Doctor creates farm'acy TO HELP PEOPLE HEAL

Florida pediatric surgeon Marshall Stone, M.D., believes that fresh foods can be powerful medicine, and now he's offering healing and hope-one full grocery bag at a time!

- Bill Holton

Marshall Stone, M.D., has a passion for helping people live healthier livesand now, he's using homegrown fruits and vegetables to make a difference in his community

“You're recovering nicely,” Marshall Stone, M.D., told 12-year-old Alen and his mom after a postsurgical checkup. But the Jupiter, Florida, pediatric surgeon was concerned. The young boy weighed over 250 pounds.

“All that extra weight can cause intestinal issues and likely contributed to your infected appendix,” Dr. Stone said, but then he smiled. “I do have a solution.”

Volunteers deliver fresh food and dignity to those who need it most

Though he spent most of his days in an operating room, Dr. Stone had long believed that the right foods can be powerful medicine. His father had survived a massive heart attack at age 45, changed his diet and was now a spry 93 years old.

Dr. Stone’s wife, Ellen, had also switched to a diet packed with anti-inflammatory foods and all but vanquished her severe rheumatoid arthritis.

“The trouble is, some families don’t have the money or access to the right foods,” he said, sharing his concerns with a nutritionist and friend, Margaret Duriez.