History and principles Flashcards
What are 5 naturopathic principles?
Education Healing power of nature Prevention better than cure Treat whole person Treat cause not symptom
What is a superfood and junk food?
Highly nutritious, contains nearly all the bits, minerals and trace elements eg sprouts, algae, bee pollen
Junk hinders cell communication and detrimental to wellbeing
What did Kneipp discover?
Hydrotherapy
He cured his own tb in the Danube
What is hydrotherapy?
Cold decreases circulation
Heat relaxes muscles and increases circulation
Alternate stimulates blow flow, inc O2 and nutrition to cells
Applications: compresses, wraps, foot bath
What did Max Bircher Benner promote?
At least 50% raw food. Heat degrades food by destroying enzymes
What therapy did Max Gerson promote?
Gerson therapy: alkalise the body with fresh organic veg juice and detoxed with coffee enema. Now used for cancer with 25% success rate (terminal)
What about Jensen?
Invented colon hydrotherapy machine using chlorophyll enemas
40% success with leukaemia
Name 3 differences between allopathy and homeopathy?
A: use chemicals and drugs to treat symptoms, suppresses the disease and drives it deeper.
H: cures like with like, facilitates body’s own healing and symptoms ate the signs of dis-ease not the disease.
Who invented law of similars?
Samuel Hahnemann
Describe the principles of the law of similars
Treat like with like: China to treat malaria Bee venom for stings Alcohol for hangover Warmth for burns Snow for frost bite
Name 6 types of suppression
Emotional - antidepressants Secretions - antiperspirant Antibiotics - disrupt gut flora Fever - mask the pain Surgical - tonsils first line of defence Topical - corticosteroids compromise immune system
Name 3 signs of self healing
Diarrhoea
Fever
Skin reaction
What is Herings law of cure
From inside out (eg boils clear toxins) From serious to less serious organs Mind gets better before body Symptoms disappear in reverse From above to below
How would naturopathy treat coronary heart disease?
Correct diet and exercise, not remove plaque through surgery
What are the properties of yin foods?
Cool
Low cal
Spring summer (fruit, veg, tomatoes, peppers)
Wet and sweet
Raw foods
Fish, Mung beans, cucumber, watermelon, banana
What are the properties of yang foods?
Warm, high calorie
Red meat, chocolate, tea, coffee, alcohol
Autumn winter (root veg, ginger)
Name 2 conditions of yin and yang constitutions
Yin- not enough food, lethargy, anaemia, feel cold
Yang- excess meat products causing acne, high BP, migraines
What are the 4 major elements in the human body?
Oxygen (65%)
Carbon (18%)
Hydrogen (10%)
Nitrogen (3%)
Name 4 electrolytes
Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium
Name 5 halogens
Fluorine Iodine Chlorine Bromine Aluminium
Give an example of Ionic bonding
Atoms transfer: Na gives 1 electron and Cl had 7 to create NaCl
Give an example of covalent bonding.
Atoms share electrons : H2O.
What are 4 functions of electrolytes?
Conduct electricity
Nerve and muscle function
Osmotic pressure
Acid/ alkaline balance
What does pH stand for?
Potential of hydrogen
How do fruit and veg alkalise the both?
Their organic acids are metabolised by body and intestinal bacteria to become alkaline. Potassium, magnesium and calcium in these foods contribute to alkalinity.
What diet creates an acidic environment?
Meat and dairy (high protein and sulphur) increase sulphur dioxide formation and disrupt blood Ph. Also refined sugar, processed food.
How do catalysts speed up reactions?
Catalysts (enzymes) speed up reactions by lowering the activation energy requirement for reactions happen faster at lower temperature
What are signs of oxidative stress?
Can cause cancer, fibromyalgia, atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration
What causes free radicals?
Own body processes , metabolism, pollution, environment, X-rays, smoking, sunlight
Name 5 antioxidants
Vitamin c Vitamin e Quercetin Glutathione peroxidase Beta carotene
