The mainstreaming of curanderos

The mainstreaming of curanderos

Update: 2023-04-07
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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?

Today, we examine the subject. Read the full transcript here.

Host: Gustavo Arellano

Guests: L.A. Times utility reporter Karen Garcia

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The mainstreaming of curanderos

The mainstreaming of curanderos

Kasia Broussalian, David Toledo Diaz, Mark Nieto, Helen Li, Shani O. Hilton, Roberto Reyes, Nicolas Perez, Mario Diaz, Heba Elorbany, Karen Garcia, Mike Heflin, Jazmín Aguilera, Ashlea Brown, Denise Guerra, Gustavo Arellano