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Interactions 2 Writing, 4/e
Cheryl Pavlik
Margaret Keenan Segal
Medicine, Myths, and Magic
Editing Practice
Edit and rewrite the following paragraph. Pay particular attention to:
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I believe in alternative medicine treatments in fact I have little faith in modern western medicine. I believe that diseases can only cured if the whole patient is treat. Western doctors only look for germ. They tell you to take pill and that's all. Many people are cure of one disease but then they are get another one. This is because they have a problem that the doctor did not treat. For the example, a few years ago my mother had a tuberculosis. After she took medicine and rested for several months, the tuberculosis was gone. Then she was get hepatitis. After that she got pneumonia. One day she said I have to change my doctor." She finally goes to a homeopath. The homeopath gave her a special diet. She also prescribed massage and meditation. After two months, my mother was fine and she isn't sick since. Many people today using alternative medical treatments. Of course, you have to careful. Not every alternative works for everyone. However, the same can be say for western medicines. I just follow my mother's advice, "Use your head and follow your heart." That advice has work for me. I'm sure that it will work for you too.
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