scholarly journals A STUDY OF ALTERNATE HEALING SYSTEMS: NATUROPATHY

2021 ◽  
Vol p5 (03) ◽  
pp. 2820-2825
Author(s):  
Shreya Talreja ◽  
Shashank Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Preventive Treatment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Unani Medicine ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health And Well Being

Health and well-being are a fundamental in enhancing the quality of life of the individual. Naturopathy is a way of maintaining good health and works as preventive as well as curative technique to either eradicate a disease or maintain well-being. Naturopathy aims at enhancing the overall wellbeing of the body and most of the techniques in it are aimed at enhancing the body’s self-healing tendencies. Principles of naturopathic techniques include fo- cus on healing power of the nature, health workers as teachers, treatment of cause of illness, preventive treatment, and focus on overall well-being of the person. In this paper all the naturopathic approaches like herbal medicine, messages etc. will be discussed in depth. There are various techniques of naturopathy such as Ayurveda, Unani medicine, Yoga and meditation, Chromo therapy etc. will also be discussed in depth in the paper. Naturopathy can be effective in curing various ailments such as various forms of allergies, arthritis, digestive problems, depression and other mental issues, infertility and reduced immunity. Keywords: Naturopathy, well-being, Ayurveda, chromo therapy.

scholarly journals Complex of Methods of Imaginative Psychotherapy of the Body in Healthy Psychotechnology “RIC”: Efficiency and Features of Application

2019 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Self Regulation ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Assessment ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Emotional States ◽  
Psychological Mechanisms ◽  
Preparatory Stage ◽  
Mental Integration ◽  
The Individual

Decrease in the level of health is considered today as a social, general cultural problem. In modern Ukraine, there is an acute problem of using psychological technologies for healing, fostering a conscious attitude to one’s health, which is caused by a contradiction between the fairly high objective requirements of society for health, harmonious development of people and a rather low level of respect for one’s body and wellness culture, as well as a general deterioration health of citizens. The article is devoted to the development of health-improving psychotechnology and assessment of its effectiveness based on the study of the dynamics of verbalization of bodily and subjective assessment of health as a result of its application. A generalization of the results of a theoretical analysis of the health problem and the psychological mechanisms of its provision is presented. The use of integrative psychotechnics for recreational purposes is justified. The proposed program of wellness psychotechnology “Relaxation-Imagination-Comfort” (“RIC”) is one of the integrative psychotechnologies, based on the synthesis of methods of concentrative relaxation, imaginative psychotherapy of the body and includes a set of psychotechnics aimed at ensuring the restoration and preservation of the full functioning of the body, based on means of internalization of the Bodily locus of control, relaxation and self-regulation based on feedback from the Bodily-Self. The RIC program is based on the principle of gradual mental deepening and expansion of the practice of mental integration and involves the consistent implementation of the preparatory stage, three main (relaxation, awareness, imagination) stages and the final stage. Based on a synthesis of empirical data, it is shown that, as a result of the use of health psychotechnology (“RIC”), positive dynamics of subjective assessment of health and well-being, a decrease in the intensity of somatic complaints, harmonization of dominant psycho-emotional states, the level of verbalization of the Bodily-Self and emotional acceptance of one’s body were revealed, which characterizes the potential for self-healing and maintaining the psychosomatic balance of the individual.

scholarly journals Prevention of COVID-19 Through Optimization of Tabi’at: A Unani Medicine’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6-S) ◽  
pp. 188-194
Author(s):  
Sahar Saleem ◽  
Sony Saleem ◽  
Farkhunda Jabeen ◽  
Shazia S. Shamim ◽  
Uzma Bano
Keyword(s):  
Host Defense ◽  
Indian Subcontinent ◽  
Healing Process ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Disease Dynamics ◽  
Unani Medicine ◽  
Means Of Transmission ◽  
Natural Dynamic

