Week 10 discussion DQ1 Discussion 1: Western and Eastern Medical Practices Most people would agree that no one knows your body better than you do Before the first symptoms fully surface, you might...

Week 10 discussion

DQ1

Discussion 1: Western and Eastern Medical Practices

Most people would agree that no one knows your body better

than you do Before the first symptoms fully surface, you might sense a

disruption in your body’s functioning How would you respond to the onset of a

headache? If you practice Western medicine, you might take a pain reliever for

the headache and relax in a dark room If you practice Eastern medicine, you

might take a steamy bath to sooth your tense neck muscles and relieve

congestion that might be contributing to your headache Or you might seek a massage

to relieve the stress that might be causing the headache It fact, it is not

uncommon for individuals to sample remedies from both medical practices in

order to reap the results they seek Regardless of the medical approach you

prefer, there are a wide variety of stress reducing options to improve your health

and fit your lifestyle

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources

including the “Varying Philosophies of Medical Care” handout Research

complementary and alternative stress management approaches in the Walden

Library and on the website for the National Institutes of Health’s National

Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)

(http://nccamnihgov/) Select a complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)

discussed at NCCAM Consider how the CAM you selected might effectively reduce

stress Reflect on any contraindications that might exist with regard to its

use

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 3 a brief description of the complementary and

alternative medicine (CAM) you selected Then, explain how this CAM is

effective in reducing stress Finally, explain any contraindications or

cautions with this type of stress management strategy Use the current literature

to support your response

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific

references to the Learning Resources

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings

Respond by Day 5 to at least one of your colleagues’

postings in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question

• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s

posting

• Offer and support an opinion

• Validate an idea with your own experience

• Make a suggestion

• Expand on your colleague’s posting

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the responses

to your initial posting Note what you have learned and/or any insights you

have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made

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entering your message Then click on the Submit button to post your message

DQ2

Discussion 2: Nutritional Approach to Stress Management

Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food

– Hippocrates

From the time you were old enough to use a fork, did your

parents recite the nutritional purposes of various foods as you pushed them

around on your plate? These dinnertime lessons were to show that food was not

just for curing hunger pains Carrots made your eyes sharper and spinach made

your muscles stronger Eat an apple every day and you could avoid a trip to the

doctor Yet, somehow as you aged, meals might have become more about what

tasted good and less about what was good for you However, food and the

nutrients it can provide have more to do with fueling your body and its many

systems and less to do with the preference of your taste buds With the

prevalence of pills and other medical interventions, it is easy to forget that

mother nature offers a host of preventative medicines in the form of various

natural foods and herbs Consider how the management of stress can benefit from

nature’s medicine

For this Discussion, review this week’s Learning Resources

including Appendices 12–15 of the 2010 USDA Dietary Guidelines for Americans

Also review the ”Nutrition, Stress, and Your Cells” handout and the “Stress and

Its Impact on Nutrient Processing and Absorption” handout Then, research

nutritional approaches to stress management and select two that might be

effective Finally, consider any contraindications or cautions that might

result in applying the approaches you selected

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 a brief description of two nutritional

approaches you selected for stress management Then explain why these

approaches might be effective Finally, explain any contraindications or

cautions to using these two approaches and explain why Be specific

Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific

references to the Learning Resources

Read a selection of your colleagues’ postings

Respond by Day 6 to at least one of your colleagues’

postings in one or more of the following ways:

• Ask a probing question

• Share an insight from having read your colleague’s

posting

• Offer and support an opinion

• Validate an idea with your own experience

• Make a suggestion

• Expand on your colleague’s posting

Return to this Discussion in a few days to read the

responses to your initial posting Note what you have learned and/or any insights

you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made

Click on the Reply button below to reveal the textbox for

entering your message Then click on the Submit button to post your message