{"product_id":"9781804950784-art-cure","title":"Art Cure","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE \u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiscover how art can improve our health, make us happier and even help us live longer with the inspiring new book from the award-winning scientist and world-leading expert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eWonderful \u003c\/b\u003e. I only wish it had existed as required reading when I was a medical student.' RANGAN CHATTERJEE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Every day we are overwhelmed by advice on how to live better. \u003ci\u003eArt Cure \u003c\/i\u003eis \u003cb\u003ean amazing antidote to the deluge of nonsense .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eEveryone should read this\u003c\/b\u003e.' XAND VAN TULLEKEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Elegantly distils the evidence for what we have always intuitively felt; that music, literature, cinema, and art are powerful universal remedies . \u003cb\u003eA book for our times.\u003c\/b\u003e' GILLIAN ANDERSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDIET. SLEEP. EXERCISE. NATURE. ARTS?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMany of us consider making and consuming art to be a hobby, or even a luxury. But what if arts engagement – from classical music to salsa, poetry to pop concerts, galleries to graffiti – was in fact one of our most powerful tools for unlocking health and happiness?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat if art could help you live longer – and even save your life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eArt Cure\u003c\/i\u003e, world-leading expert and award-winning scientist Professor Daisy Fancourt reveals the life-changing power of the arts, including how:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSongs support the architectural development of children’s brains.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreative hobbies help our brains to stay resilient against dementia.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisual art and music act just like drugs to reduce depression, stress, and pain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance build new neural pathways for people with brain injuries.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoing to live music events, museums, exhibitions, and the theatre decreases our risk of future loneliness and frailty.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEngaging in the arts improves the functioning of every major organ system in the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd, perhaps most importantly, how art helps us not only to survive, but to thrive and flourish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFancourt draws on ground-breaking research in neuroscience, psychology, immunology, physiology, behavioural science and epidemiology, as well as inspiring true stories of people who have experienced radical changes in their health, to empower readers to improve their own health through the arts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInformed by the results of decades of scientific studies, \u003ci\u003eArt Cure \u003c\/i\u003eis the must-read, inspiring guide to improving your health, giving you the tools to write your own 'arts prescription'.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eArt Cure\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A revelation . Could not be more timely, \u003c\/b\u003enor make a stronger, more urgent case for placing the arts at the centre of our communities.' MELVYN BRAGG, broadcaster and parliamentarian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating, comprehensive, compelling, inspiring.' \u003c\/b\u003eDR CHRISTOPHER BAILEY, World Health Organization\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57630976213366,"sku":"9781804950784","price":10.36,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_41273942.jpg?v=1779213721","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804950784-art-cure","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}