10/02/2024 –
TULSA, Okla. — A north Tulsa program is treating some health conditions with natural foods.
At FreshRx Oklahoma, they believe sometimes the best medicine isn’t medicine at all.
FOX23 learned how the program works and why they want to treat food like a prescription, hopefully soon covered by insurance.
Doctors at FreshRx Oklahoma are prescribing patients with type two diabetes locally grown food and teaching them how to cook healthy meals.
“One of the biggest reasons why people do not age well is because they don’t have access to healthy food, said Erin Martin, FreshRx Oklaoma Director. “Food is the biggest ripple effect when it comes to healthy living and aging.”
Martin said they’ve already seen big results from people being in the program.
“We actually had a woman this year lose 107 pounds in this program and fully reverse her type two diabetes,” she said.
All the food they buy comes from local farmers…
