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does money buy happiness
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yes and no.
after comfort and sucerity are met, then money does not affect happiness |
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what makes people happier
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striving for intimacy, personal growth, and contribution to community - higher quality of life
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complementary and alternative medicine includes
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relaxation, acupuncture, massage therapy, homeopathy, spiritual healing, herbal remedies, chiropractic, and aromatherapy
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who wrote book on alternative medicine
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Andrew Weils
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china
imbalances of energy flow what called |
Qi or Chi
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where are alternative medicines NOT found
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not taught in medical schools, not remiburesed by insurance companies, and not practiced in hospitals
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CAM
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complimentary and alternative medicine
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what is the healing power of belief called
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placebo effect
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what is the natural disappearance called
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spontaneous remission
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where did todays medicine come from
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yesterday's alternative medicine
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digitalis
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from purple foxglove
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morphine
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opium poppy
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penicillin
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penicillium mold
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how are today's medicines different
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controlled trials
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why does CAM constantly change?
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because therapies that are proven to be safe and effective become adopted into conventional health care
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what does the medical community argue for alternative vs conventional medicine
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only one kind of medicine that has been adequately tested and one that has not
those not tested may or may not work - onece tested to work, it no longr matters whether it was considered alternative at the outset. |
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five domains of complementary and alternative medicine
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1. alternative medical systems
2. mind-body interventions 3. biologically based therapies 4. manipulative and body-based methods 5. energy therapies |
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alternative medical systems
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therapies used in place of conventional medicine, including homeopathy in Western cultures and traditional practices in non Western cultures, such as those native to china and india
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mind-body interventions
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techniques designed to enhance the meinds capacity to affect bodily functinos and symptoms, including meditation, prayer, mental healing, and therapies that use crative outlets such as art, music, or dance
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biologically based therapies
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therapies using natural substances such as herbs, foods, and vitamins
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manipulative and body-based methods
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based on manipulation and/or movement of one or more parts of the body, including chiropractic or osteopathic manipulation, and massage
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energy therapies
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theories using presumed energy fields.
Biofield therapies, such as qui, gong, Reiki, and therapeutic touch, are intended to affect energy fields that purportedly surround and penetrate the human body. Bioelectromagnetic-based therapies involve the unconventional use of electromagnetic fields, such as pulsed or magnetic fields |
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CAM
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as yet unproven health care treatments intended to supplement (complement) or serve as alternatives to conventional medicine, and which typically not widely taught in medical schools, used in hospitals, or reimbursed by insurance companies
when research shows a therapy to be safe adn effective, it uslaly then becomes part of accepted medical practice |
