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Articles and Resources on Traditional Medicines
Here's an index of the best articles and resources on Traditional Medicine that we know of so far. If there's anything you would like to see here that you want us to know about, please contact us…
Resources
Traditional Medical Systems Trainings, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Native American Medical Systems, Paleomedicine and more...
If you can teach a medical tradition in an ethical way and would like to, we want to promote what you do here and/or elsewhere...
Articles
The Histories of Traditional Medicines
There are at least as many histories of medicine as there are medicines, and there are many more that we may never know...
Ethics and Traditional Medicine
Ethics are not easy even within a single culture…
The Dangers of Traditional Medicines
Many traditional medicines do not play by the rules of modern medicine…
Science and Traditional Medicines
Science has not yet truly investigated traditional medical systems…
Traditional Medicines vs Modern Medicine
If we want to be increasingly objective and scientific in our advancement of medical science, I think it’s a good idea to encourage and incorporate multiple worldviews on the subjects of medicine, health and healing into our endeavor…
Searching for Truth in Traditional Medicine
Traditional medicine has one thing in common with technomedicine…
Traditional Medicine and Cultural Diversity
If we want to authentically acknowledge and embrace diversity, we’ll want to learn how to discover and respect differing worldviews…
Traditional Medicine and the Modern Patient
The current revolution in medicine isn’t coming from those who are at the forefront of modern medicine. It’s coming from the people who need to be served by that medicine…
Aging and Traditional Medicines
For many of us, the choices of which medicines to use and when are not clear…
How to Find a Good Practitioner of Traditional Medicine
Going through this checklist can save you tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars and a lot of time…
Lineage vs Tradition in Traditional Medicine
People who are products of modern culture, particularly Americans, commonly have difficulty understanding and accepting the concept of lineage…
Americans and Traditional Medicines
Traditional medicines represent a way back, the beginning of a path of redemption for many Americans…
Traditional Medicine and Coincidence
One of the chief ways that technoculture differs from traditional worldviews is how we choose to dismiss and ignore coincidence…
Traditional Medicine, Technomedicine and Identity Theft
Technomedicine is an expression of a technological worldview. This worldview is making us and our world sick…
Traditional Medicine and the Healing of the Earth
Can our medical practices promote a healthier environment, biodiversity and social diversity?
