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> [First, modify the patient's diet and lifestyle and only then, if these do not effect a cure, treat with medicinals and acupuncture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/first-modify-the-patient-s-diet-and-lifestyle-and-only-then-if-these/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

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> [Medicine is intention. Those who are proficient at using intention are good doctors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/medicine-is-intention-those-who-are-proficient-at-using-intention-are/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

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## Other authors on Alternative medicine

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-chris-kilham-23507.jpg) Chris Kilham 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternative-medicine/chris-kilham/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-deepak-chopra-28468.jpg) Deepak Chopra 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alternative-medicine/deepak-chopra/)

## More by Sun Simiao

> [Whenever a great physician treats diseases, he has to be mentally calm and his disposition firm. He should not give way to wishes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/whenever-a-great-physician-treats-diseases-he-has-to-be-mentally-calm/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

> [Above all, I will keep an open heart. As I move on the right path I will recieve great happiness as a reward without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/above-all-i-will-keep-an-open-heart-as-i-move-on-the-right-path-i/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

> [Doctors should first understand the cause of disease, then treat it with diet. Medicine should only be used if diet fails](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/doctors-should-first-understand-the-cause-of-disease-then-treat-it/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

> [First, modify the patient's diet and lifestyle and only then, if these do not effect a cure, treat with medicinals and acupuncture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/first-modify-the-patient-s-diet-and-lifestyle-and-only-then-if-these/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

> [Medicine is intention. Those who are proficient at using intention are good doctors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sun-simiao/medicine-is-intention-those-who-are-proficient-at-using-intention-are/)

[Sun Simiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sun-simiao/)

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