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History & Foundations of Naturopathic Nutrition Flashcards

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What does ‘allopathy’ mean?

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Against disease

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What does “suppression” do to a disease?

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Drives it further into the body

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Define ‘Naturopathy’.

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Natural Healing.

A system of healthcare which encourages and promotes the body’s own self-healing mechanisms.

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List 5 naturopathic therapies.

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Acupuncture, homeopathy, nutrition, fasting, hydrotherapy.

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Give 2 other names for ‘Vital Force’.

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Qi, or Prana

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List 5 things that can stimulate vital force.

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  1. Sunshine
  2. Fresh air
  3. Clean water
  4. Healthy diet
  5. Fasting
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List the Naturopathic Principles

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  1. The healing power of nature
  2. Treat the cause, not a symptom
  3. Treat the whole person
  4. Prevention is preferable to cure
  5. Education (empowering patients to take responsibility for their own health)
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Define health.

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Abundant vitality. The best possible physical, mental and emotional state.

Health is more than just the absence of disease.

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List 4 things that a Naturopathic Nutrition focuses on, for their patients.

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  1. Using whole & organic food as medicine
  2. Detoxification & cleansing
  3. Looking at the constitution of a patient
  4. Understanding the cause of their symptoms
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What is a nutrient?

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A substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and maintenance of life.

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Define ‘nutrition’.

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The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

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Define ‘nourishment’.

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The food / substances necessary for growth, health and good condition.

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How often do the cells in the liver completely regenerate?

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Every 6 weeks. So, you essentially have a whole new liver, every 6 weeks!

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Define ‘food’.

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Any nutritious substance that people and animals eat or drink, or that plants absorb, in order to maintain life and growth.

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What is whole food?

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Food that has not been processed or refined, and is free from additives or artificial substances.

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What is organic food?

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Food that is free of fertilisers, pesticides, irradiation, GMO’s, growth hormones and livestock feed additives.

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What are ‘superfoods’?

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Highly nutritious foods that contain all, or nearly all, the vitamins, minerals and trace elements a body needs.

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18
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List 4 examples of superfoods.

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  1. Bee pollen
  2. Algae
  3. Wheatgrass
  4. Sprouts
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Define ‘junk foods’.

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Substances which are not natural, have been altered, or are not suitable to maintain health and growth.

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List 3 substances found within junk foods which make them unsuitable for health.

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  1. Trans fats
  2. GMO’s
  3. Sweeteners
  4. Artificial colourings.
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Why are junk foods detrimental to health and wellbeing?

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Because they hinder cell communication.

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List 5 common junk foods.

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  1. Crisps
  2. Candy / sweets
  3. Coffee
  4. Microwaved food
  5. Pastries
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What does ‘ayurveda’ mean?

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Life knowledge

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Who said “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine be thy food”?

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Hippocrates

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Who is described as ‘The Father of Medicine’?

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Hippocrates

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Which type of medicine was the original source and inspiration for natural, holistic medical systems that developed in Europe in the 18th & 19th centuries (i.e, European Naturopathic Medicine)?

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Ancient Greek Medicine

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Which natural therapy is Sebastian Kneipp historically known for?

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Hydrotherapy

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Who is known as the ‘Father of Hydrotherapy’?

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Sebastian Kneipp

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List 3 benefits of water treading (a form of hydrotherapy using cold water to knee level).

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  1. Promotes circulation
  2. Lowers blood pressure
  3. Relieves headaches
  4. Enhances sleep
  5. Strengthens the immune system
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30
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Which pioneer of naturopathic nutrition advocated a 50/50 raw food diet?

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Dr Max Bircher-Benner

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What is Dr Max Bircher-Benner famous for?

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Advocating a 50/50 raw food diet

and Bircher muesli!

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32
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Which pioneer of naturopathic nutrition said that “90% of diseases are due to improper functioning of the bowel”?

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Dr John Harvey Kellogg

33
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Which pioneer of naturopathic nutrition said the accumulation of “morbid matter” (or “Amma”) is the primary cause of disease?

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Dr Henry Lindlahr

34
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What is the ‘healing crisis’?

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At the moment when the body is enabled to discharge its toxins safely, it will do it all at once. This may result in diarrhoea, vomitting, skin rashes, spots, headache, etc. This is the healing crisis, and it is temporary.

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Which pioneer of naturopathic nutrition alkalised the body with fresh organic vegetable juices and detoxed the body with coffee enemas; initially as treatment for TB but then cancer.

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Dr Max Gerson

36
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Which Scottish Naturopath opened the first Naturopathy training school in Edinburgh in 1919, and advocated fibre (unrefined grains, raw fruit and vegetables)?

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James C Thomson

37
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Which pioneer of naturopathic nutrition advocated bowel cleansing as the most important part of maintaining health and used chlorophyll in colonics and enemas (claiming a 40% cure rate in leukaemia)?

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Dr Bernard Jensen

38
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What is Louis Pasteur famous for?

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Developing ‘Germ Theory’ and pasteurisation.

39
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What does Germ Theory state?

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That disease comes from outside the body (ice from bacteria, fungi, etc)

40
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Germ theory formed the basis of modern Western medicine - true or false?

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True. Suppressing symptoms using drugs.

41
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What is Antoine Bechamp famous for?

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Terrain theory.

Most diseases are the result of an acidic, low oxygenated terrain.

