Ice cream is the best medicine

Abstract

Ice cream is one of the great all-time comfort foods. In addition to its medicinal properties, ice cream is also one of the world's greatest bonding agents. Before there were social media, there was the ice cream social, perhaps the first networking event. Today, hospitals and other organizations find that nothing brings people together quite like ice cream. Last month in Cleveland, thousands participated in VisionWalk to raise money for the Foundation Fighting Blindness which researches retinal degenerative diseases. The Cleveland Eye Clinic, one of the supporters, gave away free treats and collected donations from its Mr. ISee truck, stocked with ice cream bars, sandwiches and popsicles from Pierre's, a Cleveland processor.