Homeopathy

Anxiety and Me Initial Reflection Why I Chose My Topic I have had anxiety and depression issues all my life. They have caused me difficulty with making friends, doing the things that I love, and getting the grades that I should. It started with emotional breakdowns and drastic mood swings when I was little. My parents just thought I was being a kid and trying to get my way and, I had “breakdowns” about the stupidest things. What we did not realize was that there was an underlying cause for my…

Creating a Constitution The video making a constitution, by Raymond Frey, is one of the most informative videos on the constitution. It details how the American forefathers did an excellent job to ensure that the country had the constitution that would guide the future of the whole nation. The video illustrates how the forefathers like Thomas Jefferson did their bests to solve the problems that the nation was experiencing. The most eminent thing is that the forefathers were so determined to…

that information without evidence reaches the general population. NICE (the advisor of the NHS for treatments) recommends mindfulness meditations for some conditions although it is not available in the NHS. On the contrary, they do not recommend homeopathy but there as some homeopathic NHS hospitals (NHS, 2016b). All together increases misinformation of people regarding to complementary therapies and may lead into people choosing wrong therapies for their conditions or not knowing which ones to…

It has long been recognized that traditional healing practices exist side-by-side with modern medical practice. A significant proportion of people seek care from traditional and spiritual healers whom they consult for a range of medical problems. Those dissatisfied with the results of orthodox medicine often take themselves to traditional healers and a significant proportion of these have psychiatric disorders. Illnesses and other life events are classified as "natural" or "unnatural." Natural…

Conventional medicine is mainstream medicine in the United States. It focus is on treating symptoms and making accurately diagnosis. There are several tests used in conventional medicine such as X-rays and CT scans to reveal the disease. These tests are known to save lives. Conventional medicine has also developed antibiotics and vaccine to fight against infection. Its also helps in the recover of an accident victim, for instance, setting bones. Conventional medicine place more focus on…

invented the concept of a national health care system. Although it is more expensive than Japan’s healthcare system and the UK’s healthcare system, it covers a lot more. Germany offers universal health care, including medical, dental, mental health, homeopathy, and spa treatment. Pregnant women in Germany pay nothing but there is a copay fee for most patients which is only about 15 dollars in US currency every 3 months. This healthcare system caters more to the patient than it does the…

understand their cultures. One of its newest applications is well-renowned as medical anthropology. The medical anthropologists job is to research the causes and differences among illnesses and the possibly ways of treatment. For them, herbology, homeopathy, chiropractic, acupuncture and other non-traditional forms of medicine are as important as the western medicine. Their job is extremely important, because doctor and nurses can utilize their findings to better communicate with their…

Gender- Prevalence of Kidney stone was significantly higher in urban area than in rural area. 73 % of men and 29 % of females were suffering from kidney stones. Furthermore, the prevalence ratio (male: female) for Kidney stone was 2.51:1. Prevalence for men patient was observed more in age group of 30-40. However nearly similar incidence were observed in 40-50 and 20-30 age group also. However now a day incidence of stone is increasing in younger age group also as per physician comment. Same…

The Dangers of Alternative Medicine For as long as modern medicine has existed, people who do not trust in it have followed. Most have met someone of this sort, people who believe that doctors are dangerous and untrustworthy are everywhere. With the rise of social media, they try to convince the world that vaccines are dangerous and how we must use mystery herbs to cleanse our bodies of invisible toxins. This distrust in modern medicine puts oneself and others at risk in many ways. Of the…

Ty Bollinger begins his book The Truth about Cancer discussing Hippocrates, a physician widely recognized as the father of western medicine. Hippocrates’ medicine derived from the Pythagorean Theorem which is applied as four elements, water, earth, wind, and fire. I find it interesting that the methods and ideas that Hippocrates presented are still in use today. The most common influences seen today would be the words of diagnosis and symptoms, which have their origins in Hippocratic medicine.…