Background: Unani System of Medicine (USM) is one of the traditional systems of medicine practiced in India and the Indian subcontinent. It is a holistic system of health care based on inceptive principles applied by Hippocrates, Galen, and Ibn-e-Sina, the founders of present-day medicine. USM encompasses a distinct way of looking at the human body and it considers health to be the result of natural dynamic harmonious balance within the body. USM also recognizes the presence of inherent wisdom which is responsible for controlling all physiological functions, maintenance of health, restoration of health, and self-healing. This intrinsic ability of the body to restore health and the mechanism that activates the body’s healing process is called Tabi’at/ physis. The ultimate goal of prevention of disease can be obtained by optimization of tabi’at/physis, increasing the host defense. It can be achieved through the implication of asbab-e-sitta zarooriyah which includes some Unani Regimenal Therapies also, fostering change in lifestyle habits resulting in good health. Aims: In this raging pandemic all the therapeutic strategies are based on destroying the agent, breaking the means of transmission and immunization. Although we are leaving behind a huge gap in maintaining the host defense even though it has a crucial role in disease dynamics. In this paper, we have attempted to highlight the concept of tabi’at/Physis and its optimization to prevent this disease and its transmission. Methods: The authors had gone through classical Unani medical textbooks books related to the concept of tabi’at, asbab-e-sitta zarooriyah, and various modalities that help in health promotion and host defense. Important Unani medicine textbooks like Al Qanoon, Kamilus Sana’at, Kitab-al- Hawi, Al-asbab wa Alamat, Moalijat Buqratiya, Firdausul Hikmat and Kitabul Mansuri in addition to other published literature on the concerned subject was also reviewed for further clarification on the topic. Keywords: Unani System of Medicine, Tabi’at (physis), Host defense & Asbab-e- Sitta zarooriyah

scholarly journals The role of socioeconomic and environmental factors on the number of tuberculosis cases in Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Kustanto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Neglected Tropical Diseases ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Poor People ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Health And Well Being

The threat of TB continues to occur in the world. In 2018, 10 million people suffered from TB, and 1.5 million people die from this infectious disease. Referring to target 3 of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) goals 03 regarding good health and well-being, by 2030, end the epidemic of AIDS, TB, malaria, and neglected tropical diseases and combat hepatitis, water-borne diseases, and other communicable diseases. Based on data from the WHO, Indonesia ranks 3rd for TB cases globally. The estimated population suffering from TB is 845,000 cases; only 68 percent of cases were found and treated in 2018. The high number of TB cases in Indonesia could threaten the golden generation's opportunity in the next 2025 demographic bonus, where the number of productive age population is higher than the population non-productive age. This study found that population factors such as population, population density, and the number of poor people had a positive and significant effect on TB cases. In contrast, the GRDP per capita, the number of health workers, and literacy rates negatively affected the TB cases. Furthermore, environmental factors from the availability of proper sanitation and toilet facilities show a negative but insignificant effect on TB cases.

scholarly journals Design for Social Sustainability at Seattle's Central Library

2007 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Athens
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Social Sustainability ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Social Benefit ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Cultural Arts ◽  
Health And Well Being

As a culture we hold dear social values such as public good, health and well-being, quality of life, diversity, and equity. The focus of this article is how Seattle's Central Library, a Silver LEED™ project, integrates social benefit into its design. While LEED provides credit opportunities for some social issues, many are not addressed by the LEED System. The Seattle project provides a rich example of how to integrate a broader range of social sustainability into green design thinking. Issues for consideration include: design to encourage social interaction, accessibility, economic development, cultural arts, and improved staff efficiency and ergonomics. This discussion searches for lessons learned that might inspire the emergence of new LEED credits.

Health as an Essential Human Need, a Right of Citizenship, and a Public Good: Health for All is Possible and Necessary

2002 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean McMahon
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Human Right ◽  
World Social Forum ◽  
Human Need ◽  
Second World ◽  
Health And Well Being

This statement to the second World Social Forum, presented in Porto Alegre on January 30, 2002, summarizes the conclusions of the first International Forum for the Defense of the Health of People. The statement denounces macroeconomic adjustment policies and the militarization of international relationships for their devastating effects on people's health and quality of life, and proposes a wide public debate and action on a development model that moves toward equity and promotes health and well-being as a human right and a public good.

scholarly journals Health policy

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Cumming
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Health Expectancy ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Department Of Health ◽  
Health And Well Being ◽  
New Zealanders

Improving health and well-being and promoting equity in outcomes are long-standing goals of New Zealand governments (for example, Department of Health, 1989; King, 2000; Ryall, 2007; Ministry of Health, 2016a, 2016b).1 New Zealand’s publicly funded health system delivers millions of high-quality services each year to achieve these goals. Our level of expenditure per capita on health care is slightly below the OECD average, but our health care system provides good overall health outcomes for the money we spend (OECD, 2015). Both our life expectancy and health expectancy (the years we live in good health) are increasing, although the former is increasing faster than the latter, leading to an increase in the number of years New Zealanders spend in poorer health; a key challenge is to improve our quality of life as people age (Ministry of Health, 2017a). Sadly, however, there are significant inequities in health, with Mäori, Pasifika and lower-income people having poorer health than other New Zealanders.

