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Nutrition Therapy

approaches treatment of a medical condition by


Complementary and Alternative Medicine
providing a tailor diet for the patient.
Four Major Domains of Complementary and
Quackery, a form of a health
Alternative Medicine 1. Biology-based practices Taking
fraud, is any advertisement, promotion,
herbal medicine and availing of special diets and or sale of products and services that
vitamins. 2. Energy medicine uses magnetic fields or have not been scientifically proven safe
biofields in belief that energy fields may enter various and effective (Meeks, et al, 2011). It is
points in the body. 3. Manipulative and body- being operated by a quack
based practices are bodily-kinesthetic in nature and
are concerned with movement therapy. 4. Mind-body There are three major
medicine uses mental exercises in belief that the brain characteristics of health quackery
is central to the health of an individual. R.A. No. 8423 (Schaler & Carroll, undated).
the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of 1997 First, it is a big business. A huge
Philippine Institute of Traditional and Alternative amount of money is spent on fraudulent
Healthcare (PITAHC). health products and services.
Second, it multiplies and spreads
Naturopathy It views diseases as a manifestation of an fast.
alteration in the processes by which the body naturally Lastly, it thrives on individuals
heals itself. Example of Naturopathy a. Herbal who are diagnosed with illnesses that
Medicine the art or practice of using herbs and herbal are known to have no cure.
preparations to maintain health and to prevent,
alleviate, or cure disease Quack
an individual that has little or no
10 medicinal plants approved by DOH
professional qualifications to practice
Acapulco For ringworm and other medicine. Pretentiously uses
skin fungal infections meaningless medical jargon and relies on
ampalaya For non-insulin scare tactics, paranoid accusations, and
dependent diabetic quick fixes.
patients The three forms of quackery are:
bawang For blood pressure
Medical quackery
control
Medical quackery includes cures, treatments, and
bayabas For use as antiseptic to
remedies of various health conditions that are drugless
disinfect wounds For
or bloodless in nature.
mouthwash or tooth
Nutrition quackery
decay and gum infection
Nutrition quackery involves promotion of food fads
lagundi For cough and asthma
and other nutritional practices that claim to be all-
Niyog-niyugan For intestinal worms,
natural. These are believed to have beneficial
particularly ascaris and
trichina properties of multiple plants in one product.
Tsaang gubat For urinary stones Device quackery
Device quackery makes use of miraculous gadgets
Pansit-pansitan For arthritis
(such as dials, gauges, electrodes, magnets, and
Yerba-buena For relief from body
blinkers) that are believed to cure certain health
aches and pains
conditions.

Acupuncture
When evaluating health information and
a form of energy medicine where long thin needles are products, you must check for:
inserted to specific parts of the body to affect the
1. These talks about the source and recency of the
energy flow. information.
Ventosa cupping massage therapy o Who or what is the source of
done by placing inverted glasses the information/product?
that have flames from burning cotton on specific points o Is the source qualified?
o Is the information updated?
in the body.
2. These talks about the accuracy, disclaimer, and
Reflexology completeness of information.
focuses on treating specific disorders through o Is it complete, and correct?
massaging the feet soles. o Does it have scientific basis?
Acupressure
uses hands to apply pressure on certain points of the
body.
o Does it state the limitations, purpose, scope, 3. Social Concern. The responsibility to be aware
authority, and currency of the information? of the impact of our consumption on other
o Does it have labels that contain the citizens, especially the poor, exploited,
directions for use and storage, expiration
date and warnings? 1. The right to This right guaranteed survival, adequate
3.These talks about the purpose and caveat of the basic needs food, clothing, shelter, healthcare,
information. education, and sanitation.
o What is the purpose of giving the 2. The right to This is the right to be protected against
information/product? safety the marketing of goods or the
o Is it for marketing purposes? provision of services that are
o Is it for selling products or for hazardous to health and life.
disseminating information?
4.These talks about the feedback mechanism and 3. The right to This is the right to be protected
information against dishonest or misleading
4. The right to choose This is the right to choose advertising or labeling and the right to
products at competitive be given the facts and information
prices with an assurance of needed to make an informed choice.
satisfactory quality.
5. The right to This is the right to express disadvantaged or powerless groups, whether in
representation consumer interests in the the local, national or international community.
making and execution of 4. Environmental Awareness. The responsibility to
government policies. understand the environmental consequences of
6. The right to redress This is the right to be our consumption. We should recognize our
compensated for individual and social responsibility to conserve
misrepresentation, shoddy natural resources and protect the earth for
goods or unsatisfactory future generations.
5. Solidarity. The responsibility to organize
services.
together as consumers to develop the strength
7. The right to consumer This is the right to acquire the and influence to promote and protect our
education knowledge and skills necessary interest
to be an informed customer.
8. The right to healthy This is the right to live and
environment work in an environment that
is neither threatening nor
dangerous and, which
permits a life of dignity and
well-being.
means of information exchange between the
source and the consumer.
o Can the consumer offer
o comment and suggestions?
o Is it possible to ask questions?
Aside from evaluating the reliability of health
information, choosing competent and reliable
healthcare providers is also important for it is crucial to
the appraisal, diagnosis, and treatment of health
conditions. When visiting a healthcare provider, a
person should determine satisfaction and reliability.

Identify the 8 basic rights of a consumer:

CONSUMER RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Critical Awareness. The responsibility to be


more alert and questioning about the use and
the price and quality of goods and services we
use.
2. Action. The responsibility to assert ourselves
and act to ensure that we get a fair deal.
Remember that as long as we remain passive
consumers, we will continue to be exploited.

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