Traditional Chinese Medicine
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This 5 page report discusses Traditional Chinese Medicine and the fact that it is finally gaining a certain measure of respect in the Western world. Physicians trained in Western or “modern” medicine dismissed traditional Chinese medicine, sometimes referred to as TCM as nothing but superstitious quackery. However, in the past few decades, even those medical experts who were most opposed to traditional approaches to medical treatment have come to understand that “TCM” offers numerous benefits that are often more effective than what the “modern” approach has to offer. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Treating Depression: Marijuana verses the Anti-Depressant Drug Prozac
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A 6 page discussion of the relative merits of marijuana in treating depression. Notes that while anti-depressant drugs such as Prozac are effective, they have far more potential complications and costs than marijuana. The author contends that, when properly employed, the medical use of marijuana would result in less long-term harm to the user, have the potential to be just as effective in the treatment of depression as the anti-depressant drug Prozac, and be considerably less costly from a societal level. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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USE OF CALCIUM ON INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
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This paper discusses evidence that certain forms of calcium (such as that found in the over-the-counter supplement Prelief) can help reduce symptoms of IC. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Uses of Hypnosis
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This 6 page paper looks at the subject and highlights how it is used by medical professionals as well as in behavior modification industries. Controversial uses are noted such as in the case of past life regression and by police to jog a witness's memory. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Vitamins Cannot Cure the Common Cold
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A 5 page paper which argues that vitamins cannot cure the common cold. The paper presents a look at common treatments, and preventive measures taken against the common cold, which further emphasizes that face that there is not cure for the common cold, and the best that vitamins can do is treat the condition afterwards, or help to boost the immune system prior to contracting a cold, which is a virus that must run its course. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Wellness Centers / Medically-Based vs. Fitness-Based
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40 pages in length. The writer discusses the fact that within the world of physical and mental wellness, there are two very different approaches to the same goal: medical and fitness. The two vastly diverse programs offered at wellness centers around the world provide similar benefits; however, it is the road taken to achieve these benefits that greatly differ. Medically-based wellness centers are geared more toward the traditional, pharmaceutical therapy that has sustained throughout the centuries. Fitness-based wellness centers, on the other hand, utilize one's inherent physical abilities, coupled with nutrition, relaxation and exercise, to aid in the body's recuperation. Granted, both entities have their specific place within the interworkings of overall wellness, yet their diversity maintains them as separate practices. Current trends, however, are showing a voluntary merging of the two applications to work toward a comprehensive approach to health care. Bibliography lists 24 sources.
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Western Medicine And Alternative Medicine: Integration
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7 pages in length. Concluding evidence points toward a growing trend of western medicine practitioners collaborating closely with alternative doctors. It is not without significant forethought that the two very separate entities have joined together to create a synergistic approach to health care. The writer discusses that prevention is the key for the alternative approach, where historically and typically, the western medicine practitioner has focused more upon treating the illness or disease after it has already been diagnosed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Yoga & the Eight Fold Path
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(3 pp). The Eight Fold Path, a basic tenant of Buddhism, is a strong emotional outline or framework , for the modern holistic health movement. Holistic health is a theory that believes good mental health is essential to good physical health. "Enlightenment does exist," Jack Kornfield assures us. "Unbounded freedom and joy, oneness with the divine...these experiences are more common than you know, and not far away." But even after achieving such realization, we are faced with the day-to-day task of translating that freedom into our imperfect lives. We are faced with "the laundry." Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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