American Voices

The Holistic Medicine Boom

October 21, 1997 | ISSUE 32•12

Led by such new-age gurus as Deepak Chopra and Andrew Weil, holistic medicine is more popular than ever. What do you think of alternative medicine?

  • I tried acupuncture once to cure a liver ailment. It wasn't the needles that bothered me; it was the Asian guy laughing at me in the background.

    Ed Shelby
    Reference Librarian

  • My bad breath was recently healed by a powerful new-age Certs flavor crystal.

    Alison Nickerson
    Bank Teller

  • This guy once told me he could redirect my chi energy by putting his dick in my butt. He was a very wise man.

    Ron Kramer
    Systems Analyst

  • I had my thyroid gland removed without any anesthetic, and only two acupuncture needles in my neck. The pain was excruciating.

    Francis Dhuey
    Interior Designer

  • I've been on a ginseng-only diet for three weeks now. Look at the colors, man. The colors.

    Stacy Rokowitz
    Psychologist

  • My wife had a swami over last week to correctly align her yoni and chakras. She said it worked, but it sure looked to me like he was just fucking her.

    Benjamin Wuhl
    Plumber

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