Question

over forty years ago a doctor at the mayo clinic wrote that four out of five times hed find out what was wrong sooner if he started by examining the patients home life, his job, and his bank account instead of his heart, his digestive system, and his kidneys. many of his colleagues thought he was crazy or was at least playing a joke. he was neither crazy nor was he playing a joke. he had come to understand what few doctors at that time did: that bodily functions are affected by spiritual and emotional phenomena as well as by physical influences. main idea of the paragraph is best expressed in what sentence?

Explanation:

The paragraph starts by telling about a doctor's experience of finding out a patient's issues were not physical. Then it talks about colleagues' thoughts. The last sentence sums up the doctor's realization about bodily functions being affected by spiritual, emotional and physical factors, which is the main idea.

Answer:

The sentence "He had come to understand what few doctors at that time did: that bodily functions are affected by spiritual and emotional phenomena as well as by physical influences."