Summary
This interview is with Dr. Sucheta Shah, a practitioner of alternative medicine who operates the Alt Therapies Center in Houston, TX. Dr. Shah describes the influences of Jainism and the physicians in her family on her choice to pursue a career in medicine. She shares that she chose to study Chinese traditional medicine, acupuncture, and homeopathy because of her interest in treating the whole patient, and she describes the core ideas of these medical modalities. She talks about the challenges and rewards of practicing alternative medicine in Texas, and she affirms her commitment to treating patients’ physical, mental, and spiritual health as intertwined.