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Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine 10/2011

01-10-2011 | Healing Arts: Materia Medica

The Seventy Percent Solution

Author: Terry L. Wahls, MD

Published in: Journal of General Internal Medicine | Issue 10/2011

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I loved practicing Tae Kwon Do. The forms are precise, crisp like an elegant dance. But I most especially loved the thrill of sparring. Stepping into the ring, ducking, dodging, kicking, and flying in spinning tornado kicks; I loved the surge of adrenaline that came with the controlled combat of tournaments. I competed nationally, even winning a bronze medal in the trials for the Pan American Games. …
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Metadata
Title
The Seventy Percent Solution
Author
Terry L. Wahls, MD
Publication date
01-10-2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Journal of General Internal Medicine / Issue 10/2011
Print ISSN: 0884-8734
Electronic ISSN: 1525-1497
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-010-1631-3

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