Medicine for All People

“In Medicine for All People, Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark carries forward the essential work of redefining health care for our times. Through her vast clinical experience, beautifully shared with clarity, compassion, and scientific grounding, she invites us to see medicine not as a narrow set of interventions, but as a living system rooted in nourishment, ancestral connection, and care. A must-read.”—Dr. Andrew Weil, #1 New York Times–bestselling author; founder, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona

“With courage and conscience, Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark takes us on a healing odyssey—from a tribal village in India to the medical tents of Standing Rock to her patient table in Chicago—to learn the keys to wellness and collective liberation. Grounded in Indigenous knowledge and scientific rigor, she reimagines medicine to include our relationship to food, earth, and community. The result: a manifesto for healing the wounds of separation that keep us sick—and a blueprint for returning to our bodies, our ancestral wisdom, and each other. I will forevermore see medicine as an act of revolutionary love.”—Valarie Kaur, bestselling author of See No Stranger and Sage Warrior

“In Medicine for All People, we are reminded that public education has the potential of reaching all children globally. If we teach human values at the lunch table, we can address climate change, community, and the livelihood of regenerative farmers.”—Alice Waters, founder, The Edible Schoolyard Project and Chez Panisse restaurant in Berkeley, California

“What if medicine isn’t something you take—but something you live? In Medicine for All People, Dr. Maker-Clark, a leading voice in integrative medicine, weaves science and ancestral wisdom into a deeply human vision of healing, revealing how food, nature, movement, and community can guide us back to vitality, wholeness, and a more intimate relationship with our health. I highly recommend this book.”—Tieraona Low Dog, MD, founding director, Integrative & Functional Medicine Fellowship, UC Irvine Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute

“Medicine for All People is a powerful reminder that our minds, souls, and bodies are all one, and that to be healthy, we need to pay attention to all the elements that make us human. How much healthier we all can be if we heed this book’s prescriptions!”—Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, author of Well and Within Reason; Margaret C. Ryan dean of the School of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis

“Medicine for All People is a remarkable and timely work. Geeta Maker-Clark beautifully bridges individual and collective health, understanding that they are deeply interconnected—much like a mycelial web. Her call to action, which began in her living room through the Mycelium Collective, is a living example of this principle in action. Dr. Maker-Clark reminds us that mycelium is not just a metaphor, but a foundational system of life—supporting the exchange of nutrients and information across ecosystems. In the same way, she invites us to recognize our shared responsibility for one another’s well-being. The health of each person is inseparable from the health of the whole. This book is a meaningful contribution to our evolving understanding of holistic living, blending science and ancient wisdom with clarity and purpose. I highly recommend it.”—Paul Stamets, author; inventor; earthling

“Medicine for All People is a love letter to every one of us. It cuts through the negativity and doom of our times to remind us that ancestral wisdom is not only relevant to modern life but deeply needed and fiercely powerful. In a time of confusion and difficulty, Dr. Maker-Clark offers us a path forward, grounded in thousands of years of knowledge and infused with the spirit of seva. This book is a gift.”—Simran Jeet Singh, bestselling author of The Light We Give

“Reading this book is medicine in and of itself. Rooted in Dr. Maker-Clark’s belief that true healing begins with justice, Medicine for All People is as captivating in its powerful stories as it is instructive in its meaningful practices for strengthening our well-being. The author embodies ancient practices, making her stories relevant, personal, and inspiring. Her vulnerability invites us to find our own sacred place in community. So much more than a simple list of remedies, this richly woven offering reminds us that healing is integral to cultural and community life. A treasure for every home and medical practice.”—Kat Maier, author of Energetic Herbalism

“Against an orthodoxy that permits only white-coated strangers and insurers to administer your health, Geeta Maker-Clark offers a beautiful counterproposal. Medicine for All People moves between the clinic and the kitchen, the garden and the protest, to recover a truth of which capitalism has robbed us: that our bodies are not puzzles to be solved but relationships to be tended. This is a book of rigorous science and radical memory, written in the conviction that the most powerful medicines were never for sale—because they were ours in common all along.”—Raj Patel, author of Stuffed and Starved

“Medicine for All People is not a trendy protocol but a disruptive manifesto and a cultural homecoming written by a visionary physician of rare brilliance and deep empathy. It invites us to see the body as a living archive and our kinship with plants, movement, and community as the fuel for true wellness, the kind that brings joy and vibrancy. In a world that too often medicalizes our existence, this book is a breathtaking reclamation of what it means to be truly well. Geeta has drawn the definitive map for our journey to collective liberation.”—Erika Allen, CEO, Urban Growers Collective, Green Era Campus

“What is medicine? You may think it’s what’s behind that mirror in your bathroom, but in her evocative book, Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark shares a new way of thinking about medicine as the natural healing properties of the world around us—from the food we eat to the communities we connect with to how we move our bodies when no one is watching, and more. Maker-Clark provides a new framework for thinking about medicine, knitting together a systems view that doesn’t falsely put the burden of self-help on our shoulders, showing us the powerful ways we can reclaim our own health and demand the changes needed so that all people have access to the multifaceted medicines our bodies and minds deserve.”—Anna Lappé, author of Diet for a Hot Planet; executive director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food

“This is a truly solid and sensible holistic approach to health and longevity. Through personal experience and stories, Dr. Maker-Clark has laid down a solid path of social justice in health care. Here is well-seasoned advice from a medical doctor that promotes time in nature, social connection, love, diet, and herbs. Dr. Maker-Clark is teaching us how to truly be in partnership with nature. This is revolutionary work.”—Dr. Rosita Arvigo, founder, The Abdominal Therapy Collective; author and international speaker

“As a community physician, Dr. Maker-Clark returns us to the path of humanity’s healing through timeless ancestral medicines, including food. Medicine for All People skillfully redirects us from a culture of stress and sickness toward a society rooted in belonging and equity. This beautiful work of healing arrives perfectly on time for a world that is transitioning into awareness and wholeness.”—Maya Tiwari, spiritual teacher; Ayurvedic healer; author of The Path of Practice

“Drawing on a unique mixture of ancient wisdom, modern science, lived experience, and her medical practice, Geeta Maker-Clark makes a compelling case that our orientation must change if we are to sustain the planet in all its biodiversity and realize global social, spiritual, and physical human healing. Rather than offer a single or dogmatic prescription for how we turn to an inclusive, collective, ecological, and equitable orientation as our starting point, she draws on different cultural traditions to suggest a ‘medicine pouch’ that we can fill with a variety of remedies and carry with us. A masterful integration of philosophical and evidence-based practical advice—including healthy recipes—Maker-Clark’s critique helps us fill up our pouch, rather than leaving us holding the bag. Truly a book for all people.”—Dr. Arline T. Geronimus, author of Weathering

“Never underestimate the healing power of food, plants, dance, song, friendship, play, and purpose. In Medicine for All People, Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark brings this message boldly and beautifully to life—revealing that healing originates in the kitchen, the garden, and the embrace of community, and that too many people have been excluded from what makes us well. With personal stories, clinical expertise, a vast heart, and deep ancestral and cultural wisdom, she reclaims this truth with a joy that is itself an act of justice.”—Victoria Maizes, MD, author of Heal Faster; founding executive director, Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine

“Reading Medicine for All People by Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark is like getting a house call from the local village physician who arrives with a treasure trove in her medical kit, carrying the wisdom of the ages.”—Katrina Blair, author of The Wild Wisdom of Weeds