Josiah Tayali MPH 1 PREFACE The purpose of this study is to establish the link between THPs and modern medicine in order to integrate traditional heath practice with the modern medicine practice. Ngongongare village with its 6 neighboring villages were involved. The study adopted both descriptive and analytical approaches. Data were collected from sampled from the chosen Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) identified from Ngongongare villages and from the neighboring villages surrounding
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The word macrobiotic is first found in German literature written by a scholar named Christophe Wilhelm Von Hufeland in 1776. Most people have the misconception that macrobiotics is just another diet. Macrobiotics is a dietary practice based on the Chinese philosophy of balancing yin and yang (see yin-yang). According to macrobiotics. (2006). In Britannica Concise Encyclopedia‚ macrobiotics was first articulated in Asia in the 1930s and swept Europe and the U.S. in the late 1960s. Adherents maintain
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body‚ it often becomes blocked in various areas. If those blocked areas can be identified‚ either by the physician or the patient‚ the blockage can be addressed and hopefully removed so that the natural flow of chi can be reestablished. As Eastern traditional practitioners feel that balance is essential for complete health‚ including physical and spiritual‚ they address all aspects of patients’ lives in order to better treat their patients’ ailments. They feel that if their patients can locate the center
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Traditional herbal medicine systems[edit] See also: Traditional medicine Ready to drink macerated medicinal liquor with goji berry‚ tokay gecko‚ and ginseng‚ for sale at a traditional medicine market in Xi’an‚ China. Native Americans medicinally used about 2‚500 of the approximately 20‚000 plant species that are native to North America. With great accuracy‚ the plants they chose to use for medicine were in those families of plants that modern phytochemical studies show contain the most bioactive
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Heritage Assessment of Cultures January18‚ 2013 Heritage assessment is a useful tool to assess family’s identification with traditional culture. It is important to recognize the cultural background and understand how people came up with the consequent remedies of health promotion and maintenance. An interview of European‚ Chinese‚ and Hispanic cultures presents different culture bound beliefs‚ practices‚ and behaviors that are used for health protection and restoration. The national
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Dear Editor‚ I am writing in response to the article on 28th February on alternative medicine to share my views. Whilst a few issues definitely worth considering are addressed‚ its argument seems rather simplistic and misleading. Having said that‚ I would be inclined to admit that a number of practitioners are conducting dubious businesses in the name of complementary therapy‚ without enough skills or credibility‚ as expressed in the text. I have to point out‚ however‚ that the argument was
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A Traditional Chinese Wedding In every culture‚ weddings are important. China is a very large country with 56 nationalities. Different nationalities have different marriage customs‚ but whatever the nationality is‚ the wedding ceremony is usually very complicated. Chinese traditional weddings usually have 6 steps for people to complete. First step is making an offer of marriage. If a man likes a woman‚ he should go to the woman’s home to ask her parents to agree with them to become couple
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Chinese Traditional Wedding In the different culture‚ there are many different customs and traditions in festival celebrations. Wedding customs are one of the most representative and symbolic customs in revealing the differences. Wedding ceremony shows not only the love of couple or two families involved‚ but also reflects the heritage of Chinese civilization. Ever since ancient times‚ the most delightful moments in one’s life come with success in marriage and birth of son. Chinese wedding decorates
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To all light there is some darkness and to all the darkness there is some light. The Yin and the Yang cancel each other out but they still appear within each other. The Tao Te Ching is full of contradictions. Contradictions can otherwise be known as the Yin and the Yang. The village on the sunny side of a mountain may have Yang in the name while a village on the shady side of the mountain may have Yin in the name. The Tao is the way. And the way is literally the Tao. I once read a book called the
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Acupuncture treatments are being used by a lot of people worldwide these days for many health problems. For anyone that has thought about using this treatment to get relief from your pain‚ but are not sure if it will be effective for you‚ then you have to be made aware of the advantages of it now. There are many advantages for this treatment‚ but the following are the most common and important ones for you to have in mind as you choose if this treatment is the best solution for you. 1. Treatment
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