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FEATURE: HEALTHCARE
CHANGES
BIGGEST CHANGE
I N
H E A L T H C A R E
I N
WE’RE ON the
cusp of a new
era in healthcare.
Like the printing
press or the advent
of the Internet,
there’s a huge shift
in healthcare right
now that promises
to change the way
we manage and
heal diseases
forever.
This isn’t science
fiction. It’s the
future of
healthcare.
By: Dr. Charles Mok, Allure Medical Founder
IMAGINE A world where chronic disease is an old-
fashioned concept. A world where the focus of your next
doctor’s appointment isn’t merely on managing pain or
symptoms, but on eliminating the disease entirely at the root.
THE OLD APPROACH TOWARDS
HEALTHCARE AND MEDICINE
For the past 100 years, the foundation of healthcare relied
on a system called allopathic medicine. Most people
know this as western or conventional medicine.
The National Institutes of Health define
allopathic medicine as:
“A system in which medical doctors and other healthcare
professionals (such as nurses, pharmacists, and therapists) treat
symptoms and diseases using drugs, radiation, or surgery.” (1)
Although this approach has served us well for the past
100 years, there are downsides. Some include over-
focusing on symptom relief and creating new illnesses
whi le attempting to treat the primary disease.
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