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How to navigate family conflicts over supplement beliefs

My mom is convinced that elderberry will prevent me from getting sick but I'm a medical student and I know there's barely any evidence for it, and now every family gathering turns into an argument about science versus her gut feelings.

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Conflicting epistemologies about health create relational tension when love and knowledge systems collide.

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