scholarly journals Gamification for Healthcare and Well-being

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-29
Author(s):  
S.W.I. Udara ◽  
A.K. De Alwis
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Proper Understanding ◽  
The Past ◽  
Scientific Analysis ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
Physical Treatments ◽  
Health And Well Being

Good health is one’s greatest asset. There are many software solutions, developed to help improve the health, and well-being of people, along with them gamified software solutions are popular with their greatest effectiveness and experience compared to physical medication. While there are solutions, developed with the proper understanding of the scientific effect of such solutions to people, some are developed without any scientific analysis or proved results. This paper discusses the main health issues of humans identified within the past decade and what gamification solutions have been implemented to mitigate them and how feasible they have been. Moreover, this article discusses the future development and trends of such gamified solutions for healthcare. Compared to physical treatments and medication, gamification provides an immersive experience with the user’s mind strongly connected with the game play, which is a great place to improve the health of a person using psychology. Many people enjoy games in their leisure time, and some use them to kill time, but games can be used for much more significant purposes connected with psychology and various functions of the human brain. Some health issues can be cured just by the perception of a person’s mind since there are many hormones in the body, which reacts to countless feelings, thoughts, and sensations, that could even cure a person without medicine.

Reflections On… Occupational Therapy and Assertive Community Treatment

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 153-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Terry Krupa ◽  
Debbie Radloff-Gabriel ◽  
Elizabeth Whippey ◽  
Bonnie Kirsh
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Assertive Community Treatment ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Community Treatment ◽  
Psychiatric Disabilities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Health And Well Being

Occupational therapists can play a valuable role on Assertive Community Treatment Teams (ACT). ACT is a widely disseminated, community based model of service delivery for individuals with severe psychiatric disabilities and high support needs. This paper discusses the generalist and specialist functions of occupational therapists within ACT. It is argued that occupational therapy addresses the occupational health and well being of ACT clients by intervening at three levels: the individual, the program and the community. This occupational focus is consistent with the ACT goal of enhancing community adjustment and quality of life. The paper concludes with a discussion of the opportunities and the constraints that face occupational therapists working within ACT.

Healthy Eating for Healthy Nurses: Nutrition Basics to Promote Health for Nurses and Patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Denise Reed
Keyword(s):  
Nutrition Education ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Food Choices ◽  
The Body ◽  
Health Habits ◽  
Related Information ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Potential Food ◽  
Health And Well Being

Nurses care for people each day in many settings such as hospitals, physician offices, schools, and public health facilities. Such positions often require nurses to work variable and long hours, exposing them to the stressors of caring for people who are ill. These stressors can support poor food choices that adversely affect the health and well-being of the nurse. Nurses are also an integral part of providing nutrition related information to patients. As such, patients may be very cognizant of the health habits of their nurses. Eating for good health is one way that nurses can reduce the impact of stressors on the body and positively influence their health, allowing them to better care for patients and themselves. This article reviews two common nutrition related areas of concern to nurses, stressors, inflammation, and nutrition and sleep and eating patterns, that can lead to obesity. Knowledge and attitudes about nutrition education are also discussed briefly. Finally, the article offers a review of nutrition basics for nurses and suggestions to avoid potential food pitfalls common for nurses.

scholarly journals Relationship Between Hyperuricemia With The Occurrence Of Hypertension In The Elderly

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-42
Author(s):  
Cherli Fitria Febriani
Keyword(s):  
Health Workers ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Close Relationship ◽  
Contingency Coefficient ◽  
Health And Well Being

The increasing number of elderly causes problems, especially in terms of health and well-being of the elderly. The existence of the disease affects the condition of one's physical health which is one aspect that determines the quality of one's life. The disease that often affects the elderly is hyperuricemia and hypertension. The purpose of this study is to determine the close relationship between hyperuricemia and the incidence of hypertension in the elderly. The research design used was Observational Analytic with cross sectional approach. The sample amounted to 58 with sampling using random sampling techniques. Data collection method uses uris acid meter and sphygmomanometer then data is analyzed using Chi Square statistical test with Contingency Coefficient. The results of the analysis are the majority of respondents who have hyperuricemia with hypertension (73%), who have hyperuricemia but do not have hypertension (27%), who do not have hyperuricemia but have hypertension (23.8%), and who do not experience hyperuricemia and do not experience hypertension as much (76.2%) The results of the analysis of the two veriabels obtained p value = 0.001, cc = 0.529, and OR = 8.640. The conclusion in this study is that there is a fairly close relationship between hyperuricemia with the incidence of hypertension in the elderly at UPT PSTW Jember. Suggestions for health workers should increase the intensity of providing health education to the elderly through counseling, as well as checking for uric acid and blood pressure regularly.

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