I just had one of those conversations that left me feeling like someone finally put words to something I've been trying to figure out for years. Dr. Rita Gupta, a board-certified family medicine physician who's also trained in integrative medicine, joined me on the podcast to talk about chronic pain, and honestly? She nailed something that's been bugging me about the whole "conventional vs. holistic" debate.

Here's the thing: You don't have to pick a side. And more importantly, picking a side might actually be making your pain worse.