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    • Forum News forum
    • NURS 604 2018
    • URL NCCAM/NCCIH
    • URL Complimentary and Alternative Medicine in the United States
    • URL UCLA Guided Meditations
    • Folder Intake Forms and the Integrative Healthcare Visit
    • Case Study Example
    • Case Presentation Template
    • Case study Presentation Example
    • Discussion Participation Scoring Guide
    • URL Healthcare Provider Satisfaction Survey
    • Page Module 1 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • URL NCCIH
    • URL "Comlimentary and Alternative Health: What's in a Name?"
    • URL What makes rituals special?
    • URL Presenting a patient to your preceptor: The SIGNPOST METHOD
    • Rituals enhance consumption
    • URL Case Study: How to Present
    • URL More on Case Studies
    • Forum Discussion 1 Module 1
    • Page Module 2 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • Introduction to Integrative Healthcare
    • URL Adams, L.A. (2014). Complementary Medicine in Ethics in Medicine
    • Forum Discussion 2: Ethics in Integrative Healthcare
    • Page Module 3 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • URL Naturopathy: An Introduction
    • Wardle & Oberg. (2011). "The intersecting paradigms of naturopathic medicine and public health"
    • Forum Discussion 3: Naturopathy
    • Page Module 4 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • Introduction to Ayurveda
    • URL What is Ayurveda?
    • URL Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine
    • URL Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
    • URL “Acupuncture: What you need to know”
    • The 5 Elements
    • URL The Ayurvedic Institute
    • URL Ayurveda
    • URL The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
    • URL The Journal of Chinese Medicine
    • URL Marma session with Dr. Lad (my teacher)
    • URL Ayurvea Facial Massage with Marma Points
    • Forum Discussion 4: Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine
    • Page Module 5 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • The Use of Botanicals in Healthcare
    • URL Clinically Relevant Drug-Supplement Interactions
    • URL 5 Supplements and Multiple Psychotic Symptoms: A Case Study
    • Cefalu WT, Floyd ZE, Stephens JM, et al. Botanicals and translational medicine
    • URL How Supplements and Drugs can Interact
    • URL Supplement and Food-Drug Interaction Checker
    • Dietary Supplements and Mortality
    • Garlic Meta Analysis
    • Goldenseal and MRSA
    • Kava and Hepatotoxicity
    • St. John's Wort
    • Forum Discussion 5: Drug and Supplement Interactions
    • Page Module 6 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • Spirituality in Healthcare
    • URL Meditation from the inside out
    • URL Lecture Series: Spirituality and Health
    • URL “Meditation: What you need to know”
    • URL “Yoga for Health”
    • URL Watch Ayurvedic Yoga for Dosha Type
    • URL UCLA Guided Meditations
    • Forum Discussion 6: Spirituality and Mind/Body Practice
    • Page Module 7 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • URL Integrative Health in the Adult: Focus on Depression and Hypertension
    • Integrative Health in the Adult and Chronic Pain
    • URL BPH and Saw Palmetto
    • URL Saw Palmeto: Health and Safety
    • Alzheimer's Disease_Nonpharmacological Approaches
    • Anxiety_Aromatherapy
    • Depression and Aromatherapy
    • Hip Fx Management: Tai Chi
    • Obesity_Ayurveda
    • Osteopenia_Strontium
    • Smoking Cessation
    • Forum Discussion 7: Introduction to Integrative Healthcare: Focus on Men's Health
    • Page Module 8 Learning Outcomes and Activities
    • Women, Children and Integrative Healthcare
    • URL Children and Integrative Health: What the NIH wants you to know
    • URL Pediatric Integrative Medicine
    • URL Parental Decision-making
    • Forum Discussion 8: Introduction to Integrative Healthcare: Pediatrics
    • Trisha Huszka
    • URL Watch 7 Basic Massage Strokes for the Back
    • URL AromaTouch Technique with doTERRA
    • Assignment Day 1: Face-to-Face On Campus Activity
    • URL Watch Reki hand positions
    • Trisha Huszka
    • Folder Reiki Research (2001 - 2014)
    • Assignment Day 2: Face to Face Activity on Campus
    • Assignment Case Study Power Point Presentation
    • Forum Case Study Presentation: Upload Presentation for Peer Review in this Discussion Forum
    • Forum Peer Review
    • End of Course Evaluation
    • Assignment Case Study Power Point (2) (Fault)
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        Ayurveda (The Science of Life)

        Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

        • Module 4 Learning Outcomes and Activities Page

          Learning Outcomes

          Upon successful completion of this module, the learner will be able to:

          1. Discuss Ayurvedic philosophy.

          2. Describe at least three Ayurvedic therapeutic modalities.

          3. ...

        • Introduction to Ayurveda File
        • What is Ayurveda? URL
        • Introduction to Traditional Chinese Medicine URL
        • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) URL

          NIH: In-depth discussion

        • “Acupuncture: What you need to know” URL
        • The 5 Elements File

          Traditional Chinese Elements

        • Additional Resources

        • The Ayurvedic Institute URL
        • Ayurveda URL

          Video Library from the Ayurvedic Institute

        • The Pacific College of Oriental Medicine URL
        • The Journal of Chinese Medicine URL
        • Marma session with Dr. Lad (my teacher) URL
        • Ayurvea Facial Massage with Marma Points URL

          More spa like facial massage

        • Graded Assignment 

        • Discussion 4: Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine Forum
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        Introduction to Integrative Healthcare (30 CEUs). This seminar course introduces the student to the history and foundations of a Transdisciplinary Modeled of Evidence-based Integrative Healthcare (IH) to include the influence of the environment on healthcare. This introductory course presents an overview of nutrition and health, micronutrients and supplements, spirituality, mind body practice, and traditional whole-body practices used to effect positive health-related changes.

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