Analyze contraindications with the use of complementary and alternative medicine as a stress management strategy. Evaluate nutritional approaches to stress management.

Week 10: Complementary, Alternative, and Nutritional Approaches to Stress Reduction
What do yoga, meditation, aromatherapy, massage and tai chi have in common? They are a sampling of the many complementary and alternative approaches used to reduce stress. In fact, practicing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) can be as simple as participating in regular exercise or partaking in a nutritionally balanced meal. Proper nutrition and the use of CAMs can contribute to the reduction of stress and the improvement of health and well-being. Many alternative approaches originated centuries ago and are used today in conjunction with or in place of traditional medicine. These alternative approaches can involve simple adjustments to your daily routine such as consuming vitamin and mineral supplements, crushed garlic, or heaping tablespoons of castor oil to keep a variety of ailments at bay. Regardless of the approach, you are taking personal active steps to improve and maintain your health.

This week you examine complementary and alternative medicines as well as nutritional approaches to stress reduction and stress management.

OBJECTIVES
Evaluate the effectiveness of complementary and alternative medicine for reducing stress.
Analyze contraindications with the use of complementary and alternative medicine as a stress management strategy.
Evaluate nutritional approaches to stress management.
Analyze contraindications to nutritional approaches to stress management.

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