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Americans Spend Trillions on Health Care but Remain Unwell—Here’s Why

The difference between treating disease and building true health lies in a proactive and preventative lifestyle.
Americans Spend Trillions on Health Care but Remain Unwell—Here’s Why
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Jingduan Yang
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When Mei Lin’s mother collapsed from a stroke, she rushed to the hospital and stayed by her side for days. Doctors acted quickly, performed scans, prescribed medications, and stabilized her condition. It was an incredible feat of modern medicine—swift, technical, and life-saving.

However, once her mother returned home, Mei Lin had a different challenge—keeping her mother from ending up in the hospital again.

Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. He developed the ACES Model of Health and Medicine and leads clinical, educational, and research initiatives. As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.