This project involved creating a captivating digital story to inform the public about a particular health related topic. The topic chosen was how Ayurvedic medicine, an ancient science, is used today to help treat illnesses and diseases. On the completion of this activity, I have become familiar with how iMovie can be used to to effectively inform the public about health in a creative and interesting manner. This method of communicating science is something that I would like to do more often, and I truly enjoyed choosing the layout, images, and music.
Digital Story Topic: Ayurvedic Medicine: Another Remedy Option
Producer: Mae Rouhani
Target Audience: People looking for holistic and naturopathic ways of healing, specifically diabetics
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Title: Ayurvedic Medicine: A Voyage Towards New Remedies with Cinnamon By: Mae Rouhani
Narration: Ayurvedic Medicine is taking western medicine on a voyage towards discovering new remedies from old medicinal traditions used in ancient civilizations. Herbs are found to have substantial use in everyday medicine, especially cinnamon.
Image: http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/2009/06/podcast-episode-47-everything-you-need-to-know-about-ayurvedic-medicine/
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Title: The beauty of Ayurvedic Medicine
Narration: Have you ever wondered if traditional medicine actually works? There are so many myths and various medicinal traditions in different cultures. A form of medicine that has recently been gaining popularity in Western society, like the US, Australia, and Europe is known as Ayurvedic medicine.
Image: http://www.fatty-liver.com/ayurvedic-medicine-for-fatty-liver/
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Title: “system of holistic medicine”, which emphasizes on one’s energy patterns.
Narration: Natural News defines Ayurveda as a “system of holistic medicine, practiced widely in India and throughout Southeast Asia.” It has been around for thousands of years. The main concept that Ayurveda focuses on, are the energy patterns in individuals and how herbs and natural substances can be used as treatment.
Image: http://indonetwork.net/indo_traderco/1609957/bumbu.htm
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Title: Common herbs can be naturally healing.
Narration: The ideology of mind connected with body is highly emphasized on in Ayurvedic medicine. Studies have shown that popular herbs, which you probably have in your seasoning cabinet, exert intense medicinal effects.
Image: http://dailyhealthyrecipes.com/cinnamon/
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Title: Cinnamon is not just a spice used for cooking.
Narration: Cinnamon. Think about the lovely scent that is usually associated with the Holiday season. Could it possibly have a positive affect on the human body? Is there a chance that chronic illnesses could use herbal remedies from Ayurvedic medicine for treatment?
Image: http://www.cinnamondiabetes.org/cinnamon-supplements-diabetes
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Title: Cinnamon stabilizes blood sugar.
Narration: Ayurvedic medicine and Western medicine can agree on the fact that Cinnamon stabilizes blood sugar. This is key to people suffering from diabetes, one of the leading causes of death and a chronic illness that many Americans are suffering from.
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Title: Egyptians used cinnamon as a natural preservative.
Narration: Cinnamon has been a huge component in medicine in various cultures. The Ancient civilization of Egypt recognized and used this spice’s healing abilities. The Egyptians even used Cinnamon as a natural preservative for meats.
Image: http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/121Kaleidoscope3570.html
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Title: Cinnamon in Chinese journals since 2,800 B.C.
Narration: Medical cures, from cinnamon, have been recorded in Chinese journals since 2,800 BC. This is ancient medicine, meaning that the known capabilities of cinnamon were utilized centuries ago. This is phenomenal!
Image: http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html
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Title: In Ancient Rome: purified the air, used for the common cold and cough, and spiritual healing
Narration: The Romans embodied Cinnamon as a method of spiritual healing and a cure for the common cold and cough. Religious ceremonies were never complete without the use of cinnamon. The spice was burned to purify the air.
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Title: Antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory
Narration: Cinnamon has many properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, and anti-inflammatory. Who would have thought that cinnamon can aid in the common cough and cold? Well, the Romans did.
Image: http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/112684/enlarge
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Title: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum and Coumarin
Narration: Where does such an amazing and incredibly powerful substance derive from? The most common type of cinnamon originates from a plant known as cinnamomum zeylanicum. Coumarin is the chemical found in cinnamon.
