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    Ancient India saw great advancements in medical science. Some of these fields were dental surgery‚ cataract extraction and plastic surgery. It is amazing that even in the absence of anesthesia some of the complex operations are performed. Around 800 B.C the first instances of surgery were recorded. It was considered as one of the eight branches of Ayurveda.Shushruta- Samhita is the oldest treatise dealing with surgery. The main medical practitioners were Atraya‚ Charaka and Shusruta.Shushruta studied

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    Use of Herbs

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    Uses of Herbs COMMON NAME FOOD Cucumber Cho cho Carrot Cassava Banana Banana Banana Lime juice Lime Coco Pear Sour orange Pumpkin Papaya Breadfruit Young unopened ackee Young ackee Ackee & red water grass Soursop and honey Guava Ripe mango Coconut oil SPICES Ginger Green pimento Pimento Cinnamon Basil Basil‚ cowfoot‚ rum Radish Garlic Pimento & ginger Nutmeg TEAS Peppermint Spearmint Colic Mint Fever grass Ganja Soursop Guava Lime Cerasee Sorrel Pepper elder SCIENTIFIC NAME Cucumis sativus Sechium

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    Body Fat and Eating Disorders Ann Johnson SCI/241 Clayton Wilson July 22‚ 2012 (Axia) University of Phoenix Eating disorders and weight loss has been always a challenge in the United States. Psychologist has been trying to motivate and encouraging people to lose weight. Focusing on the dangerous methods that can be harmful‚ such as anorexics nervosas and bulimia‚ which lead to many eating disorders‚ which causes the bodies into a dimorphic disorders‚ into conditions that a one become obsessive

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    It is commonly categorized by binge eating that is the followed by purging. Purging can occur through forced vomiting‚ extreme exercise‚ or by taking laxatives. It is often time hard to notice and diagnose the individuals that suffer with bulimia. Typically‚ individuals with bulimia are at a normal weight or even overweight. They often have an unrealistic body image and they are obsessed with their weight

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    admitted into the hospital‚ where it was confirmed she was 35 pounds underweight. Shocked by this‚ Karen consulted with doctors and therapists to do anything she could to return back to a healthy weight. However‚ it was too late. Due to the excess laxatives and starvation‚ Karen’s body could not take anymore (B8). Her death was a surprise to America‚ unaware of the dangers of eating disorders. Defintion of topic/terms: Types of Eating Disorders: The three types of eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa

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    relationships and daily activities are adversely affected. While commonly affecting young women‚ eating disorders are widespread and can impact people of all ages and sexes. Whether a person restricts food intake‚ binge eats‚ binges and purges‚ abuses laxatives‚ compulsively overeats‚ or excessively exercises these behaviors often are symptoms and not the problem. They often develop as a way of coping with emotional pain‚ conflicts related to separation‚ low self-esteem‚ depression‚ stress or trauma. Eating

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    Eating Disorders One of the most prevalent disorders amongst the youth of this era is eating disorders. While some overlook it and don’t think it is a problem eating disorders should be given serious consideration. This is because the psychological ramification of eating disorders tends to have lasting effects over the course of the adolescents’ life. An eating disorder is any of various psychological disorders‚ such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia‚ which involves insufficient or excessive

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    Anorexia nervosa (AN): an eating disorder characterized by an in ability to maintain normal weight‚ an intense fear of gaining weight‚ and distorted body perception. Clinicians diagnose an individual with anorexia nervosa when he or she shows three basic types of symptoms: severely restricted eating‚ which leads the person to have an abnormally low body weight‚ intense and unrealistic fear of getting fat or gaining weight‚ and disturbed self-perception of body shape or weight. In other words people

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    from this are very obsessed with their weight they feel that they are overweight. So they continued to try and lose weight although they are already very skinny. There are three ways they go by losing weight. They do this by not eating‚ by taking laxatives and excessive exercise. Causes There is no single cause of anorexia there are several causes of anorexia and it depends which category that person falls under or can relate to. Just to list a few they are cultural pressures‚ psychological

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    Lotion Making

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    alcohol‚ mineral oil‚ glycerin‚ triethanolamine‚ preservative‚ and fragrance. It is showed that steric acid serves as a lubricant for the lotion or to prevent the oxidation. The cetyl alcohol acts as a skin softener. The mineral oil serves as lubricant laxative. The glycerin acts a moisturizer to the hair and skin. The triethanolamine that is essential tool as a surfactant is also added. Lastly‚ the preservative is used to maintain the good quality of the lotion. This experiment concludes how the function

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