Understanding Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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Understanding Complementary and Alternative
Medicine
ICAM 101 LECTURE SERIES
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ICAM?

• Some Statistics
• Regulations and Current Difficulties Facing ICAM

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Major Areas of ICAM
3. Manipulative Body-Based Practices
4. Mind-Body Medicine
2. Energy Medicine
5. Whole Medical Systems
1. Biologically Based Practices
Based on Integrative Medicine Wheel by Dr.
Collinge
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1. Biologically Based Practices

• Based on substances found in nature
• Vitamins Minerals
• Herbs
• Functional foods
• Whole diets

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2. Energy Medicine

• Energy fields surround and penetrate the human
  body
• Magnetic fields
• Biofields

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3. Manipulative and Body-Based Practices

• Based on
• manipulation or movement of one or more body
  parts

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4. Mind-Body Medicine
4. Mind-Body Medicine

• Techniques designed to enhance
• mind's ability to affect bodily function and
  symptoms
• Focus of Mind-Body Medicine
• Some Examples
• Yoga!
• Current research
• WWII
• Infection/Immune System
• Stress Management
• Exercise
• Sleep
• Diet
• MINI

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5. Whole Medical Systems

• Complete systems of theory and practice
• Evolved apart from and earlier than the
  conventional medical systems
• e.g. Traditional Chinese Medicine

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