A Tibetan medicine doctor's view: Interview with Eliot Tokar moreLaughlin, Matt 2006, Transformation and balance: The principles of Tibetan medicine in the context of American healthcare, Unified Energetics; 1:2, 19-25
This interview explores the nature of the study and the clinical practice of Tibetan medicine. Also included are topics such as the issues involved in the preservation of ancient forms of medicine in the modern world, medical integration, biopiracy, and the application of intellectual property rights to traditional culture. Eliot Tokar is a traditional Tibetan medicine doctor and internationally experienced writer and lecturer. He practices Tibetan medicine in NYC and is one of the first Westerners to have received extensive textual and clinical training in this field.
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Medical Anthropology, Cross-Cultural Collaborations, Cross-Cultural Communicaiton, Cross-Cultural Studies, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Medicine, Health Promotion, Healthcare, Health Sciences, Public Health, Integrative Medicine, Medical Pluralism, Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan medicine, Buddhisim, medical anthropology and public health, and Tibetan Medicine
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