The Rebirth of Placenta Rituals
Reclaiming an organ that modern medical professionals often designate as waste may inspire more people to study and adapt ancient traditions.
The Rebirth of Placenta Rituals
Health
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El conocimiento tradicional nos abre el botiquín de la naturaleza
En Perú, el reto de ofrecer atención médica a todos los ciudadanos ha motivado el interés en la medicina alternativa, basada en las tradiciones culturales.
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How Traditional Knowledge Opens Nature’s Medicine Cabinet
In Peru, the challenge of providing health care to the country's citizens has spurred interest in alternative medicines that draw on cultural traditions.
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Who Decided It Was Bad to Be Fat?
Westerners have long shunned obese people, and this attitude now pervades much of the globe. Was this always the case?
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Fat Gets No Respect (But That Should Change)
In this original animated video, anthropological research helps reveal the surprising story behind fat in the human body and in cultures around the world.
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Issuing Trigger Warnings in an Age of Mass Shootings
Once upon a time, the most important classroom warnings prepared students for potentially upsetting or traumatic content. Now they’re about bullets.