I had the time to try things, to stop others [referring to medications]. And what impressed me was how efficient it was and how much money I saved by… - Victoria Sweet

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I had the time to try things, to stop others [referring to medications]. And what impressed me was how efficient it was and how much money I saved by having that extra time. And I will give an example. Most of the patients I met for the first time were very sick for a long time, and most of them, on average were on between 15 and 26 medications. Most of them only needed three or four of these medicines but no other doctor had the time to go through and find out, try this or take them off.

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Victoria Sweet is an American physician, medical historian and author who promotes the practice of slow medicine.

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