“That which is natural and nontoxic is seen as inferior to the ‘big guns’ of drugs, chemotherapy and radiation. Drug-free, natural methods of treatment with well-studied, well-documented benefits, such as therapeutic touch, are ignored. Treatments that offer complementary care are denigrated. Studies that demonstrate their worth are ignored as well. A classic example of a disregarded study – and there are many – is one on the effects of prayer…If A drug had shown an effect this striking, it would be considered unethical not to use it.”

– Dr. Christiane Northrup, M.D.