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| Principles of ESM |
ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE MEDICINE
ESM offers a new model for sustainable, holistic healthcare based on the central realization that personal healthcare choices and the ecosystem are deeply connected. In applying the principals and practices of ESM we can each make a difference in the downward trends facing our local communities as well as in the larger ecosystem on which we depend.
Ecologically sustainable medical practices are:
Safe and Harmless
Clean and Non-toxic
Cost Effective
Non-polluting
Adaptable and flexible
Renewable
Protective of the quality of life on earth
Protective of the environment and earth's natural resources
Synergistic with human health and planetary well-being
Connected to the web of life
THE PRACTICES OF ECOLOGICALLY SYSTAINABLE MEDICINE
Alternative Systems: Eastern Practices:
Acupressure, Acupuncture, Auricular Therapy, Chi Kung, Yoga, Tai Chi
Alternative Systems: Western Practices:
Homeopathy, Flower Essence Therapy
Bio-energetic Medicines:
Reiki, Therapeutic Tough
Manipulative Therapies:
Chiropractic, Craniosacral Therapy, Osteopathy
Massage Therapies:
Alexander, Feldenkrais, Massage, Orthobionomy, Polarity, Rolfing, Shiatsu, Trager
Mind-Body Medicines:
Biofeedback, Guided Imagery, Hypnosis, Medication, Prayer
Nutrition and Lifestyle:
Butekyo Breathwork, Clinical Nutrition, Exercise, Environmental Medicine,
Myofunctional Therapy, Orthomolecular Medicine, Stress Management
Pharmacological Based Practices:
Anthroposophical Medicine, Sustainable Herbology
Psychotherapies:
Psychotherapy, Somatics, Wilderness Therapy
"Let those who oppose the peoples' rights to clean air, clean water, open space and healthy ecosystems stand up and say so. Let them say publicly that our grandchildren have no right to a decent environment."
For more information on ESM, please read Symbiosis: The Journal of ESM
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