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washai

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Which of the following is considered a holistic approach to food choices?
 
  A) The carbonation in soft drinks is beneficial to health.
  B) Vegetarian diets should be avoided because they limit options.
  C) Avoid eating foods with preservatives.
  D) Increase intake of natural sugar.

Question 2

A client informs a nurse practitioner that she takes the herb St. John's wort for symptoms of depression. The nurse recognizes herbal therapy as belonging to which complementary and alternative therapy (CAT) domain?
 
  A) Biologically based practices
  B) Energy medicine
  C) Mind-body medicine
  D) Manipulative practices



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
A holistic approach to food includes avoiding eating foods with preservatives and reducing or eliminating the amount of soft drinks consumed. It also recommends a vegetarian diet and reducing intake of refined and natural sugars.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: A
Biologically based practices include the use of herbs, animal-derived extracts, vitamins, minerals, fatty acids, proteins, prebiotics and probiotics, whole diets, and functional foods. Energy medicine involves the use of energy fields, such as magnetic fields or biofields. Mind-body medicine uses techniques to enhance the mind's ability to affect bodily function and symptoms. Manipulative practices work with structures and systems of the body.



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