Ayurveda

Gender & Ethnicity in Medicine Question No. 1 As per the available literature, the possible disciplines showing are epidemiology, pathophysiology, management, research outcomes and clinical research. In these categories of management research, endocardinology, cardiology and neurology are the main areas where sex/ gender differences are most visible. In order to make one aware of the gender differences that exist in major areas of medicine, it is necessary to make one's self aware of the research

Running Head: Hmong cultural medical differences western medicine Hmong cultural medical differences western medicine Hmong cultural medical differences western medicine Hmong is a racial group of people in a number of countries. According to some researchers, they came from a place in China called Yellow Basin. The term Miao is commonly used to refer the Hmong people in China. A debate exists between different people for calling the Hmong of West by this term, but the Hmong living in China still

A Paradigm Shift to Complementary and Alternative Medicine Over the last century, religion, spirituality, and science have all played a major role in health care, although they have never been integrated with traditional medical science in the United States. Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is a set of medical and health care systems, practices, and products that are not part or integrated as part of Western medicine which is the dominant health care system in the United States. Religion

We all know, plants are very important for every one of us living here in this world. It is impossible to anyone else that could live without it. We could not live not having any of it. All of its parts are meant to be used by us. It is in our own decision on how we should use it properly. Plants have many benefits that we can get from it. One of these is as medicinal purposes. Since then it is been the source by the ancient people for their medicine. It is as old as civilization and throughout history

Statement of Purpose I am a woman born in a district next to border of Thailand and Cambodia who move around for study and work in Central, North, and South. To learn local culture by observe and participate with local people is one of my preference along the time I was being there. Therefore, even I am working to reserve threatened bird, I also encourage on learn people’s culture in surrounding community as my recreation. I received my Master degree in Zoology from Chulalongkorn University in

With alternative medicine increasing in popularity, you’ve likely heard a wide variety of associated terms, like bikram yoga and Reiki. But what is Reiki exactly? You may have heard of it before, as this Japanese practice has become more popular throughout the Western world, just like yoga. We are beginning to know more about the origin and history of the practice, as more research is being done. At Alternative Choices Wellness Center in Buena Vista, CO, they offer three levels of Reiki therapy that

Many people are not aware of deep tissue massage and do what to know about this therapy. It is a type of massage therapy which aims to realign deeper layers of muscles. This massage therapy can cure pain, discomfort and various chronic ailments such as Low back pain, Tennis elbow, Fibromyalgia, Sciatica, Osteoarthritis pain, Muscle tension, Whiplash and Sports injury etc. Deep tissue massage therapy is similar to Swedish massage because some of the strokes are just similar. The difference is in the

Traditional Indigenous healing is an ancient way of healing practiced among many Native American tribes in the United States. This way of healing may passed on verbally or through apprenticeship. Sometimes the healing gift is developed through dreams, or through a sudden change in a healer’s life. Many aspects of Indigenous healing are not documented, and never will be, due to the belief in the sacred nature of the healing process (Cohen, 1998). Since many Native Americans (American Indians; Indigenous

From the beginning of time, the Greeks thoughts on illness and disease was that it was a divine punishment. They believed that if a person fell ill it was because they were not living their life right and were being punished by the gods so that they would turn their life around and live more spiritually so as to please the gods. An good example of this is epileptic ceizures. “Since an epileptic fit is very sudden and striking, the condition was naturally attributed to the patient’s violent possession

Although I have never personally ventured into the field of alternative medicine, I have both friends and family that have, many who have experienced positive results. From aromatherapy to acupuncture, my small, adventurous circle has tried and reported on quite a few different methods. One of the more common forms of alternative medicine reported across the country is acupuncture. This centuries old method of pain relief targets the pressure points in our bodies in order to remove build up pressure