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For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who rely on indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it?
Today, we examine the subject. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times utility reporter Karen Garcia
More reading:
Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where curanderos come in
Curandera’s spell may soothe your soul
Bringing medicine from the village into the public eye
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For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who rely on indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it?
Today, we examine the subject. Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times utility reporter Karen Garcia
More reading:
Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where curanderos come in
Curandera’s spell may soothe your soul
Bringing medicine from the village into the public eye
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