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Does being healthy mean being symptom-free all the time? what kind of baseline somatic noise is normal for a human being?

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

Specializes in Clinical Psychology

We can have no: symptoms at all and there can be something wrong. Symptoms are a message that something needs to be attended to. Have regular check ups and discuss your level of "somatic noise" w/doc. Peace and good health. A natural health provider will help you optimize health rather than treat disease.

Answered 11/10/2014

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