Ayurveda

Immune system and Ayurveda What is Immune system: The immune system is made up of a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together to protect the body. One of the important cells involved are white blood cells, also called leukocytes, which come in two basic types that combine to seek out and destroy disease-causing organisms or substances. What cause immune system to weaken: Anything that weakens your immune system can lead to a secondary immunodeficiency disorder. Low consumption of

Abstract: Ayurveda, a science of life, has emphasized on proper diet and lifestyle for the promotion of health and prevention of diseases as well as curing the diseases. Takra (buttermilk), a dietary product obtained by churning curd, forms an integral part of a normal Indian diet. It can be used to maintain health as well to treat various conditions, kindle digestive fire, pacify Tridosha (three humors); when used with combination of different drugs, enhance its pacifying property and is a rich

Many doctors see alternative therapies as only a joke in the medical field. New ideas and procedures without surgery or the use of medication are being portrayed as fake, unneeded and ineffective. Many are not considered serious medicine by the medical field specialists. There has to be another way to help heal the body instead of cutting patients open, or shoving all types of medications into patient’s bodies. Although alternative therapies are not taken seriously by doctors, the therapies are

Massage therapy has been used for thousands of years as a form of medical care, the earliest time of use dates back to 2,700 BC from a Chinese book called “The Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine”. The Chinese used this form of treatment for a person with full paralysis or an illness from fever and chills. History shows that Greek and Roman doctors also used massage therapy, as Julius Caesar had a disease called neuralgia and used massages on a daily basis to treat his condition. Hippocrates

Introduction Anxiety is the most common concern for patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery everyday in the United Sates. Nurses have issues pertaining to the postoperative care of cardiac surgery patients. Nursing has a very extensive meaning, from promoting good health in society to preventing the occurrence of ill health. Also, nurses provide advice and emotional support to patient family members. Being a nurse with the post-cardiac surgery patient requires special training. There are many

HERBALISM IN RUSSIA Heather Riley RUSC 101: Culture and Society of Russia 4 October 2015 Thesis: Efficacy of traditional herbal remedies combined with a cultural faith in those traditions, combats modern medicine 's inherent distrust of traditional healing. Change is when existing practices are heavily integrated. This is a reflection of belief in the practices a population is to using, and the faith in the herbalists as well as their remedies. This faith is grown through knowledge about

This paper examines the common health tradition of three different cultures based on cultural heritage and how these families in America subscribe to these traditions and practices. The necessary plan for health maintenance, protection and restoration will be developed based on the health needs of these families. The findings will be based on a heritage assessment of three different families within the New York area; Guyanese, Indian (Sikh) and African (Nigerian). “Traditional medicine has a broad

Herbal medicine and therapy has become a rapidly increasing interest among today's people due to it's supposed lack of harmful side effects and affordability. They often do a small bit of research and self-prescribe herbal remedies. In doing so however could lead to dangerous and terrible adverse affects. To combat the misconceptions of herbal medicines, I have done research on the topic. In this essay, I will describe what herbal medicine is, explore its history and origins, delve deeper into herbal

The United States is home to five hundred and seventy-eight federally recognized indigenous tribes and twenty-one of those tribes reside in Arizona. In fact, Arizona State Tempe campus is located on the ancestral homelands of the Akimel O’odham (Pima) and Pee Posh (Maricopa) people. Native American healing is a unique system that varies from tribe to tribe but most share similar characteristics of treatment. Native American healing goes back thousands of years before the European settlers migrated

The term complementary therapy is generally used to indicate therapies and treatments that differ from westernised medicine and that may be used to complement and support it. Patients are increasingly using complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies to treat depression. “Antidepressants are very necessary for severe depression, and some people need to remain on them for life. But if your symptoms are at the mild end of the spectrum, it is equally effective to use "non drug" treatments