Health Sciences 1001A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Natural Health Product, Herbalism, Medicine
13 Sep 2013
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Self-assessment: symptoms often appear because body"s attempting to heal itself, carefully observe symptoms let you identify those signals that suggest you need professional assistance. See physician for symptoms you describe as: severe, unusual, persistent, recurrent. Complementary and alternative medicine: therapies and practices that don"t form part of conventional or mainstream health care and medical practices as taught in most. Canadian medical schools and offered in most canadian hospitals. Most commonly used cam therapies: relaxation techniques, herbal medicine, massage, chiropractic. Consumer turn to cam for large variety of purposes related to health and well-being: usually turn because modern ones aren"t working, studies show people with chronic conditions more likely to try cam. Practices are controversial and individuals need to be aware of safety issues: cam is far more individualized so cant really find evidence that it does work. In canada, cam products regulated by health canada"s natural health.
