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Choose a practice and application of that practice from the CAM movement described in your textbook. For example: The practice of yoga as applied to reducing anxiety and stress
Next, find one quality research/scholarly reports from within the last 3-years that either supports or refutes what your textbook says about the CAM practice and application you chose. (You may wish to use the link to the TWU Health Studies Subject Guide)
Citing specific references from your text, the supplementary videos, as well as, the resources from the additional articles and websites I provided in addition to just the textbook, describe why the materials you found/chose to use are quality materials, and come from valid and reliable sources. 
Described what you learned about the CAM practice in regards to the application you chose to focus on. Did you find what you expected to find? Why or why not?
Did the information presented in your text about the CAM practice and application you chose prove to be still relevant, reliable, and accurate? Why or why not? Were there changes or updates?
What are the two most important skills health educators need to teach consumers in order for consumers to be more discerning about choosing CAM-related health products and services? Be sure to support your belief and opinion with evidence.
Peer response
The practice and application I chose was how massage therapy relaxes and relieves muscle pains, strengthens the immune system, aids the respiratory system.  The study I used was “the case of therapeutic massage as an adjuvant in the hospitalized COVID-19 patients” from the National Institutes of Health, which supports the CAM from the textbook.  The study was about how massage therapy served as a complementary use of CAM with conventional medication.  It helped lower the cortisol levels in patients which is the stress hormone that increases inflammation in the muscles and in turn causes a flight or fight response in the body. Massage therapy helped relax the respiratory muscles, allowing the inflammation to decrease and help the patient slow down the production of cortisol.  The body response to COVID-19 is the inflammation of the respiratory muscles which causes little oxygen to circulate through the body which causes a multi-organ failure, and the body begins to shut down. Massage therapy is just an aid to help reduce inflammation, but conventional medication must also be used to aid in the fight against COVID-19. I have only seen a massage therapist twice in my lifetime due to the cost of the sessions not because it is not something I do not enjoy.  The first time was a gift to massage envy for muscle pains and the second time I was on vacation for relaxation but also because I had injured my leg.  The sessions improve not just voluntary muscles but also involuntary muscles like respiration and digestion muscles.  We produce cortisol when we are stressed, and which inflames our muscles and causes those aches and pains but also can cause hypertension and damage our blood vessels.  I noticed a decrease in my sinus cavity that I did not have to use my Flonase for this summer season when the grass is green, and trees are leafing.  Yes, I found what I expected to find in the textbook and in the articles, I read in the module. CAMs are used as a complementary additive with conventional medications, it is not safe to use CAMS as an alternative and eliminate conventional medication.  The other point I thought was important is that we need to always report our CAM usage to our providers because of side effects and interaction with prescribing medication.  Just because it is natural does not make it safe to use.  The other point is making sure CAM is proven safe and effective before trying it. The two most important skills health consumers need to keep in mind is research, do not assume because it’s not a prescription that it is okay to take or use.  Second, communicate and network with other individuals that are using the CAM and do your own research and judgment before assuming it is okay to use, and consult a physician.  In this case, massage therapy is not as crucial but taking supplements can be and interfere with cancer treatments or interact with medications. You can be taking a calcium supplement for bone strength, and it causes tetani and hardens your involuntary muscles, and causes a heart attack.  ,