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Modern medicine failed her. She turned to toad venom instead

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By Cara Kelly, Preontee Barua, Alice Cheng, Mariamawit Nega, Ximena Puican, Maria Romero
| Yahoo Canada Verified
Sly Young doesn't always believe in "woo-woo" medicine. But she comes from a long line of traditional healers predisposed to trust themselves over conventional Western medicine. Which is one reason why, when she felt her treatment for her neurodivergence and chronic post traumatic stress become less effective during the pandemic, she started exploring what she describes as sacred earth medicine.
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Modern medicine failed her. She turned to toad venom instead

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By Cara Kelly, Preontee Barua, Alice Cheng, Mariamawit Nega, Ximena Puican, Maria Romero
| Marshfield News-Herald Verified
Sly Young doesn’t always believe in “woo-woo” medicine. But she comes from a long line of traditional healers predisposed to trust themselves over conventional Western medicine. Which is one reason why, when she felt her treatment for her neurodivergence and chronic post traumatic stress become less effective during the pandemic, she started exploring what she describes as sacred earth medicine.
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Modern medicine failed her. She turned to toad venom instead

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By Cara Kelly, Preontee Barua, Alice Cheng, Mariamawit Nega, Ximena Puican, Maria Romero
| Corpus Christi Caller-Times Verified
Cara Kelly, Preontee Barua, Alice Cheng, Mariamawit Nega, Ximena Puican and Maria Romero Aug. 30, 2026, 6:00 a.m. CT Sly Young doesn’t always believe in “woo-woo” medicine. But she comes from a long line of traditional healers predisposed to trust themselves over conventional Western medicine.
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