Listening to the World: Integrating Traditional, Alternative, and Western Medicine (Live‪)‬

As a medical anthropologist, Dr. Meg Jordan has traveled the world studying how we get sick and how we get well. While she recognizes the usefulness of Western medicine, she sees the limits of its "adrenaline based, parts oriented" approach. Her commitment to integrating East and West promises a truly person-based medicine in which the patient is an active participant and the goal is wellness rather than cure. This live presentation, based on her research, reveals:
What we can learn about health from other culturesHow a "placebo" can have true healing impactHow to integrate healing practices in your own lifeThe strong points of specific alternative approaches