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Lewis Mehl-Madrona: The difficulty of practicing narrative medicine
I look at the stories that people hold about their lives that sometimes work against them. I tell the story of a driven man whom I warned 25 years earlier that he might drop dead if he didn't take a break, and discover that he did, in his fifties. I discuss the problems we face in medicine, how to help people change their stories that are leading them toward illness. This is one of the hallmarks of narrative medicine. 1  |
Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Day 4 of Australia 2013: Indigenous Energy Medicine 2
During the fourth day of our Australian cross-cultural journey we continued to present our form of indigenous (Cherokee) bodywork/osteopathy and energy medicine ("doctoring"). The second day focused on how anyone can feel energy differences in other people and within those areas of energy differences, can find points that need rubbing or holding. We showed how these intuitively discoverable points are the same as TCM. 1 |
 Deena Metzger: Imagining a ReVisioned Medicine in 2012 ReVisioning Medicine brings medical doctors and health practitioners together with healers and medicine people as peers to create a new medicine that does no harm to patients, the community or the earth. ReVisioning Medicine is based in relationships and so is an antidote to our alienated culture always at war. Based on the best of medical knowledge in alliance with the wisdom and healing traditions of indigenous people... |
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Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD: Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Discusses National Health Reform: TCM advocates "health" care--not "sick' c
Improved patient care depends on holistic measures that resolve health problems and improve patient care. Today, chronic diseases- heart and liver disease, arthritis, stress, fatigue and anxiety are common place ailments. They should not be. With the Health Reform Act, more people will have health care, and that is a good thing. But who is advocating the "health" in "healthcare?" TCM does! 7 reasons to use it for you and your 1 |
Dr. Kathleen Albertson, L. Ac., PhD: Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine TreatsGynecology Related Problems: Bridging the Gap!
Traditional Chinese medicine includes acupuncture and the use of Chinese herbs formulated specifically or your condition.
For 5000 years, gynecology related conditions have been effectively treated with the use of TCM. Learn how TCM treats these gynecolody disorders. |
Lewis Mehl-Madrona: More Indian Than Thou More Indian Than Thou is a current artefact of blood quantum discussion. It disenfranchises many, and seems to contain some of the same political aspects as our oppressors. This article addresses the question of Indian identity. Can a person be an Indian without being enrolled in a tribe. Can a person claim Native American heritage without tribal enrollment and endorsement? What are the politics of "Indianness"? 1 |
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Vijayaraghavan Padmanabhan: The Philosophy of Mind-Body-Spirit Medicine
Mind-body-spirit medicine allows the unknown to be tackled by the body's built-in mechanisms. Thus the therapeutic potential of mind-body-spirit medicine is unlimited, while the purely biomedical approach confines itself to limits set by the logical mind. 1 |
Kathie Albertson: Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner speaks out on National Health Reform: TCM advocates "health" care--not "sick'
Improved patient care depends on holistic measures that resolve health problems and improve patient care. Today, chronic diseases- heart and liver disease, arthritis, stress, fatigue and anxiety are common place ailments. They should not be. With the Health Reform Act, more people will have health care, and that is a good thing. But who is advocating the "health" in "healthcare?" TCM does! 7 reasons to use it for you and your 1 |
Lewis Mehl-Madrona: Coyote Healing Excerpt from Chapter 4, The Medicine Wheel
This is an excerpt from my book, Coyote Healing: Miracles from Native America. It's about the medicine wheel. |
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Kathie Albertson: Chinese Herbal Medicine Effective for IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
Digestive problems--IBS, Chrohn's, constipation, diarrhea, bloating treated successfully with TCM(Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine) |
Kathie Albertson: How does Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine Treat the Swine Flu: 3 Reasons to consider how it can!
Swine flu is a strong virus. Traditional Chinese Medicine( which includes acupuncture and Chinese herbs fights virus!! Read how it helps! |
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