Chapter 1015

Otto continued, "So what exactly is traditional medicine? It focuses on energy balance and meridians that can't be scientifically proven. "Since it's all mysticism, how am I supposed to integrate it with science? Are you playing me for a fool?" Matthew realized Otto didn't believe in traditional medicine, but it wasn't surprising. Many people didn't have faith in traditional medicine, especially the youngsters who'd never tried it. Most people grew up with modern medicine. The doctors practicing modern medicine took care of everything since they were born. When they caught a cold, they'd get hooked up to an IV. As they got older, they just kept going to modern medicine for everything. Getting Otto to accept traditional medicine was going to take some work. Matthew paused for a moment before asking, "Do you think traditional medicine actually works?" Otto looked troubled. He wanted to say he didn't believe it, but he was afraid he'd lose this job. After thinking it over, he came