There is a more holistic approach to treating disease today because patients respond better physically and spiritually with more care than just chemical alteration, says Melissa Houser, MD, a neurologist at Scripps Health.
Because patients do better, they do better than just having pills thrown at them. They do better emotionally, they do better spiritually, the body is not simply a mass of chemicals, it's actually a very intricate organism. The old adage that the mind is connected to the body, it's true
Melissa Houser, MD, is the clinical director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder Center at Scripps Clinic in San Diego. She discusses research into causes and treatment of Parkinson’s disease, including stem cell research.
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