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Where to Turn When Your Doctor Can’t Help
Friday, January 25th, 2008
Conventional medicine in the US is unsurpassed for the treatment of emergencies. As I’ve often said, if I’m in a train wreck, don’t take me to an herbalist — I’m going straight to Cedars Sinai.
But as good as conventional medicine is at emergency conditions, it is perfectly dreadful at keeping people healthy, or preventing them from getting sick in the first place. And it’s only moderately good at treating chronic conditions — those that linger on indefinitely, sapping your well-being and preventing you from being your best.
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