EPISODE · Apr 7, 2023 · 26 MIN
The mainstreaming of curanderos
from Headlines From The Times · host Mike Heflin, Denise Guerra, Jazmín Aguilera, Mark Nieto, Ashlea Brown, Karen Garcia, Heba Elorbany, Mario Diaz, Nicolas Perez, Helen Li, Roberto Reyes, Kasia Broussalian, David Toledo Diaz, Shani O. Hilton, Gustavo Arellano
For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who rely on indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it?Today, we examine the subject. Read the full transcript here.Host: Gustavo ArellanoGuests: L.A. Times utility reporter Karen GarciaMore reading:Some Latinos don’t trust Western mental health. That’s where curanderos come inCurandera’s spell may soothe your soulBringing medicine from the village into the public eye
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For centuries, communities across Latin America have relied on curanderos — healers who rely on indigenous tradition — for their physical and mental health. Will mainstream American health ever embrace it?
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