instead they are prescribing books as the new medicine for getting better.
Some doctors in Britain are telling patients “take out a book and call me in 10 days.” The country’s health system has joined with libraries to allow doctors to prescribe books as an alternative to drugs for those patients suffering from milder forms of mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and anorexia.