"We can take more time and interest, and give more attention to our personal health than a hired professional can. We have learned to go get medical help, not to give it. We have learned to relay our body's needs to another, not to provide them ourselves."

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Source: Helping People Doctor Themselves. Interview with Richard A. Passwater, wholefoodsmagazine.com. January 18, 2013.

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Andrew Saul

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Andrew Saul is a prominent advocate for nutrition and natural healing, known for his work in orthomolecular medicine.

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