Pills, Teas, and Songs (eBook)

Stories of Medicine around the World

Debby Nguyen (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2021
250 Seiten
New Degree Press (Verlag)
978-1-63730-113-5 (ISBN)

Infos

According to the Pew Research Center, half of the general American public has tried alternative medicine. Nguyen dares to ask, how often do people do so without understanding the culture where those medicines originated? Pills, Teas, and Songs: Stories of Medicine around the World is a collection of stories to deepen respect, inspire understanding, and spark curiosity. This book is dedicated to educating readers who are interested in incorporating different medicinal systems into their lives and to preserve the evolving legacy of healthcare.This book delves into...What cultural appropriation looks like in healthcare and wellnessIf Eastern and Western medicine are truly oppositesWhy immigrants and diasporic populations favor traditional medicine and heritage productsThe history behind Black midwifery in the USAnd much moreTold through colorful stories of history and culture, Pills, Teas, and Songs: Stories of Medicine around the World is a timely reminder that, despite our differences, the human race has much more in common than we realize.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.5.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung
• Schlagworte: Alternative &amp • complementary medicine • Cultural Anthropology • history of medicine • Medical Anthropology • Public Health • Traditional medicine • Wellness
• ISBN-10: 1-63730-113-8 / 1637301138
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63730-113-5 / 9781637301135