EMPOWERED PATIENTS TAKE ON HOSPITALS

When you think about health advice from Dr. Andrew Weil, you probably think of herbs and vitamins, a good diet, and plenty of exercise.


Many leaders in the patient empowerment movement have been ordinary people, not health professionals.

And all of that is true. But Weil has one more prescription: Become an empowered patient.

"Disempowerment," he says, is all too common among patients, and "adds to their distress and is an obstacle to recovery."

Weil advises: "Do not be passive. Remember: It is the 'difficult' patients who often have the best outcomes."

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