For the first time, the government has officially studied the
use of alternative medicine among kids, and the results are both exciting and
discouraging. As someone who recovered from a severe childhood kidney disease using a
combination of alternative techniques and low-impact mainstream interventions
(I refused to do chemo against my doctors’ wishes), I find it exciting that the
government is studying alternative medicine in the first place—and that nearly
12 percent of children are making use of unconventional techniques like
meditation, acupuncture, and herbal supplements.
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