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History and principles Flashcards

1
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What are 5 naturopathic principles?

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Education
Healing power of nature 
Prevention better than cure
Treat whole person
Treat cause not symptom
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What is a superfood and junk food?

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Highly nutritious, contains nearly all the bits, minerals and trace elements eg sprouts, algae, bee pollen
Junk hinders cell communication and detrimental to wellbeing

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What did Kneipp discover?

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Hydrotherapy

He cured his own tb in the Danube

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What is hydrotherapy?

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Cold decreases circulation
Heat relaxes muscles and increases circulation
Alternate stimulates blow flow, inc O2 and nutrition to cells
Applications: compresses, wraps, foot bath

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What did Max Bircher Benner promote?

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At least 50% raw food. Heat degrades food by destroying enzymes

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What therapy did Max Gerson promote?

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Gerson therapy: alkalise the body with fresh organic veg juice and detoxed with coffee enema. Now used for cancer with 25% success rate (terminal)

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What about Jensen?

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Invented colon hydrotherapy machine using chlorophyll enemas
40% success with leukaemia

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Name 3 differences between allopathy and homeopathy?

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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.

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Who invented law of similars?

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Samuel Hahnemann

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Describe the principles of the law of similars

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Treat like with like:
China to treat malaria
Bee venom for stings
Alcohol for hangover 
Warmth for burns
Snow for frost bite
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Name 6 types of suppression

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Emotional - antidepressants 
Secretions - antiperspirant 
Antibiotics - disrupt gut flora 
Fever - mask the pain
Surgical - tonsils first line of defence
Topical - corticosteroids compromise immune system
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Name 3 signs of self healing

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Diarrhoea
Fever
Skin reaction

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What is Herings law of cure

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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
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How would naturopathy treat coronary heart disease?

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Correct diet and exercise, not remove plaque through surgery

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15
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What are the properties of yin foods?

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Cool
Low cal
Spring summer (fruit, veg, tomatoes, peppers)
Wet and sweet
Raw foods
Fish, Mung beans, cucumber, watermelon, banana

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16
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What are the properties of yang foods?

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Warm, high calorie
Red meat, chocolate, tea, coffee, alcohol
Autumn winter (root veg, ginger)

17
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Name 2 conditions of yin and yang constitutions

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Yin- not enough food, lethargy, anaemia, feel cold

Yang- excess meat products causing acne, high BP, migraines

18
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What are the 4 major elements in the human body?

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Oxygen (65%)
Carbon (18%)
Hydrogen (10%)
Nitrogen (3%)

19
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Name 4 electrolytes

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Calcium
Sodium
Potassium
Magnesium

20
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Name 5 halogens

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Fluorine 
Iodine 
Chlorine
Bromine 
Aluminium
21
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Give an example of Ionic bonding

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Atoms transfer: Na gives 1 electron and Cl had 7 to create NaCl

22
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Give an example of covalent bonding.

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Atoms share electrons : H2O.

23
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What are 4 functions of electrolytes?

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Conduct electricity
Nerve and muscle function
Osmotic pressure
Acid/ alkaline balance

24
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What does pH stand for?

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Potential of hydrogen

25
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How do fruit and veg alkalise the both?

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Their organic acids are metabolised by body and intestinal bacteria to become alkaline. Potassium, magnesium and calcium in these foods contribute to alkalinity.

26
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What diet creates an acidic environment?

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Meat and dairy (high protein and sulphur) increase sulphur dioxide formation and disrupt blood Ph. Also refined sugar, processed food.

27
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How do catalysts speed up reactions?

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Catalysts (enzymes) speed up reactions by lowering the activation energy requirement for reactions happen faster at lower temperature

28
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What are signs of oxidative stress?

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Can cause cancer, fibromyalgia, atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration

29
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What causes free radicals?

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Own body processes , metabolism, pollution, environment, X-rays, smoking, sunlight

30
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Name 5 antioxidants

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Vitamin c
Vitamin e
Quercetin 
Glutathione peroxidase
Beta carotene

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