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What If the Cure Isn’t a Pill — But a Promise to Yourself?

One Simple Commitment Can Transform Your Health — No Meds Required

5 min readApr 16, 2025
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I’ve written thousands of prescriptions in my career as a physician.

But the most life-altering medicine I’ve ever seen doesn’t come in a bottle and it you won’t find it on the shelf of your local pharmacy or even on Amazon.

It’s the promise you make to yourself when you finally decide enough is enough.

Let me tell you why this matters more than you think.

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The Hard Truth About Modern Medicine

Over my career, I’ve seen countless patients franticly search for fixes. The fall down the rabbit hole of reading articles and watching YouTube videos, searching for remedies.

They want pills for their anxiety, supplements for their fatigue, and medications for their lifestyle-induced diseases.

Now don’t get me wrong — modern medicine is miraculous. When you have a bacterial infection, antibiotics are your best friend.

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Kristie Leong M.D.
Kristie Leong M.D.

Written by Kristie Leong M.D.

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