After only a week of treatment, Sujono gained weight and could walk around his neighborhood block.

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Like Sujono, Hong Konger Christine Leung has spent most of her life overseas, studying in Canada, Japan and Europe.

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Sujono and Leung are among the growing number of affluent, Western-educated Asians who are choosing traditional therapies over high-tech modern solutions.

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Sujono, who has lived in London for over 20 years, was distraught.

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