Image: http://www.ecurry.com/blog/drinks-cocktails/cinnamon-tea/
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Title: Assists in digestion and diabetes.
Narration: In Ayurvedic medicine, cinnamon is not only used as a soothing oil, but it is also commonly added to teas and used in the assistance of digestion and for diabetes.
Image: http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Business/Economy/Reading/Riskkapital/
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Title: Swedish studied the healing methods of cinnamon in regards to diabetes.
Narration: The Swedish are not only known for the massage. They decided to take this ayurvedic medical concept of utilizing cinnamon for diabetes patients into their own westernized form of medicine.
Image: http://www.livestrong.com/article/346194-health-properties-of-cinnamon/
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Title: Subjects divided into two groups for this study.
Narration: The study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The subjects involved in the study were divided into two groups.
Image: http://www.foodcakerecipes.com/2011/05/healthy-and-delicious-cinnamon-rice-pudding-recipe/
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Title: Subjects consuming cinnamon lowered their blood glucose levels.
Narration: Fourteen subjects consumed rice pudding with cinnamon, whereas the control group consumed rice pudding without cinnamon. Successfully, the subjects who consumed cinnamon had indeed decreased their blood glucose levels.
Image: http://soundnet.cs.princeton.edu/OMLA/study/AphasiaFox/webpage/ViewMedicalImageLabel.php
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Title: Lowering blood glucose levels are vital for diabetics.
Narration: Maintaining low blood glucose levels are very important for people suffering with diabetes. Further research after this study continued to prove that consumption of cinnamon does indeed lower blood glucose levels.
Image: http://www.healthcastle.com/cinnamon-diabetes.shtml
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Title: 2006, cinnamon used on American diabetics.
Narration: By 2006, the American Diabetes Association decided to utilize cinnamon for diabetics to assist with regulating blood glucose levels.
Image: http://globalabundance.wordpress.com/2010/09/09/chiropractors-joining-zrii-opportunity-endorced-by-chopra-center-4/
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Title: Ayurveda has contributed and will continue to contribute many key qualities to health care and medicine.
Narration: It seems that Ayurvedic medicine has served its purpose in India and Southeast Asia, and now it is successfully making its dramatic entrance into western society. There are so many medicinal remedies that can be borrowed from Ayurveda, and the sources are available online and local Ayurvedic health clinics.
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Title: Mother earth has given us plants, let’s use them.
Narration: Hopefully diabetes, one of the most dangerous chronic illnesses infected our country, can be eradicated with the combination of western and traditional Ayurvedic medicine. Let’s go green, not just by recycling but by using the herbs and plants available on mother earth.
References
Adams, Mike. "Systems of Medicine Explained: Conventional, Alternative, Integrative, Complementary and More." Natural Health News. 1 May 2006. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.naturalnews.com/019365_western_medicine_conventional.html>.
Grimes, Melanie. "Use Cinnamon for Colds, Coughs and Diabetes." Natural Health News. 1 Mar. 2011. Web. 10 Nov. 2011. <http://www.naturalnews.com/031538_cinnamon_coughs.html>.
http://kasamaproject.org/2011/04/
http://www.healthcastle.com/cinnamon-diabetes.shtml
http://www.fatty-liver.com/ayurvedic-medicine-for-fatty-liver/
http://indonetwork.net/indo_traderco/1609957/bumbu.htm
http://dailyhealthyrecipes.com/cinnamon/
http://www.cinnamondiabetes.org/cinnamon-supplements-diabetes
http://kaleidoscope.cultural-china.com/en/121Kaleidoscope3570.html
http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/112684/enlarge
http://www.ecurry.com/blog/drinks-cocktails/cinnamon-tea/
http://www.sweden.se/eng/Home/Business/Economy/Reading/Riskkapital/
http://www.livestrong.com/article/346194-health-properties-of-cinnamon
http://soundnet.cs.princeton.edu/OMLA/study/AphasiaFox/webpage/ViewMedicalImageLabel.php
http://www.foodcakerecipes.com/2011/05/healthy-and-delicious-cinnamon-rice-pudding-recipe
http://www.exovedate.com/ancient_timeline_one.html