What is the fundamental dilemma in medicine?
In observing trends among my patient encounters, to me, there appears to be a distinct difference in clinical encounters between more “holistically-minded” patients and more “traditionally-minded” patients, for lack of better terms. One is not necessarily better than the other. There are definite benefits and risks associated with either group. Whereas the “holistically-minded” tend to see western medicine with some degree of skepticism, the “traditionally-minded” tend to be comfortable with …