Journey into the synergy of food as medicine and medicine as food that will help heal and sustain you for life and wellness with Amy Hamilton of Appalachian Seeds Farm & Nursery. Learn how to prepare your own guaranteed fresh ingredients in forms that will be easy to preserve and utilize all year long. Celebrate the healing power of plants in the garden by making them available to your family for nutritious and delicious remedies.
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In this video, Dr Mike explains how pain gate theory is proposed to work.
Describes how the dorsal column medial lemniscal (DCML) system carries deep touch which can inhibit pain signals carried by A-delta or C fibers and transmitted via the spinothalamic tract, from reaching the brain.
The use of complementary health approaches is quite common. There are a number of terms used to describe the use of non-mainstream, or non-allopathic, forms of medicine. Perhaps you have heard of the terms “complementary medicine”, “alternative medicine”, “integrative medicine” and may be confused regarding their current use and meaning. In this lesson, we review the terminology of TCAM and cover some major categories of TCAM practices.
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This is a mini-lesson for the Botanical Medicine and Health course developed and taught by Dr. Cassandra Quave at Emory University in the Center for the Study of Human Health. Subscribe to the “Teach Ethnobotany Channel” to access updated educational materials on people, plants and health.
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