What The People Of The Amazon Know That You Don't

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January 24, 2015 a project of ServiceSpace Medicine is not only a science; it is also an art. It does not consist of compounding pills and plasters; it deals with the very processes of life, which must be understood before they may be guided. - Paracelsus - What The People Of The Amazon Know That You Don't "Many human afflictions are diseases of the heart, the mind and the spirit. Western medicine can't touch those. I cure them." Deep in the Amazon rainforest, there are a small number of indigenous tribes who maintain a healing tradition that far pre-dates the development of modern medicine. In this powerful TED talk, ethnobiologist Mark Plotkin outlines the many challenges and perils that are endangering the tribes of the Amazon rainforest, and the urgent need to protect their irreplaceable wisdom. { read more } Be The Change Are there any small things you could change in your day to day life that could improve your health? If so, take a small step in that direction today! COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 24 Acts of Kindness To Restore Faith In Humanity The Science of Love 6 Habits of Highly Grateful People What School Doesn't Teach You: How To Learn Power of Place: Photos From Around the World Gandhi's Ten Rules for Changing the World Maya Angelou On Resilience and Children Ten Things Creative People Know DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 155,019 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: KindSpring  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  Awakin  //  More