【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 3。She attended medical school, practiced as an internal medicine resident, and became an academic general internist.She got married and got a son and a daughter.The symptoms of MS and autoimmune disease: Loss of stamina and strength Problems with balance Bouts of horrific facial pain Dips in visual acuity Terry did the following before she selfexperimented: She started injections. She adopted many pharmacotherapies. She began her own study of literature: 187。 She read articles on websites such as PubMed. 187。 She searched for articles testing new MS drugs in animal models. 187。 She turned to articles concerning neurodegeneration of all types — dementia， Parkinson39。s disease, Huntington39。s disease, and Lou Gehrig39。s disease. 187。 She relearned basic sciences such as cellular physiology, biochemistry, and neurophysiology.Approaches Terry mainly used:Selfexperimentation with various nutrients to slow neurodegeneration based on literature reports on animal modelsSelfexperimentation with neuromuscular electrical stimulation which is not an approved treatment for MSOnline search to identify the sources of micronutrients and having a new dietReduction of food allergies and toxic loadCases mentioned in the text:Increased mercury stores in the brains of people with dental fillingsHigh levels of the herbicide atrazine in private wells in IowaThe strong association between pesticide exposure and neurodegenerationThe association of single nucleotide polymorphisms involving metabolism of sulfur and/or B vitaminsInefficient clearing of toxins With 70% to 90% of the risk for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and autoimmunity being due to environmental factors other than the genes, we can take many health problems and the health care crisis under our control, for example, optimizing our nutrition and reducing our toxic load.Unit4Two concepts: Complementary medicine refers to the use of conventional therapies together with alternative treatments such as using acupuncture in addition to usual care to help lessen pain. Complementary and alternative medicine is shortened as CAM.Alternative medicine refers to healing treatments that are not part of conventional therapies — like acupuncture, massage therapy, or herbal medicine. They are called so because people used to consider practices like these outside the mainstream.2TCM does not require advanced, plicated, and in most cases, expensive facilities.TCM employs needles, cups, coins, to mention but a few.Most procedures and operations of TCM are noninvasive.The substances used as medicine are raw herbs or abstracts from them, and they are indeed all natural, from nature.TCM has been practiced as long as the Chinese history, so the efficiency is proven and ensured.Ongoing research around the world on acupuncture, herbs, massage and Tai Chi have shed light on some of the theories and practices of TCMIt may be used as an adjunct treatment, an alternative, or part of a prehensive management program for a number of conditions: postoperative and chemotherapy induced nausea and vomiting, postoperative dental pain, addiction, stroke rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis elbow, fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, osteoarthritis, low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma.A welljustified NO:More intense research to uncover additional areas for the use of acupunctureHigher adoption of acupuncture as a mon therapeutic modality not only in treatment but also in prevention of disease and promotion of wellnessExploration and perfection of innovative methods of acupuncture point stimulation with technological advancementImproved understanding of neuroscience and other aspects of human physiology and function by basic research on acupunctureGreater interest by stakeholdersAn increasing number of physician acupuncturistsAppropriate uses of herbs depend on proper guidance: 187。 Proper TCM diagnosis of the zheng of the patient 187。 Correct selection of the corresponding therapeutic strategies and principles that guide the choice of herbs and herbal formulasDigression from either of the above guidence will lead to misuses of herbs, and will result in plications in patientRandomized controlled trials Advantages:187。 Elimination of the potential bias in the allocation of participants to the intervention group or control group 187。 Tendency to produce parable groups187。 Guaranteed validity of statistical tests of significance Limitations: 187。 Difficulty in generalizing