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Gerrit Dou - "Astronomer by Candlelight"

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Cat Crouching on the Ledge of an Artist’s Atelier

Gerrit Dou

oil on panel, 1657

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Gerrit Dou, Astronomer by Candlelight, c.1650

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Detail from Astronomer by Candlelight, Gerrit Dou

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Writing Notes: Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Many different areas make up the practice of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM).

In addition, many parts of one field may overlap with the parts of another field.

For example, acupuncture is also used in conventional medicine.

Examples of CAM

Traditional alternative medicine. This field includes the more mainstream and accepted forms of therapy, such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and Oriental practices. These have been practiced for centuries worldwide. May include:

Acupuncture

Ayurveda

Homeopathy

Naturopathy

Chinese or Oriental medicine

Body therapies. Touch has been used in medicine since the early days of medical care. Healing by touch is based on the idea that illness or injury in one area of the body can affect all parts of the body. If, with manual manipulation, the other parts can be brought back to optimum health, the body can fully focus on healing at the site of injury or illness. Body techniques are often combined with those of the mind. Examples include:

Chiropractic and osteopathic medicine

Massage

Body movement therapies

Tai chi

Yoga

Dietary and herbal approaches. Over the centuries, man has gone from a simple diet consisting of meats, fruits, vegetables, and grains, to a diet that often consists of foods rich in fats, oils, and complex carbohydrates. Nutritional excess and deficiency have become problems in today's society, both leading to certain chronic diseases. Many dietary and herbal approaches attempt to balance the body's nutritional well-being. This may include:

Dietary supplements

Herbal medicine

Nutrition/diet

External energy therapy. Some people believe external energies from objects or other sources directly affect a person's health. Some examples:

Electromagnetic therapy

Reiki

Qigong

Mind. Standard or conventional medicine recognizes the power of the connection between mind and body. Studies have found that people heal better if they have good emotional and mental health. Therapies using the mind may include:

Meditation

Biofeedback

Hypnosis

Senses. Some people believe the senses, touch, sight, hearing, smell, and taste, can affect overall health. Examples of therapies incorporating the senses include:

Art, dance, and music

Visualization and guided imagery

Some Terminology

Alternative medicine - products or practices developed outside of mainstream Western, or conventional, medicine, but they are used in place of conventional medicine.

Complementary health approaches - include a broad range of practices, interventions, and natural products, which are not typically part of conventional medical care, or which may have origins outside of usual Western practice. Complementary health approaches can be roughly divided into two major groups—mind and body practices, and natural products.

Holistic - (sometimes spelled wholistic) often refers to the treatment of the whole person—body, mind, emotions, and spirit—to achieve wellness and good health. People who practice holistic medicine may use conventional medications to treat a person’s ailment, but they will take into consideration other factors such as sleep habits, lifestyle, stress, and diet to improve health and relieve symptoms.

Homeopathic medicine - an alternative medical system that was developed in Germany more than 200 years ago and is based in part on the principle called “law of minimum dose,” which is the notion that the lower the dose of the medication, the greater its effectiveness. Many homeopathic remedies are so diluted that no molecules of the original substance remain; however, some products labeled as “homeopathic” can contain substantial amounts of active ingredients and therefore could cause side effects and drug interactions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned consumers about different products labeled as homeopathic.

Natural - when it comes to medicine, there is no official definition for use of the term natural. And it’s important to know that a medicinal product labeled natural does not always mean safe. For example, the herbs comfrey and kava may be considered natural products, but they can cause serious harm to the liver. An herbal or botanical supplement labeled natural may contain dozens of chemical compounds and all of its individual components may not be known.

Naturopathic medicine - a medical system that has evolved from a combination of traditional practices and health care approaches popular in Europe during the 19th century. In the United States, naturopathic practitioners use many different treatment approaches, including dietary and lifestyle changes, stress reduction or relaxation techniques, herbs or botanicals, dietary supplements, and other natural products, homeopathy, manipulative therapies, counseling, conventional medicine, and others.

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↪[Favourite Night Scenes In Art 1/??]

Mischief Night (1986), Jamie Wyeth, Style: Contemporary Realism

A Circle of Mist (Stealers of Light by the Queen of Romania), Edmund Dulac, Style: Art Nouveau (Modern)

Evening Snow at Terashima Village, (1920), Hasui Kawase | 川瀬 巴水 , Style: Shin-hanga

Nuit - Scène de côte méditerranéenne avec des pêcheurs et des bateaux (1753), Claude-Joseph Vernet, Style: Neoclassicism

A moonlit lane (1874), John Atkinson Grimshaw, Style: Romanticism

Der eingeschlafene Nachtwächter (c.1875), Carl Spitzweg, Style: Biedermeier

Das Fernlicht (1995), Hanno Karlhuber, Style: Magic Realism

Twilight in Winter (1884), Jakub Schikaneder, Style: Romanticism

The Fiancee of the Night (c.1892), Gustave Moreau, Style: Symbolism

The Night School (1665), Gerrit Dou, Style: Baroque

Summer Night (1890), Winslow Homer, Style: Realism

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A Sleeping Dog by Gerrit Dou, 1650.