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· Native American healing traditions vary by tribe
· Health is “an expression of the spirit and a continual process of staying strong spiritually, mentally and physically”
· Herbs used by Native Americans used in modern medicine today
· Made syringes from hollow bones
· Before mid 1800s European doctors did not have any anaesthetics but many tribes did, so their surgeries were more humane
“I get it. It’s nice up here. You can just shut down all the systems, turn out all the lights, close your eyes, and tune out everyone. There’s nobody up here who can hurt you. It’s safe.” 侍
For some reason, I had never bothered to research the history of my little blue inhaler, and I can’t believe how many models there have been.
From steam tents to cigarettes, from coffee to formulas that contain 3.5% cocaine, treatments and asthmatic equipment has come such a long way.
My dad once told me that back when he was a kid, the area where he grew up did not fully understand the cause of asthma, and believed that he was faking his attacks. He told me that his doctor would tell him that asthma was caused by ‘stale air’ in the lungs and that he needed to get rid of the air by lying to the side and patting the side of his ribs.
