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Are the people around you supportive of your health goals? If you were to embark on a new routine, would your friends be a help or hindrance? For today\u2019s episode, I was delighted to welcome my good friend James Maskell for a conversation around friendship, community and the concept of \u2018group medicine\u2019.\nJames is a health entrepreneur, author and community builder. He studied health economics and it\u2019s now his mission to curb rising healthcare costs across the globe with a model that puts people first. His latest book, The Community Cure, looks at how helping groups of people with common health concerns come together can solve the very problems they share \u2013 an idea similar to Alcoholics Anonymous. He runs virtual health coaching groups in the US, which have been successful for everything from autoimmune disease to depression, chronic pain to digestive disorders. And he believes there are few conditions that couldn\u2019t be helped by a collective mentality.\n\xa0\nWe discuss a 2006 NHS version of this concept, which famously saw patients work together to reverse their type 2 diabetes through diet. It saved one practice \xa370,000 a year in drug costs, which would have equated to \xa3270 million if rolled out across the UK.\nBut it\u2019s not just health-focused communities that can feel the benefit of coming together in groups and James and I discuss the profound benefits of men\u2019s groups. When people share their experience, solutions and support each other to live well, amazing things can happen. I hope this conversation encourages you to reach out, find your tribe, and see what you can do for each other.\xa0\nThanks to our sponsors:\nhttps://www.athleticgreens.com/livemore\nhttps://www.vivobarefoot.com/livemore\nOrder Dr Chatterjee's new book\xa0Happy Mind, Happy Life: UK version:\xa0https://amzn.to/304opgJ, US & Canada version:\xa0https://amzn.to/3DRxjgp\nShow notes available at\xa0https://drchatterjee.com/287\nDISCLAIMER: The content in the podcast and on this webpage is not intended to constitute or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your doctor or qualified health care provider with any questions you have regarding a medical condition. Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have heard on the podcast or on my website.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.