Question

explain, Which methods white (germans, Italian and polish) and Hispanic (Mexican and Puerto Rican) population use to maintain, protect and restore health.

Answer 1

Folk-medicine has a long standing place in Hispanic-American Culture,healing through folk system is practiced by Curanderos. Curanderos are naturalistic healers herbs and plants to heal illness.These holistic healers are widely used throughout Hispanic-American culture..Treatments include massage,herbs,counselling based on their spiritual capacities and cleanings that are performed as baths with a particular mix of plants.Hispanic-Americans commonly percieve health as a gift from God regardlesss of whether they take part in the folk system of healing.Other potential causes for illness distinctive to Hispanic culture include imbalances between hot and cold,supernatural triggers and envy.An imbalance between hot and cold is considered as a source of illness with hot and cold not strictly referring to temperature but referring to the cultural classification of a particular substance or illness.Hot illness should be treated with cold remedies.Another view is that cold should be avoided after having an extremely hot experience.