42
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What does Terrain Theory state?

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That disease comes from inside the body.

Bacteria and viruses are the after-effects, rather than the cause of disease.

43
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Which naturopathic modality cures ‘like with like’?

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Homeopathy

44
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Give another name for ‘like with like’.

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The law of similars

45
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Describe the law of similars.

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The principle (in homeopathy) that like cures like.

46
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Which naturopathic law gave rise to the practice of homeopathy?

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The law of similars

47
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Which Naturopath (1755 - 1843) formulated the ‘Law of Similars’ and gave rise to homeopathy?

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Samuel Hahnemann

48
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Define ‘suppression’.

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Getting the manifestation of an illness to disappear, without having healed the illness.

49
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Why is suppression a bad thing?

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Because it masks the illness / disease and drives it further into the body.

If symptoms are suppressed, the body finds other ways to express itself. The results are deeper-seated problems which are more detrimental to body functions and longevity.

50
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Give 5 ways in which suppression can occur.

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  1. Suppression of natural body secretions
  2. Surgical removals
  3. Suppression of emotions
  4. Suppression of fever and pain
  5. Topical applications
51
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Name a drug that suppresses fever.

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Paracetamol, Calpol

52
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List 3 suppressive drugs.

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  1. Paracetamol
  2. Antibiotics
  3. Corticosteroids
53
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List 3 acute symptoms that may be manifestations of the body’s self-healing mechanisms.

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  1. Vomitting
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Skin reactions
54
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List ‘Hering’s Laws of Cure’ (5 laws)

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  1. The disease heals from the inside out.
  2. Disease moves naturally from the more serious organs, to the less serious organs, to preserve life.
  3. The mind gets better before the body.
  4. Symptoms disappear in the reverse order to when they arrived.
  5. Symptoms will improve from above to below
55
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If eczema is suppressed, where / as what might it appear?

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If eczema is suppressed the patient will often see the disease move and appear as asthma (from the skin to the lungs)

56
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What is the chinese body clock used for?

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To help determine which organ(s) are involved in pathology presentation.

Each organ functions at it’s optimum capacity at certain times of the day.

57
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Which concept is at the core of Chinese Medicine?

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Yin and Yang

58
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Describe Yin foods

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Cool. Contracting and cooling in their properties.

59
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Describe Yang foods.

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Warm. Expanding and warming in their properties.

60
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List 5 yin foods

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  1. Plant foods in general (fruit, green vegetables, seaweed)
  2. Wet foods, water grown/based foods
  3. Naturally sweet foods
  4. Raw food
  5. Foods that grow in spring/summer (tomatoes, peppers, potatoes)
  6. Lower calorie foods tend to be yin
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List 5 yin foods

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  1. Warm & warming foods
  2. Spices - chilli, black pepper, ginger, onion, garlic
  3. Root vegetables
  4. Meat
  5. Chocolate, tea, coffee
  6. Fresh food
62
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Name a food that could be either yin or yang

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Noodles - depending on whether they’re rice or wheat.

Rice grows in cool water so is yin, wheat ripens in the warm sun, so is yang.

63
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Why is ‘relativity’ important when it comes to yin and yang foods?

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Because whether a food is considered yin or yang is often dependant on which other food it is compared to.

i.e, fish in yin, as it lives in water. However, compared to raw vegetables, fish is yang.

64
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List 2 yin (deficiency) pathologies

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Lethargy, anaemia, feeling cold, hypothyroidism

65
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List 2 yang (excess) pathologies

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Acne, migraine, high blood pressure

66
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Does juicing and blending foods make them more yin or yang?

67
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Does baking and roasting foods make them more yin or yang?

68
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The _______ diet is based on the Chinese principles of yin and yang

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The Macrobiotic diet

69
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List 3 features of the macrobiotic diet.

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  1. Based on eating foods that have a neutral yin/yang
  2. Food must be chewed completely
  3. Avoid use of microwaves
70
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Heating foods ________ the metabolism

Cooling foods ________ the metabolism

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Heating foods stimulate

Cooling foods sedate

71
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List 3 examples of heating foods

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  1. Garlic
  2. Onions
  3. Ginger
  4. Wheat, grains & nuts
  5. Walnuts
  6. Chicken, eggs, lamb
  7. Lemons, apples, olives
72
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List 3 examples of cooling foods.

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  1. Lettuce
  2. Cucumber
  3. Most tropical fruits
  4. Watermelon & other melons
  5. Milk & dairy
  6. Fish
73
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What are the polarities of food?

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Hot/Cold, Wet/Dry, Light/Heavy

74
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Describe ‘wet’ foods and give 3 examples.

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Rich, oily, moistening, emollient

Milk & dairy, bananas, avocados, coconut

75
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Describe ‘dry’ foods and give 3 examples.

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Foods that are either physically dry or which aid with eliminating excess fluids.

Most beans (clue in their natural kidney shape!), chickpeas, pomegranates, asparagus, dried fruit

76
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What is the purpose of nutrition?

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To provide foods that promote healing and growth.

Food as medicine.

77
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Give 2 examples of where a symptom is treated but not the cause.

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  1. Coronary heart disease - placement of stents

2. Type 2 diabetes - prescribing Metformin

78
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Your patient has a headache between 5pm & 7pm every day. Which organ could be involved, according to the TCM clock?

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